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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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Dancing as a Christian amusement. By the Rev. George C. Heckmann [sic] ...

Heckman, George C., 1825-1902.

OTHER TITLES
Dancing

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication [1879]

SUMMARY
This antidance treatise presents three of the central arguments for this genre of literature. First, dance is injurious to the health. Second, dance is a waste of time and money. The third argument recognizes that dance is mentioned in the Bible; however, the author claims that only women danced and solely for religious purposes.

NOTES
On cover: "No. 189."

SUBJECTS
Dance--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Antidance Literature.

MEDIUM
36 p. 16 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1741 .H44

DIGITAL ID
musdi 092 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.092

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