18th century dancing master. Dancing masters advertised classes; boarding school mistresses noted that drawing, embroidery, and dancing were part of their curriculum; and musical instruments and equipment like strings, bridges, and bows were offered for sale.
| Born | 1783 |
| Died | 1810 |
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![Cover of: The gentleman & lady's companion: containing, the newest cotillions and country dances; : to which is added, instances of ill manners, to be carefully avoided by youth of both sexes. : [Three lines from II. Samuel]](/images/icons/avatar_book-sm.png "Cover of: The gentleman & lady's companion: containing, the newest cotillions and country dances; : to which is added, instances of ill manners, to be carefully avoided by youth of both sexes. : [Three lines from II. Samuel]"){kind=icon}
| Born | 1783 |
| Died | 1810 |
Subjects
Country-dance, Etiquette, Social life and customs, - Dance--Handbooks, --Early works to 1800, Country dancing--Handbooks, Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals., Trials (Adultery), Trials, litigation, Trials, litigation, etc, etc., etc.--Early works to 1800, manualsTime
1783-1865ID Numbers
- OLID: OL4634680A
- VIAF: 3905100
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Alternative names
- John Griffiths
- Griffiths, John dancing master
- Read, John dancing-master.
| February 1, 2024 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
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| January 31, 2024 | Edited by laurenbr1 | normalized name |
| September 13, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Oregon Libraries MARC record |