Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ball room guide, and call book. Giving ample direc

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Dance in Art · 1882

Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ball room guide, and call book. Giving ample direc

Unknown artist

Dance:
Waltz
Era:
Late 1800s (Victorian Ballroom)
Source:
loc
Rights:
Public domain — free to use, share and adapt.
Recorded as:
public_domain

Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ball room guide, and call book. Giving ample direc is an artwork in the LODance gallery of dance in art, depicting waltz. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.

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