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Handbook of ball-room dancing, by Paymaster-Commander A. M. Cree, R.N., with an introduction
This manual is designed as a self-teacher for those who cannot or, according to the author, are unwilling to attend dance classes. Additionally, Cree declares the most popular dances to be the Lame Duck Valse, valse, one step, foxtrot, and lancers. Although he includes instructions for a Three Step...

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