FERRERO, EDWARD

The Art of Dancing, and Ball Room Instructor to Which Is Added a Few Hints on Etiquette

New York, NY: Dick & Fitzgerald Publishers, 1859. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have rubbing, wear, small bits of the cover missing, and general wear and tear. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. Several of the text pages have been reinserted into the text block. "Edward Ferrero (January 18, 1831 – December 11, 1899) was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States. He also served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, being most remembered for his conduct unbecoming in the Battle of the Crater (July 1864) , where he was reported to have been drinking with another general behind the lines as both their units were virtually destroyed. Ferrero was born in Granada, Spain. His parents were natives of Italy, and had just arrived in Spain when their son was born. Thirteen months later, the family moved to the United States and settled in New York City. Ferrero's father, a noted dancer and a personal friend of the revolutionary General Giuseppe Garibaldi, soon opened a dance academy. When the elder Ferrero retired in his early fifties, Edward took over operation of the academy. He educated the wealthy and elite of New York society in the art of dance, and originated many dances that spread in popularity throughout the country. Ferrero became renowned as one of America's leading experts in dance. He worked part-time as a dance instructor at the United States Military Academy and was the author of The Art of Dancing in 1859. " (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 48218

Catalogue: Dance

Keywords: Dance Edward Ferrero Early Dance Etiquette Dance Academies

HASKINS, JAMES

Black Dance in America a History Through Its People

New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1990. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Remainder. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a black ink remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46796

Catalogue: Dance

Keywords: Dance James Haskins African American Dancers Black Dancers Hip Hop

MOLINA, JOSE

Bailes Espanoles (with Antonia Martinez, Luis Montero, Carmen Dominguez, and More)

New York: Arthur Shafman Int'l Ltd, 1972. 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized Theatre program for he 1971-72 season. The program is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have some beginning rubbing and bumping to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. Entertainers Include: Antonia Martinez, Luis Montero, Carmen Dominguez, Manolo Rivera, Rosa Lugo, Ana Mari, Victor Romero, Francisco Espinosa, Antonio de Alcala, Carlos Pucherete, and under the musical direction of Silvio Masciarelli. Laid-in is a smaller tri-fold program from the Lindy Opera House (Los Angeles) featuring the show. "Just as Billy Elliot discovered his love of dance on the way to his boxing lesson, José Molina Quijada, born in Madrid on November 19, 1936, was enrolled in a boxing school which shared space with Spanish dancers. In 1945, the nine year old Molina saw Pilar López and José Greco perform and knew that dance was his future. His father, Ramón Molina, a Republican who was imprisoned for three years during the Spanish Civil War and then worked in a fish market, was adamantly opposed, but his mother, Carmen Quijada, accepted his ambition on the condition that he pay for his classes by working mornings in the fish market. For six years José earned just enough to pay for classes with Pilar Monterde in neo-Classical Spanish dance, Escuela Bolera, Ballet and Flamenco. Soledad Miralles, dancing in Madrid at the Lope de Vega Theatre, gave Molina his first break. From age sixteen to nineteen, he toured nightclubs throughout Europe and the Middle East as a Flamenco and Classical Spanish dance soloist accompanied by piano and orchestra." (from the dancer's website). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 41547

Catalogue: Dance

Keywords: Dance Jose Molina Entertainment Entertainers Flamenco Spanish Dance Theatre Broadway

MURRAY, ARTHUR

How to Become a Good Dancer

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1947. 18th Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing, bumping and light wear. There is some light rubbing to the spine joints as well. The text pages are clean and bright. The rear endpapers have blue inked X marks and a previous owner's inked initials. The dust jacket has edg wear, rubbing, edge tears, nicks, chips and general wear and tear. "Murray was inspired by a casual remark made by William Jennings Bryan one evening at the hotel: "... You know, I have a fine idea on how you can collect your money. Just teach 'em with the left foot and don't tell 'em what to do with the right foot until they pay up!" Murray thought about Bryan's remark, and devised the idea of teaching dance steps with footprint diagrams supplied by mail. Within a couple of years, over 500,000 dance courses had been sold. On April 24, 1925, Murray married his famous dance partner, Kathryn Kohnfelder (September 15, 1906, Jersey City, New Jersey – August 6, 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii) , whom he had met at a radio station in New Jersey. She had been in the audience while he was broadcasting a dance lesson.". Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 37464

Catalogue: Dance

Keywords: Dance Arthur Murray Dance Studios Arthur Murray Magic Footsteps Dance Lessons