The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… and sister, and Theobold Hackett 4 advertised dancing as refinement, promising to teach adults and children grace of carriage and genteel behaviors, along with the latest dances popular in England and on the Continent. By 1748, … first rank in different parts of Europe.’ 8 He prepared students for ‘a discreet and courteous behavior, a genteel easy carriage,’ allowing them ‘to appear in the politest company.’ Others—George Abington in 1758 and John Baptiste Tioli in … very young,’ and for these aspirants to higher-class status, Pike offered to teach ‘a genteel address, with a proper carriage,’ if they shunned the extravagance of dancing. 14 12 . Marquis François Jean de Chastellux, Travels in North …
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