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Show Hiflory of Dancing g af Kind have in my Time been attempt WE oy ed on our £nglifh Stage, and not with " Yt Pa 20 th fy by A Ruisof v Wt ok g 7, 2w osol o i Puuar for the lntrodu 16 } A , w frale 1?‘*@‘)3"33 ot i ol out Succefs; but want of Experienc in the Mafter, made him incline to and copy the Modern, rather than th ancient Romans 1 could wifh thi kind of Dancing were now encourag' in LEngland, fince 1 am certain th Englifp 1n alittle time. would at leaf arrive to {o much Perfeétion in thi Sclence,as,if notto come up to the Performances of the ducients, they woul without doubt excel all that has bee perform'd in this kind by the Moderns THE Dancing {o much efteem' among us,and fo neceflary a Qualification for Gentleme and Ladies, whe ther taught privately or publickly thall call common Dancing, and i which the Eng/ifh do not only exce o M e have s 1t ( oy Do Jiags andloow the Ancients, but alfo all Eurape, i the Beauty of their Addrefs, the Gen tilenefs and Agreeablenefs of their Carriage, and a certain Elegancy in ever Part This common ‘Dancing wa g, Mt /1 g0 er (om [ighsy " Sone Eot ézafffi jp 10 not in this Perfection twenty Years aan we wer a fa furpafs'd 1 this particular Movement 74en, as weexcel them #ow: But for this, we ar oblig'd to the great Improvements gi hm ve |
