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A young woman being instructed to dance by an older woman, both of them dressed in extreme fashions, while a foreign dancing master accompanies them on the violin. Engraving, 1771.

Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

A dancing class: a girl and a boy stand in first position, as the teacher plays the violin. Etching by G. Cruikshank.

A dancing class: a girl curtsies as a young man bows to her, the teacher plays the violin and a girl stands in a box. Etching by George Cruikshank.

A dancing lesson: a boy in a sailor suit dances the hornpipe as the teacher plays the violin; the girl is standing with a stretcher across her back. Etching by George Cruikshank.

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Dance teachers

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Images about Dance teachers

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A dancing lesson: a boy in a sailor suit dances the hornpipe as the teacher plays the violin; the girl is standing with a stretcher across her back. Etching by George Cruikshank.

Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Your presence is requested at Suvanto / Maile Chapman.

A dancing class: a girl curtsies as a young man bows to her, the teacher plays the violin and a girl stands in a box. Etching by George Cruikshank.

A young woman being instructed to dance by an older woman, both of them dressed in extreme fashions, while a foreign dancing master accompanies them on the violin. Engraving, 1771.

Dance teachers

Images from the collections

Images about Dance teachers

Works from the collections

A dancing lesson: a boy in a sailor suit dances the hornpipe as the teacher plays the violin; the girl is standing with a stretcher across her back. Etching by George Cruikshank.

Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Your presence is requested at Suvanto / Maile Chapman.

A dancing class: a girl curtsies as a young man bows to her, the teacher plays the violin and a girl stands in a box. Etching by George Cruikshank.

A young woman being instructed to dance by an older woman, both of them dressed in extreme fashions, while a foreign dancing master accompanies them on the violin. Engraving, 1771.

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