May I have the pleasure? :

Quirey, Belinda 1912-1996

May I have the pleasure? : the story of popular dancing / written by Belinda Quirey with Steve Bradshaw and Ronald Smedley ; illustrated by Illustra Design Ltd. ; edited by Libby Halliday. - London : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1976. - [1], 124 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Published to accompany a series of programs first broadcast by the BBC from 15 April to 13 May 1976.

Bibliography: p. 123-124.

1. Introduction -- 2. From our roots to the Renaissance / 3. The French Connection / 4. The Century of Waltz -- 5. Cheek to cheek -- 6. Let's Twist again / 7. The People's Dances / Table to show the development of dance forms through nine centuries -- Glossary - Booklist. The roots ; Courtly love ; Late Medieval France ; Early Renaissance Italy ; The High Renaissance ; The background of belief -- An age of transition ; The splendid century ; The triumphant heretic -- Doning our own thing ; '(Baby), save the last dance for me.....' by Steve Bradshaw -- by Ronald Smedley --

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