Dancing, with Musical Examples (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, Book 26)

xvii, 454 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Dances of Antiquity; The Dances of Savages; The Ritual Dance; English Dances; The Dance in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; Gipsy, Hungarian, Bohemian, Russian, and Polish Dances; The Dance in France; The Dance in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, and Lapland; The Dance in Portugal, Spain and Italy; The Dances of the East: India, Persia, China, Japan; The Ballet; The Practical Use of Dancing; Time and Rhythm of the Dance; A Retrospect; Balls: Hostesses and Guests; Description of Dances; Index.