Item 21 - A Dance New To England : Dancing the Farandole at The Arabian Nights Ball at Covent Garden. Illustration by Balliol Salmon, published in The Graphic, 21 December 1912.

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A Dance New To England : Dancing the Farandole at The Arabian Nights Ball at Covent Garden. Illustration by Balliol Salmon, published in The Graphic, 21 December 1912.

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Richardson, Philip John Sampey (1875-1963)

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The 'farandole' was an old Provencal 'line' dance arranged for the occasion by Edouard Espinosa. It was at this charity ball that Philip Richardson and Espinosa met for the first time and set in motion their plans to improve the state of dance teaching in Britain.

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Purchased from E-bay for exhibition purposes, April 2017.

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      Housed with Cornelys scrapbook

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