top of page
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).
1880 | Judson | Sause | THE ART OF DANCING Second Edition, ©1879 Shortened name to Judson, diff. address from above | New York | |
c. | 1880 | James Scott | Skinner | [A GUIDE TO FASHIONABLE DANCING] Handwritten manuscript | Aberdeen |
c. | 1880 | E. C. | Spink | » THE NEW DANCE COLUMBIA, with Steps | London |
c. | 1880 | A | Teacher of Dancing | THE BALL-ROOM GUIDE w/Hints on Drawing-Room Etiquette | Aberdeen |
c. | 1880 | Prof. G.W. | Williams | » MAZOURKA QUADRILLE | not mentioned |
c. | 1880 | Prof. G.W. | Williams | » ROBINSON SCHOTTISCH QUADRILLE | not mentioned |
c. | 1880 | Prof. G.W. | Williams | » POLACCA QUADRILLE | not mentioned |
1881 | Samuel | Baron | PROF. BARON'S COMPLETE INSTRUCTOR IN ALL THE SOCIETY DANCES OF AMERICA | New York | |
c. | 1881 | A. L. | Burt, publ. | POPULAR HAND BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - THE WAY TO DANCE - ILLUSTRATED (Same as Wehman Bros.) | New York |
1881 | Champion Publ. Co. | THE WAY TO DANCE (Same as Wehman Bros.) | New York | ||
1881 | Philippe | Gawlikowski | GUIDE COMPLET DE LA DANSE | Paris | |
1881 | Primera de Papel, publ. | TEORIA DEL BAILE | Havana, Cuba | ||
c. | 1881 | Wehman Bros., publ. | THE WAY TO DANCE, OR DANCING WITHOUT A MASTER | N.J. | |
1882 | A Member of the Society of New York | THE ART OF FASHIONABLE DANCING, Being Full Instructions in All the Modern Dances of Society | New York | ||
1882 | Anon. | BEADLE'S DIME BALL-ROOM COMPANION & GUIDE TO DANCING | New York | ||
1882 | Lucien O. | Carpenter | J. W. PEPPER'S UNIVERSAL DANCING MASTER, PROMPTER'S CALL BOOK AND VIOLINIST'S GUIDE | Philadelphia | |
1882 | P. Valleau | Cartier | PROFESSOR CARTIER'S PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATED WALTZ INSTRUCTOR, BALL ROOM GUIDE, AND CALL BOOK | New York | |
1882 | J.H. | Christison | J. H. CHRISTISON'S MANUAL OF DANCING & ETIQUETTE | Maitland, Australia | |
1882 | Collier, publ. | COLLIER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF... SOCIAL INFORMATION (with dances) | New York | ||
1882 | G. (Gustave) | Desrat | LE COTILLON, VADE-MECUM | Paris | |
1882 | Prof. William W. | Florence | » ESMERALDA WALTZ LANCERS | St. Louis | |
1882 | Wm. E. | Greene | » NEWPORT WALTZES, WITH A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE STEPS AND MANNER OF DANCING. Description and sheet music. | Boston | |
1882 | Elias | Howe | HOWE'S NEW AMERICAN DANCING MASTER | Boston | |
1882 | Prof. J. | Patoille | » COMUS WALTZ | Chicago | |
c. | 1882 | Francois | Paul | » LE POLO AMERICAIN, NOUVEAU QUADRILLE, AVEC EXPLICATION DES FIGURES. Description and sheet music. | Paris |
1880 | Judson | Sause | THE ART OF DANCING Second Edition, ©1879 Shortened name to Judson, diff. address from above | New York | |
c. | 1880 | James Scott | Skinner | [A GUIDE TO FASHIONABLE DANCING] Handwritten manuscript | Aberdeen |
c. | 1880 | E. C. | Spink | » THE NEW DANCE COLUMBIA, with Steps | London |
c. | 1880 | A | Teacher of Dancing | THE BALL-ROOM GUIDE w/Hints on Drawing-Room Etiquette | Aberdeen |
c. | 1880 | Prof. G.W. | Williams | » MAZOURKA QUADRILLE | not mentioned |
c. | 1880 | Prof. G.W. | Williams | » ROBINSON SCHOTTISCH QUADRILLE | not mentioned |
c. | 1880 | Prof. G.W. | Williams | » POLACCA QUADRILLE | not mentioned |
1881 | Samuel | Baron | PROF. BARON'S COMPLETE INSTRUCTOR IN ALL THE SOCIETY DANCES OF AMERICA | New York | |
c. | 1881 | A. L. | Burt, publ. | POPULAR HAND BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE - THE WAY TO DANCE - ILLUSTRATED (Same as Wehman Bros.) | New York |
1881 | Champion Publ. Co. | THE WAY TO DANCE (Same as Wehman Bros.) | New York | ||
1881 | Philippe | Gawlikowski | GUIDE COMPLET DE LA DANSE | Paris | |
1881 | Primera de Papel, publ. | TEORIA DEL BAILE | Havana, Cuba | ||
c. | 1881 | Wehman Bros., publ. | THE WAY TO DANCE, OR DANCING WITHOUT A MASTER | N.J. | |
1882 | A Member of the Society of New York | THE ART OF FASHIONABLE DANCING, Being Full Instructions in All the Modern Dances of Society | New York | ||
1882 | Anon. | BEADLE'S DIME BALL-ROOM COMPANION & GUIDE TO DANCING | New York | ||
1882 | Lucien O. | Carpenter | J. W. PEPPER'S UNIVERSAL DANCING MASTER, PROMPTER'S CALL BOOK AND VIOLINIST'S GUIDE | Philadelphia | |
1882 | P. Valleau | Cartier | PROFESSOR CARTIER'S PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATED WALTZ INSTRUCTOR, BALL ROOM GUIDE, AND CALL BOOK | New York | |
1882 | J.H. | Christison | J. H. CHRISTISON'S MANUAL OF DANCING & ETIQUETTE | Maitland, Australia | |
1882 | Collier, publ. | COLLIER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF... SOCIAL INFORMATION (with dances) | New York | ||
1882 | G. (Gustave) | Desrat | LE COTILLON, VADE-MECUM | Paris | |
1882 | Prof. William W. | Florence | » ESMERALDA WALTZ LANCERS | St. Louis | |
1882 | Wm. E. | Greene | » NEWPORT WALTZES, WITH A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE STEPS AND MANNER OF DANCING. Description and sheet music. | Boston | |
1882 | Elias | Howe | HOWE'S NEW AMERICAN DANCING MASTER | Boston | |
1882 | Prof. J. | Patoille | » COMUS WALTZ | Chicago | |
c. | 1882 | Francois | Paul | » LE POLO AMERICAIN, NOUVEAU QUADRILLE, AVEC EXPLICATION DES FIGURES. Description and sheet music. | Paris |
bottom of page