code of Terpsichore

a practical and historical treatise, on the ballet, dancing, and pantomime : with a complete theory of the art of dancing : intended as well for the instruction of amateurs as the use of professional persons

Edición de la obra Code complet de la danse

This is one of several books written by Italian dancer, choreographer, and writer Blasis (1803-1878). It covers the history and theory of dance, pantomime, the composition of ballets, and contains a section devoted to social dances entitled "private dancing." Although much of the discussion on technique is identical to Blasis' earlier treatise, Traité élémentaire théorique et pratique de l'art de la danse (1820), the manual is a comprehensive survey of ballet during the early nineteenth-century.