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German beer and French dancing: “Le bal de vide-choppe”, 1854
Analyse d'une gravure représentant un bal dans une guinguette à Heidelberg. On boit en dansant le quadrille, devant un public hétéroclite
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The Great Whales ball
Les baleines fêtent le succès des puits de pétrole lors d'un grand bal. Analyse d'une caricature du 19ème siècle
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A dance lesson in the early 19th century
What was a dance lesson like in the early 19th century? How did the dancing master work? Read some instructive cartoons!
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Quadrille caricature: vindication of mistake
Mistakes and slips are common in historical dancing, and they were common at the time too, as shown by Cruikshank's caricatures and copies.
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La Belle Assemblée, a brutal dance cartoon during Regency
Analysis of a big engraving by Geroges Cruikshank, a cartoon against dancing
