Shall We Dance? or Do Manners Really Matter? The Social Implications of Dancing Through the Ages...

Shall We Dance? or Do Manners Really Matter? The Social Implications of Dancing Through the Ages (1877-Present) A. Meeks - AAMNVA-FCPS Academy Course

USII.1 The Student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to a) analyze and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of events and life in the US history from 1877 to the present. b) make connections between past and present. d) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives e) evaluate and debate issues orally and in writing

Describe what you see in this picture. Describe what you think is the relationship of the two women? Describe what you think may have happened? Write a caption for this picture that explains what you feel this picture is about. FIRST IMPRESSIONS (Pre-Assessment Activity) Luigi Satori

Mother, My Ruin Is Accomplished! Illustration from Luigi Satori. Modern Dances (Colleg[e]ville, Indiana: St. Joseph's Printing Office, 1910; GV1741.S3). General Collections. The anti-dance literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was aimed particularly at women, who were considered at the time to be especially weak and therefore susceptible to their potentially lustful dance partners. Luigi Satori published a vehement assault on dancing in his Modern Dances, in which he equates the waltz with breaking the Sixth Commandment, forbidding adultery. This illustration, taken from that volume, shows a young woman confessing her downfall, presumably brought about by dancing, to her dismayed mother. The full text of this work, along with that of many other dance manuals, is found on the American Memory Web site An American Ballroom Companion. The anti-dance literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was aimed particularly at women, who were considered at the time to be especially weak and therefore susceptible to their potentially lustful dance partners. Luigi Satori published a vehement assault on dancing in his Modern Dances, in which he equates the waltz with breaking the Sixth Commandment, forbidding adultery. This illustration, taken from that volume, shows a young woman confessing her downfall, presumably brought about by dancing, to her dismayed mother. The full text of this work, along with that of many other dance manuals, is found on the American Memory Web site An American Ballroom Companion. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awmusic8/special_dance.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awmusic8/special_dance.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awmusic8/special_dance.html

Shall We Dance? Review the set of photos and select one. For more photos, go to the Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Collection. Review the set of photos and select one. For more photos, go to the Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Collection. Research the social and dance-etiquette requirements using the Library of Congress Dance Instruction Manuals collection. Research the social and dance-etiquette requirements using the Library of Congress Dance Instruction Manuals collection. Based on your findings, write a brief, in-class essay explaining how the photo supports or opposes Satoris comments as well as those found in the dance manuals. Based on your findings, write a brief, in-class essay explaining how the photo supports or opposes Satoris comments as well as those found in the dance manuals. Choose a popular, current dance-style, and write a dance manual. Choose a popular, current dance-style, and write a dance manual.

The Ballroom, - Salute Partners (1902)

The Ballroom, - The Waltz (1902)

A Ballroom Tragedy American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. (1905).

"Her step was as light as the marble fawn, dancing the Marble Waltz" (1907)

List of Resources The following is a sample of dance manuals that will be helpful in your research of dance attitudes and etiquette. The links are provided for ease of access. The following is a sample of dance manuals that will be helpful in your research of dance attitudes and etiquette. The links are provided for ease of access.

Library of Congress Resources http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html

How to Dance the Tango, Hesitation Waltz and Other Popular Dances. (1914) This pamphlet on the tango, claimed by its author to have been "shorn of crudities which caused it to be criticized," describes a variety of steps and step combinations. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@fi eld(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+155))

Bregeiro; Rio Brazilian Maxixe; Tango Bresiliene. (1914) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/dukesm:@field(DOC ID+@lit(ncdhasm.a6021))

At the Million Dollar Tango Ball. (1914) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/dukes m:@field(DOCID+@lit(ncdha sm.a0077))

THE TANGO and OTHER UP-to-DATE DANCES: a practical guide to all the latest dances, tango, one step, innovation, hesitation, etc., described step by step by J. S. Hopkins; illustrated with photographs posed by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Joseph C. Smith... and many other famous dancers. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od 1(musdi+097))

The Modern Dances, how to dance them, by Caroline Walker; complete instructions for learning the tango, or one step, the Castle walk, the walking Boston, the hesitation waltz, the dream waltz, the Argentine tango. [3d ed.] Chicago, Saul Brothers, 1914. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUM BER+@od1(musdi+161))

Tango and Other Dances The tango and the new dances for ballroom and home, by Maurice [pseud.]... illustrated with photographs and diagrams. All steps described so plainly anyone can readily learn them. ( Chicago, Laird & Lee, Inc. [c1914]) The tango and the new dances for ballroom and home, by Maurice [pseud.]... illustrated with photographs and diagrams. All steps described so plainly anyone can readily learn them. ( Chicago, Laird & Lee, Inc. [c1914]) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+239)) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+239)) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+239)) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+239))

Ball-Room Dancing Handbooks Handbook of ball-room dancing, by Paymaster-Commander A. M. Cree, R.N., with an introduction by George Grossmith; illustrated with diagrams. (London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Co., 1920.) Handbook of ball-room dancing, by Paymaster-Commander A. M. Cree, R.N., with an introduction by George Grossmith; illustrated with diagrams. (London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Co., 1920.) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+05 1)) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+05 1))http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+05 1))http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+05 1))

American Memory Resources Antidance Literature - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay8.html Antidance Literature - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay8.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay8.html Dance: Religious Aspects http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+208)) Dance: Religious Aspects http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+208)) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+208)) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(musdi+208)) Etiquette - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(+Etiquette.+)):heading=Etiquette Etiquette - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(+Etiquette.+)):heading=Etiquette http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(+Etiquette.+)):heading=Etiquette http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/r?ammem/musdibib:@FIELD(SUBJ+@band(+Etiquette.+)):heading=Etiquette Nineteenth Century Social Dance - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay6.html Nineteenth Century Social Dance - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay6.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay6.html Ragtime Dance - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay7.html Ragtime Dance - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay7.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay7.html

Has Dancing Really Changed? Has the social perception or attitude towards dancing changed regarding contemporary styles of dancing? Using resources provided from the LC Memory Collection. Research the social and dance-etiquette requirements for the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. Using resources provided from the LC Memory Collection. Research the social and dance-etiquette requirements for the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries.THEN Using current articles and personal experience, write a brief essay comparing the social aspects of the previous era to todays culture. Using current articles and personal experience, write a brief essay comparing the social aspects of the previous era to todays culture.OR Write a brief article describing your findings convincing your readers that the perception of dancing styles has or has not changed through the ages. Write a brief article describing your findings convincing your readers that the perception of dancing styles has or has not changed through the ages.

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