De La Danse. Par Moreau De Saint-Méry, Conseiller D'état, Membre Des Pleusieurs Sociétés Savantes Et Littéraires.

[8], 52 p. ;|c12 cm. (12mo)
Extracted from the author's Notions coloniales, first published 1789. Cf. P. [3], 1st group This manual describes a colonial view of the history of dance in the West Indies, focusing on the dance of Creoles. Moreau de Saint-Méry discusses the effects of slavery and the African roots for such dances as the chica and notes that contredanses and minuets were also performed Bissainthe and Library of Congress report illustrations Includes large sections on Saint-Domingue