Machine generated contents note: One. "Vive La Danse!" Balls and Mardi Gras in New Orleans History
Two. "A Most Brilliant Assembly" Preparing for the Ball and Choreographing Class
Three. "The Age of Chivalry Is Not Passed and Gone" Tableaux Vivants during Reconstruction
Four. "A Strange and Silent Group" Courtly Grand Marches and Quadrilles in the Gilded Age
Five. "The Very Maddest Whirlpool of Pleasure" Ballroom Dancing in the Progressive Era
Table 1 Popular Carnival Court Families, 1870 1920
Table 2 Carnival Court Family Dynasties in Old-Line Krewes and Tableaux Societies, 1870 1920
Table 3 Old-Line Krewe Seasonal Themes, 1870