Social dance satire in which five women and three men are depicted. The women wear feathered or floral headdresses, and high-waisted dresses trimmed with lace and ruffles. Two men wear high neckcloths which cover their ears, and coats with narrow tails. The third man is in military attire. The couple at center perform a vigorous Spanish dance. The woman holds castanets. Her partner dances with his index fingers touching his thumbs.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY767026620-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12155885
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 861abfa0-fcdf-0132-9f7f-58d385a7bbd0

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1800

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Boliero" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1809. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/861abfa0-fcdf-0132-9f7f-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1809). Boliero Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/861abfa0-fcdf-0132-9f7f-58d385a7bbd0

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Boliero" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/861abfa0-fcdf-0132-9f7f-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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