
FROM THE - Ball-Room - TO - HELL - BY - T. A. FAULKNER - EX-DANCING MASTER
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. - FIRST AND LAST STEP.
CHAPTER II. - FROM THE BALL-ROOM TO THE GRAVE.
CHAPTER III. - PARLOR DANCING.
CHAPTER IV. - ABANDONED WOMEN THE BEST DANCERS.
CHAPTER V. - EQUALLY A SIN FOR BOTH SEXES.
CHAPTER VI. - THE APPROVAL OF SOCIETY IS NO PROOF AGAINST THE DEGRADATION.
TESTIMONIALS.
A former dancing master, once celebrated on the Pacific Coast for his academy and championship routines, now turns his insider knowledge into a stark warning. He recounts the glittering ball‑rooms and polished studios he once ruled, exposing the subtle yet powerful forces that can ensnare young women and erode both body and spirit.
Written in plain, unflinching language, the work is aimed at parents and anyone curious about the hidden costs of a popular pastime. Through personal anecdotes, candid observations, and earnest testimony, the author invites listeners to step behind the curtain and see the moral peril he believes lurks beneath the surface of fashionable dance.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (65K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Starner, Suzanne Lybarger, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress)
Release date
2006-07-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known for a fiery 1892 anti-dance tract, this little-known writer claimed the perspective of a former dancing master turned moral critic. His surviving books offer a vivid glimpse of the social anxieties and reform-minded religious culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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