McCormack, M. (2011) Dance and drill: polite accomplishments and military masculinities in Georgian Britain. Cultural and Social History. 8(3), pp. 315-330. 1478-0038.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | Scholars have long noted the analogies between social dancing and infantry drill. This article argues that, in eighteenth-century Britain, the connections between dance and drill went further than mere analogy. As well as playing important roles in the culture of polite masculinity and the ceremonial life of the military, dance was held in high esteem by military thinkers, trainers and soldiers alike as a means to foster the bodily health, graceful deportment and synchronicity of movement that were prided on the battlefield |
| Subjects: |
D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA40 Political, military, naval, and Air Force history D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA505 George III, 1760-1820 H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women > HQ1088 Men |
| Creators: | McCormack, Matthew |
| Publisher: | Arnold Publishers |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History |
| Date: | 1 September 2011 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 315-330 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Cultural and Social History |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1478-0038 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/3940 |
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