Society dancing : fashionable bodies in England, 1870-1920 /

"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"...

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Main Author:	Buckland, Theresa
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:	Dance > England > London > History > 19th century. Dance > England > London > History > 20th century. Dance > Social aspects > England > London > History > 19th century. Dance > Social aspects > England > London > History > 20th century. London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century. London (England) > Social life and customs > 20th century. PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Reference. PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General. HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century. HISTORY / Social History.

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Summary:	"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.
Physical Description:	x, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780230277144 (hardback) 0230277144 (hardback)