Anatomical and mechanical lectures upon dancing. Wherein rules and institutions for that art are laid down and demonstrated / As they were read at the Academy in Chancery lane. By John Weaver.

  • John Weaver
Date:
1721
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Credit: Anatomical and mechanical lectures upon dancing. Wherein rules and institutions for that art are laid down and demonstrated / As they were read at the Academy in Chancery lane. By John Weaver. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and fifth Tofitions, the Line of Innixion will generally fall between both Feet, and both Feet, as it were, fpring from the Floor toge¬ ther, but do not really, in effeft, do lb; for the Fall ought to be on that Foot which laft left the Floor, and, which contributes moll: to this Spring: Sometimes the Line of Innixion, in this Step, will fall on one Foot. Many of the young Pra£Htioners in our Profeflion, are apt to miftake in the Movements of this Step; and more efpecially, in what we call Centre Temps, or Compos'd Hops. I Hope thefe few Obfervations may be fufficient to evidence, how neceffary it is, that fuch Rules as have been here advanc’d, fhould beapply’d to all the Steps and Move¬ ments in Dancing; yet I mulf, at the fame Time, confefs, that there is a certain Car¬ riage of the Body and Limbs, in the Perform¬ ance of almoft all Steps in Dancing, which gives a peculiar Grace and Air to the Motion ; which is not only very difficult to attain; but much more fo, to lay down Rules for them. Mufich lam very well fatisfy’d it is not expefted from me; that I fhould *ufe any Endeavours to prove, how uleful Mu- fick, in relation to Sounds, is to the Art of Dancing ; fince ’tis fufficiently obvious, that Dancing cannot be perform’d without its AL fiftance; and, that the Beauty of the Per¬ formance, does not a little depend upon the 1 Ear-
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