The wicked waltz and other scandalous dances outrage at couple dancing in the 19th and early 20th centuries /
The book opens with a brief overview of anti-dance sentiment from around the fourth century to the present day. The waltz, perhaps the most beloved social dance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, once provoked outrage from religious leaders and other self-appointed arbiters of social morality. De...
| Main Author: | Knowles, Mark, 1954- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
[2009]
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| Physical Description: |
ix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
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Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- Overview of anti-dance sentiment
- pt. 1. The waltz
- Origins of the waltz
- Development and dispersion of the waltz
- Fashion and music of the waltz
- Reaction to the waltz
- pt. 2. The animal dances
- Origins of the animal dances
- Development and dispersion of the animal dances
- Fashion and music of the animal dances
- Reaction to the animal dances
- pt. 3. The tango
- Origins of the tango
- Development and dispersion of the tango
- Fashion and music of the tango
- Reaction to the tango
- pt. 4. The Charleston
- Origins of the Charleston
- Development and dispersion of the Charleston
- Fashion and music of the Charleston
- Reaction to the Charleston
- Harmony and disharmony.