gourdoux daux (3 risultati)

Soft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Reprint / Replica. 93 pages. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. SUMMARY : A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la danse (Paris, 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of steps and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called cotilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment and positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as right and left, hands round, English chain, ladies chain, and balance. Limited edition no. 91 of 250 copies. Book.

Soft Cover / Pictorial Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Reprint / Replica. 93 pages. Paperback : soft cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. SUMMARY : A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la danse (Paris, 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of steps and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called cotilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment and positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as right and left, hands round, English chain, ladies chain, and balance. Limited edition no. 85 of 250 copies. Book.

Softcover. Condizione: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 93 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1817. This modern reproduction of Elements and principles of the art of dancing, as used in the polite and fashionable circles: also rules of deportment and descriptions of manners of civility, appertaining to that art: from the French of J. H. G. by J. H. G. (J. H. Gourdoux-Daux) makes an old or rare text available for consultation, bibliographic research, and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual.