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An edition of Society dancing (2011)

Society dancing

fashionable bodies in England, 1870-1920

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  • 3 Want to read

"Based on new archival research, this book uniquely presents a fresh interrogation of how, among London's fashionable society, dancing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was variously a means of social modelling, change, conformity and creative individual expression"-- Provided by publisher.

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Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
247

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Subjects

Dance, Social life and customs, History, Elite (social sciences), Sociology, great britain, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Reference, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Social History

Places

England, London, London (England)

Times

20th century, 19th century

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Society dancing: fashionable bodies in England, 1870-1920
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Table of Contents

Part I: Society Dances: Fashionable bodies and society dancing; Fashioning dance histories; The seasonal round; Public spaces; Late Victorian repertoire; Anarchy in the ball room
Part II: Fashioning Gentility: A noble profession; Temples of Terpsichore; The fashioning of ladies; Modelling the lady; Where are our men?; Dancing dogs and manly men
Part III: Modern Moves: Moving into the twentieth century; Modernizing Terpsichore; Civilization under threat; Knuts and aliens; Civilizing from the centre; Looking back, moving on
Appendix: Key personnel in society dancing in England, 1870-1920.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-237) and index.

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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
793.310904212
Library of Congress
GV1646.E6 B84 2011, GV1580-1799.4

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 247 p. :
Number of pages
247

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OL25060562M
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0230277144
ISBN 13
9780230277144
LCCN
2011003117
OCLC/WorldCat
692287904

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