Learn to dance like Jane Austen - new book release

Historic Dance VII: 1800-1825

A4 book by John Gardiner-Garden. 642 pages of research, discussion and analysis with dozens of illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations.

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26 page Preface and bibliography then the following 5 parts (omitting the subheadings
for the Part 4 dance contents):

Part 1 ~ Dance Context ~ 42 pages ~ England ~  4 ~ The private ball according to Jane Austen ~  6 ~ Assembly room dancing ~  10 ~ Public balls according to Thomas Wilson ~  16 ~ Dancing in Jane Austen screen adaptations ~  24 ~ Denmark to Slovenia ~  27 ~ Congress of Vienna ~  29 ~ France ~  31 ~ America ~  34 ~ Australia ~  39 ~ Poland and Russia ~  41 Part 2 ~ Dance Forms ~ 58 pages ~ Allemande ~  4 ~ The Country Dance ~  6 ~ Variety ~  6 ~ Its mechanism ~  8 ~ Its setting to music ~  9 ~ Its decline ~  11 ~ Écossaise ~  14 ~ The Finishing dances ~  17 ~ Gavotte ~  19 ~ The Mazurka ~  20 ~ The Minuet ~  23 ~ The Polonaise ~  27 ~ In Poland ~  27 ~ In Russia ~  28 ~ To the West ~  30 ~ The Quadrille ~  32 ~ Its origins and first devotees ~  32 ~ Its form ~  33 ~ Its stepping ~  35 ~ Its debut in England and Scotland ~  37 ~ Its diversification ~  39 ~ Quadrillemania ~  41 ~ The Scotch Reel ~  47 ~ The Waltz ~  49 ~ Arrival in England ~  52 ~ Arrival in America ~  56 ~ Arrival in Australia ~  57 Part 3 ~ Dance Technicalities ~ 158 pages ~ Style ~  4 ~ Deportment ~  4 ~ Management of arms and hands ~  6 ~ A new naturalism ~  7 ~ Knowing appropriate steps ~  7 ~ Shunning exhibitionism ~  8 ~ The reality of the ballroom ~  10 ~ Etiquette ~  14 ~ Honours ~  19 ~ The bow and courtesy ~  19 ~ Honours in quadrilles ~  20 ~ Putting on and taking off the hat ~  21 ~ Holds and positions ~  22 ~ Turn out ~  22 ~ Five positions ~  23 ~ Standing ~  26 ~ Carriage of the arms ~  26 ~ Couples dance arm holds ~  28 ~ Formations ~  29 ~ Couples ~  29 ~ Triple minor set ~  29 ~ The Quadrille ~  31 ~ The Ecossaise ~  32 ~ Figures ~  33 ~ In the Quadrille ~  34 ~ In the Country Dance ~  40 ~ In the Écossaise ~  43 ~ À Droite et à Gauche / Chassez-dechassez ~  46 ~ À Droite sur les Côtes ~  49 ~ Allemande ~  50 ~ En Avant et en Arrière ~  51 ~ Back to Back / Dos à Dos ~  51 ~ Back / Retreat and Advance ~  52 ~ Balancé ~  52 ~ Cast off ~  52 ~ Chaîne Anglaise ~  56 ~ Chaine ~  56 ~ Chaînes des Dames ~  58 ~ Change / Change over ~  58 ~ Change sides ~  59 ~ Change Places ~  59 ~ Chase ~  59 ~ Chassé Crois(s)é ~  60 ~ Chassé out / Chassé ouvert ~  64 ~ Contra corners / Turn corners / Swing corners ~  65 ~ Crossing Over / Traverser ~  69 ~ Dechassé ~  75 ~ Demi Promenade ~  75 ~ Dos-à-dos ~  75 ~ En Avant et en Arrière ~  75 ~ En Avant les Huits ~  76 ~ Figure / Figure of eight ~  76 ~ Forward and Back / En Avant et en Arrière ~  79 ~ Forward all Eight / En Avant les Huit ~  82 ~ Gypsy~  83 ~ Half Promenade / Queue de chat ~  83 ~ Hands across / Moulinet ~  83 ~ Hands round ~  84 ~ Hands three / Rond de Trois ~  84 ~ Hands four / hands four round / circle ~  86 ~ Hands six / circle ~  86 ~ Hey ~  87 ~ Ladies’ Chain / Chaîne des Dames ~  87 ~ Lead around ~  89 ~ Lead down and back ~  89 ~ Lead outside ~  94 ~ Lines / Les Lignes ~  95 ~ Moulinet (Le) ~  96 ~ Petit tour ~  96 ~ Pirouette ~  96 ~ Poussette ~  96 ~ Promenade / La promenade ~  97 ~ Right and Left / Chaîne Anglaise ~  100 ~ Set / Setting / Balancer ~  105 ~ Set and change places ~  112 ~ Set and change sides ~  112 ~ Set contrary corners ~  113 ~ Set Four in line / Balancez Quatre En Ligne ~  113 ~ Set three in place and three across ~  114 ~ Swing ~  115 ~ Swing corners~  115 ~ Swing round~  116 ~ Tour de Mains ~  116 ~ Tour sur place ~  116 ~ Traversez ~  116 ~ Le Tiroir ~  116 ~ Turn with both hands / Tour de Mains ~  116 ~ To the Right and to the Left ~  119 ~ To the Sides / À Droite sur les Côtes ~  119 ~ Traverser ~  119 ~ Turn corners ~  119 ~ Turn right hand / Turn left hand / La Main / Swing ~  119 ~ Steps ~  122 ~ Country Dance Steps ~  126 ~ Quadrille Steps ~  129 ~ Assemblé ~  130 ~ Balancé ~  131 ~ Ballonné ~  131 ~ Balloté ~  132 ~ Battement ~  132 ~ Bending / Plié ~  133 ~ Bourrée ~  134 ~ Change of the Feet / Changement de Jambe ~  135 ~ Chassé ~  137 ~ Contretems / Contretemps ~  140 ~ Coupé ~  140 ~ Entrechat ~  141 ~ Eschappé / Flic Flac / Fosgladh~  142 ~ Flic Flac / Fosgladh ~  143 ~ Glissade ~  143 ~ Jeté ~  145 ~ Kemkossy~  149 ~ Kemshoole ~  149 ~ Minuet (Pas de) ~  150 ~ Pas de basque ~  150 ~ Pirouette ~  151 ~ Rond de Jambe ~  152 ~ Seby-trast ~  153 ~ Sissone ~  153 ~ Tem(p)s Levé ~  156 ~ Temps de Courante ~  157 ~ Zephyr (Pas de) ~  158 ~ Walking / Pas marché ~  158  Part 4 ~ Dances in Detail ~ 316 pages ~ The Alexander ~  4 ~ Allemande (3) / Strassburger ~  6 ~ The Battle of Leipzig ~  17 ~ La Boulangère (1) ~  19 ~ Butter’d Pease (2) ~  22 ~ The Caledonian Quadrille ~  24 ~ The Chase (1) ~  46 ~ Congo Minuet ~  48 ~ Countess of Yarmouth’s Fancy ~  53 ~ The Cushion Dance (2) ~  56 ~ The Czar ~  61 ~ Downfall of Paris ~  63 ~ The Duke of Kent’s Waltz ~  68 ~ Dutch Dollars ~  72 ~ Elegance and Simplicity ~  74 ~ The Fair Circassian ~  75 ~ The Fairy Dance ~  77 ~ The Good Girl ~  79 ~ Haste to the Wedding ~  83 ~ Italian Monfrina (1) ~  87 ~ Italian Monfrina (2) ~  89 ~ La Josephine ~  91 ~ Juliana (1) ~  93 ~ Juliana (2) ~  95 ~ Lady Caroline Lee’s Waltz ~  99 ~ The Lancer’s Quadrille (1) / The Strathy Lancers ~  102 ~ The Lancers’ Quadrille (2) / The Duval Lancers ~  111 ~ The Lancer’s Quadrille (3) / The Hart Lancers ~  143 ~ Money Musk (2) ~  163 ~ Morgiana in Ireland (1a, b, c) ~  165 ~ Morgiana in Ireland (2) ~  168 ~ Mr Turner’s Academy Cotillion ~  174 ~ La Napoléon ~  177 ~ Nichol’s Favourite ~  180 ~ The Perigodine ~  182 ~ Pleasures of the Town (2) ~  186 ~ Polonaise (3) / The Polonese Russe ~  189 ~ Quadrille Français (1) ~  192 ~ Quadrille Français (2) / Paine’s 1st Set~  206 ~ Russian Dance (1) ~  240 ~ Russian Dance (2) ~  243 ~ The Scotch Reel ~  245 ~ Sir Roger de Coverley (2) ~  255 ~ La Tempete (1) ~  263 ~ The Triumph (1) ~  266 ~ The Triumph (2) ~  271 ~ The Union Waltz ~  276 ~ La Vinetta ~  278 ~ The Volga ~  280 ~ Waltz (1) / French Waltzing ~  282 ~ Waltz (2) / German Waltzing ~  299 ~ Wilson’s Quadrilles ~  308 Part 5 ~ Dancing Masters ~ 38 pages ~ The Profession ~  3 ~ The importance of dance classes ~  3 ~ The changing repertoire ~  6 ~ The teachers of dubious quality ~  6 ~ The teachers of quality ~  11 ~ Calling ~  14 ~ Publication and Notation ~  16 ~ Publication ~  16 ~ Notation ~  16 ~ Lives and Works ~  19 ~ Anonymous ~  19 ~ Becker ~  22 ~ Blanchard ~  23 ~ Campbell ~  23 ~ Cassidy ~  23 ~ Charpentier ~  23 ~ Clarchies ~  24 ~ Dun ~  24 ~ Duval ~  24 ~ Gourdoux-Daux ~  25 ~ Hart ~  26 ~ Lund ~  26 ~ Moreau de Saint-Méry ~  27 ~ Nichols ~  27 ~ Noke ~  27 ~ Paine ~  28 ~ Peacock ~  30 ~ Rice ~  31 ~ Rosenhain ~  31 ~ Saltator ~  32 ~ Schaffer ~  32 ~ Simonet ~  32 ~ Stender ~  33 ~ Strathy ~  33 ~ Théleur ~  33 ~ Thompson ~  34 ~ Voiart ~  34 ~ Wilson ~  34