John Weaver (baptised 21 July 1673 – 24 September 1760) is widely regarded as the father of English ballet and of English pantomime. (From Wikipedia)
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Weaver, John, 1673-1760: A Collection of Ball-Dances Perform'd at Court (HTML and page images at LOC)- Weaver, John, 1673-1760, trans.: Orchesography: or, The Art of Dancing (first edition), by Raoul-Auger Feuillet
- Weaver, John, 1673-1760, trans.: Orchesography: or, The Art of Dancing (second edition, 1715), by Raoul-Auger Feuillet (HTML and page images at LOC)
- Weaver, John, 1673-1760, trans.: A Small Treatise of Time and Cadence in Dancing (first edition), by Raoul-Auger Feuillet (page images at pbm.com)
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Weaver, John, 1673-1760: Anatomical and mechanical lectures upon dancing. Wherein rules and institutions for that art are laid down and demonstrated (Printed for J. Brotherton [etc.], 1721) (page images at HathiTrust)- Weaver, John, 1673-1760: An essay towards an history of dancing, in which the whole art and its avrious excellencies are in some measure explain'd. Containing the several sorts of dancing, antique and modern, werious, scenical, grotesque. (J. Tonson, 1712) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Weaver, John, 1673-1760: The history of the mimes and pantomimes, with an historical account of several performers in dancing, living in the time of the Roman emperors. To which will be added, A list of the modern entertainments that have been exhibited on the English stage, either in imitation of the ancient pamtomimes, or after the manner of the modern Italians; when and where first performed, and by whom composed. (Printed for J. Roberts [etc.], 1728) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
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