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Complete Guide to Dancing, Ball Room Etiquette and Quadrille Call Book (Helene Davis, 1923)
Publisher: Helene Davis / Reg'an Publishing Corporation, 77 W. Washington Street, Chicago, copyright 1923. Reg'an Hand-Book Series. Source: archive.org identifier completeguidetod00davi. Mid-grade American social dance manual: covers Two Step, Waltz (with Reverse, Forward Step, Backward Step variants), Hesitation Waltz (Side Hesitation, Lame Duck), Argentine Tango (Cortez, Tango Walk, Scissors, Media Luna), Fox Trot (Fox Trot Walk, Jazz Roll), Tango Fox Trot (Tango Turn), Society Walk (Walk Around, Wesleyan), Two-Two, One Step (Step, Turn, Twirl); plus classic repertoire: Two-Step Quadrille, Plain Quadrille (Pantalon-Finale), Varieties Quadrille, Lanciers, Caledonians, William's Presidential Polka Quadrille, Prince Imperials, Waltz Cotillion, Alberts (England-Wales-Scotland-Ireland-United Kingdom figures), Galop, Polka Mazurka, Collegians, Standard Lanciers, Deer Park Lanciers, Mignon (with Balance en Avant/Arrière, Demi-Pivot, Pas Glissé), Valse Minuet (with Pas Marché, Glissade en Passant, Pirouette, Allemande), Virginia Reel/Sir Roger, Carnival, Columbia Lancers, Military Lanciers, Polka, Spanish Waltz, Berlin Polka, Tres Chic, Waltz Quadrille, Heel and Toe Polka, Alsatian Polka, Girl I Left Behind Me, Old Dan Tucker, Money Musk, Noveltina, Schottische, Barn Dance (Military Dip), Highland Schottische, Graziana, Mignonette, American National Lancers/Saratoga, Varsoviana, Minuet de la Cour. Transitional 1923 American mid-grade publisher capturing the post-WWI moment when Castle-era modern dances (One Step, Tango, Hesitation, Fox Trot) had been absorbed into the mainstream alongside the surviving Victorian quadrille/round-dance repertoire.Year: 1923Family: davisCatalog: local
Dance manual/reference by Helene Davis / Reg'an Publishing Corporation, 77 W. Washington Street, Chicago, copyright 1923. Reg'an Hand-Book Series. Source: archive.org identifier completeguidetod00davi. Mid-grade American social dance manual: covers Two Step, Waltz (with Reverse, Forward Step, Backward Step variants), Hesitation Waltz (Side Hesitation, Lame Duck), Argentine Tango (Cortez, Tango Walk, Scissors, Media Luna), Fox Trot (Fox Trot Walk, Jazz Roll), Tango Fox Trot (Tango Turn), Society Walk (Walk Around, Wesleyan), Two-Two, One Step (Step, Turn, Twirl); plus classic repertoire: Two-Step Quadrille, Plain Quadrille (Pantalon-Finale), Varieties Quadrille, Lanciers, Caledonians, William's Presidential Polka Quadrille, Prince Imperials, Waltz Cotillion, Alberts (England-Wales-Scotland-Ireland-United Kingdom figures), Galop, Polka Mazurka, Collegians, Standard Lanciers, Deer Park Lanciers, Mignon (with Balance en Avant/Arrière, Demi-Pivot, Pas Glissé), Valse Minuet (with Pas Marché, Glissade en Passant, Pirouette, Allemande), Virginia Reel/Sir Roger, Carnival, Columbia Lancers, Military Lanciers, Polka, Spanish Waltz, Berlin Polka, Tres Chic, Waltz Quadrille, Heel and Toe Polka, Alsatian Polka, Girl I Left Behind Me, Old Dan Tucker, Money Musk, Noveltina, Schottische, Barn Dance (Military Dip), Highland Schottische, Graziana, Mignonette, American National Lancers/Saratoga, Varsoviana, Minuet de la Cour. Transitional 1923 American mid-grade publisher capturing the post-WWI moment when Castle-era modern dances (One Step, Tango, Hesitation, Fox Trot) had been absorbed into the mainstream alongside the surviving Victorian quadrille/round-dance repertoire. (1923). Step-by-step detail available. Imported from local collection.