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Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī (Arab discovery of European sociability) [ Travel / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… i.e. recreation and types of entertainment, many of which were unknown in Arab society at that time, such as couples dancing together at parties. However, he pointed out that, quite differently from what happened in Egyptian and Arab culture , in France dancing: ʻ|…] is considered something distinguished and elegant, instead of morally depraved. By the same token, it never …
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Saint Domingue [ Trade / Politics & Society ]
… different plantations. Information about conditions and happenings on various plantations travelled by word of mouth. Dancing, a favourite pastime, also provided occasions for enslaved people to gather. Various African traditions were …
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Frances Burney, Mme d’Arblay (1752-1840) [ Art and Literature ]
… of Vauxhall as in the unwritten rules of London’s polite assemblies. 6 The strict rules to be observed with regard to dancing partners do not allow girls even a polite negative to a partner, as Evelina finds to her cost, unless they are …
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