Colonial social dancing for children

About this book

Colonial Social Dancing for Children is a complete instructor's handbook for teaching children the basic steps and figures of country dancing, America's most popular social dance during the time of George Washington. Instructions include "The Music and Its Relationship to the Steps and Figures, Phrases and Phrasing, Timing of the Figures and Steps, glossaries of Figures and Steps, Doodling, Positions of the Feet, Forming Longways Sets, and the Finer Points of the Dance. There are complete descriptions of 23 dances with accompanying music. An additional 10 dances are included. The modified eighteenth-century dances are given in their original sequences for advanced lessons. Also included are sources for readily available recorded music and additional authentic colonial dance material. A two-cassette album is available (not included), containing 16 tunes arranged for the dances in this book. Each tape contains four tunes to facilitate the teaching of the dances. --