Historical SourcePublic Domain
Wehman Bros.' Book on the Way to Dance: A Book Which Teaches the Art of Dancing Without a Master (Wehman Bros., 126 Park Row, New York; 1881).
Publisher: Wehman Bros., 126 Park Row, New York. 1881. Internet Archive scan: DATA/LIBRARY_OF_DANCE/TXT/1881-Wehman-How_to_Dance_(Arc).txtYear: 1881Family: wehman-howtodanceCatalog: local
Illustrated. Popular American 1881 ballroom how-to-dance manual, sister-publication to the Wehman Bros.' Book of Fun, Magic and Mystery / Toasts / Recitations popular-press series. 2,445-line OCR (Internet Archive scan). HISTORIC POSITION: 1881 American ballroom snapshot bridging LOC-1862-HOWE -> LOC-1869-BROOKES -> LOC-1881-WEHMAN -> LOC-1891-BROWN. Documents Plain Quadrille (5 figures including 'The Jig' as figure-name; section pp.9-22), Lancers (5 figures), Caledonians (5 figures), Glide/Waltz Lancers, Glide Caledonians, Virginia Reel, Polka, Galop, Schottische, Gavotte, The Weasel (Pop Goes the Weasel), and a Grand March opening sequence with In-File / In-Column / By-Platoons / Serpentine / The Arbor variations. Has_Step_Detail = No (figure-prose with implicit waltz/polka step-foundations; no per-step foot-position / rise-and-fall / CBM / sway tables). 100% Rosetta-Stone match against existing canonicals (0 new canonicals minted, 13 appearances). Confirms 19y stability (1862 Howe -> 1881 Wehman) and 10y bridge to Brown-1891 of mid-late-19c American popular-press ballroom vocabulary.