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The collection of Richard Powers
Primary Sources - Historical Social Dance
Chronological listing
78% of the 2,550 sources in my collection are the original editions. 13% are digital scans. 9% are printed facsimile reproductions.
Where dates of publication are not given, dates are estimated. c. = circa.
Most of these primary sources are dance manuals. Stand-alone descriptions of a single dance are noted with » before the title.
Some of these sources from my collection can be downloaded here.
Dancing master and social dance periodicals like Dancing Times and La Danse are included in this listing. Newspaper articles are not. Also not listed are books about theatrical dance, etiquette books, fiction/satire about dance, country and folk dance, secondary sources, and dance histories. Contact me if you would like a listing of my sources in any of those categories (see the bottom of this page).
1844 | M. | Cellarius | » THE CELEBRATED BOHEMIAN PEASANT POLKA DANCE Description, with sheet music. | New York | |
1844 | L. | Chledowski | » LA POLKA, Salle de Monsieur Cellarius. Description, with orchestration of music. | Paris | |
1844 | E. (Eugene) | Coulon | THE BALL-ROOM POLKA, POLKA COTILLON AND VALSE A DEUX TEMS | London | |
1844 | Adrien | D. | LA POLKA | Paris | |
1844 | Isidore Dannström | Fischer | » THEORIE COMPLETE DE LA MAZURKA Description, with sheet music for "La Moscovite" | Paris | |
1844 | Elias | Howe, Jr. | THIRD PART OF THE MUSICIAN'S COMPANION with calls for 40 setts of cotillions | Boston | |
c. | 1844 | Jullien, publ. | » JULLIEN'S CELEBRATED POLKAS Description, with sheet music for "No. 1 The Original Polka" | London | |
c. | 1844 | Eugène | Laborde | LA MAZOURKA, ALBUM À LA MODE | Paris |
1844 | A | Man of Fashion | THE NEW BALL-ROOM GUIDE | New York | |
c. | 1844 | Perrot & Robert, after Coralli | LA POLKA, ENSEIGNEE SANS MAITRE | Paris | |
1844 | Auguste | Perroux, Adrien Robert | LA MAZURKA. Chorégraphie d'après monsieurs Coralli et Élie | Paris | |
1844 | Pictorial Times | ST. JAMES THEATRE - THE POLKA. Article in the April 27, 1844 issue of The Pictorial Times | London | ||
1844 | Nick | Polkmall (Chas. Narry) | LES POLKEUSES | Paris | |
c. | 1844 | Charles | Vernier, illus. | LA POLKAMANIE | Paris |
1844 | Auguste | Vitu, & Paul Farnése | PSYSIOLOGIE DE LA POLKA, APRES CELLARIUS | Paris | |
1844 | Frederick Oldfield | Ward | THE POLKA A satirical essay. | London | |
c. | 1845 | Cellarius | » POLKA RÉGLÉE PAR CELLARIUS. Accompanying sheet music for "La Polka de Baden-Baden" | Paris | |
c. | 1845 | Hugh | Cunningham, publ. | HOW TO DANCE THE POLKA! And All the Quadrilles, German Waltzes, Highland Reels, &c. | London |
1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | THE PIANIST'S COMPANION. Dance music with calls for quadrilles and set dances. | Philadelphia | |
1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | » QUADRILLES FROM THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Description and sheet music. | Philadelphia | |
1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | » DESCRIPTION OF THE CELLARIUS WALTZ, AND MAZOURKA QUADRILLE, with THE FIGURES OF THE LONDON POLKA QUADRILLES. Accompanying sheet music for "Les Russes." | New York | |
c. | 1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | » DESCRIPTION OF THE CELEBRATED MAZURKA OF SPA. Accompanying sheet music for "The Original Mazurka" by Jullien. | New York |
1845 | G. | Gracieskij | NEC PLUS ULTRA. ВАЛЬС В 3 ШАГА. (WALTZ IN 3 STEPS) | Kiev | |
1845 | C. P. | Huestis, publ. | THE BALL-ROOM INSTRUCTER (Same as 1843 but better condition and has both outer covers) | New York | |
1845 | Captain | Knox | THE SPIRIT OF THE POLKA | London |
1844 | M. | Cellarius | » THE CELEBRATED BOHEMIAN PEASANT POLKA DANCE Description, with sheet music. | New York | |
1844 | L. | Chledowski | » LA POLKA, Salle de Monsieur Cellarius. Description, with orchestration of music. | Paris | |
1844 | E. (Eugene) | Coulon | THE BALL-ROOM POLKA, POLKA COTILLON AND VALSE A DEUX TEMS | London | |
1844 | Adrien | D. | LA POLKA | Paris | |
1844 | Isidore Dannström | Fischer | » THEORIE COMPLETE DE LA MAZURKA Description, with sheet music for "La Moscovite" | Paris | |
1844 | Elias | Howe, Jr. | THIRD PART OF THE MUSICIAN'S COMPANION with calls for 40 setts of cotillions | Boston | |
c. | 1844 | Jullien, publ. | » JULLIEN'S CELEBRATED POLKAS Description, with sheet music for "No. 1 The Original Polka" | London | |
c. | 1844 | Eugène | Laborde | LA MAZOURKA, ALBUM À LA MODE | Paris |
1844 | A | Man of Fashion | THE NEW BALL-ROOM GUIDE | New York | |
c. | 1844 | Perrot & Robert, after Coralli | LA POLKA, ENSEIGNEE SANS MAITRE | Paris | |
1844 | Auguste | Perroux, Adrien Robert | LA MAZURKA. Chorégraphie d'après monsieurs Coralli et Élie | Paris | |
1844 | Pictorial Times | ST. JAMES THEATRE - THE POLKA. Article in the April 27, 1844 issue of The Pictorial Times | London | ||
1844 | Nick | Polkmall (Chas. Narry) | LES POLKEUSES | Paris | |
c. | 1844 | Charles | Vernier, illus. | LA POLKAMANIE | Paris |
1844 | Auguste | Vitu, & Paul Farnése | PSYSIOLOGIE DE LA POLKA, APRES CELLARIUS | Paris | |
1844 | Frederick Oldfield | Ward | THE POLKA A satirical essay. | London | |
c. | 1845 | Cellarius | » POLKA RÉGLÉE PAR CELLARIUS. Accompanying sheet music for "La Polka de Baden-Baden" | Paris | |
c. | 1845 | Hugh | Cunningham, publ. | HOW TO DANCE THE POLKA! And All the Quadrilles, German Waltzes, Highland Reels, &c. | London |
1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | THE PIANIST'S COMPANION. Dance music with calls for quadrilles and set dances. | Philadelphia | |
1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | » QUADRILLES FROM THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Description and sheet music. | Philadelphia | |
1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | » DESCRIPTION OF THE CELLARIUS WALTZ, AND MAZOURKA QUADRILLE, with THE FIGURES OF THE LONDON POLKA QUADRILLES. Accompanying sheet music for "Les Russes." | New York | |
c. | 1845 | E. | Ferrett, publ. | » DESCRIPTION OF THE CELEBRATED MAZURKA OF SPA. Accompanying sheet music for "The Original Mazurka" by Jullien. | New York |
1845 | G. | Gracieskij | NEC PLUS ULTRA. ВАЛЬС В 3 ШАГА. (WALTZ IN 3 STEPS) | Kiev | |
1845 | C. P. | Huestis, publ. | THE BALL-ROOM INSTRUCTER (Same as 1843 but better condition and has both outer covers) | New York | |
1845 | Captain | Knox | THE SPIRIT OF THE POLKA | London |
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