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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).
1905 | Felicien | de Menil | HISTOIRE DE LA DANSE A TRAVERS LES AGES | Paris | |
1906 | Wm. F. | Braun, Ed | THE DANCING MASTER'S HERALD Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov issues | Pittsburg, PA | |
1906 | Butterick, publ | MASQUERADES, TABLEAUX AND DRILLS | New York | ||
1906 | F. von | Reznicek | DER TANZ | Munich | |
1906 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine All issues, bound | New York | |
1907 | Wm. F. | Braun, Ed | THE DANCING MASTER'S HERALD Jan issue | Pittsburg, PA | |
c. | 1907 | R. E. A. | Hildesley | GUIDE TO THE SQUARE DANCES, with a Technical Glossary (one dance is dated 1905) | London |
1907 | Ardern | Holt | HOW TO DANCE THE REVIVED ANCIENT DANCES | London | |
1907 | Paul | Pierce | PARTIES AND ENTERTAINMENTS | Chicago | |
1907 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine All issues, bound | New York | |
1907 | Emilie | Winkler | THE STUDENT'S CHAPTER HAND-BOOK ON DANCING | Philadelphia | |
1908 | Mario | De' Fiori | IL BALLO, Mauuale Completo dei Balli di Etichetta e di Famiglia | Florence | |
c. | 1908 | Thomas | Hillgrove | A COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE ART OF DANCING | New York |
1908 | George R. | Puckett | » THE QUAKE. Description and sheet music. | San Francisco | |
1908 | F. von | Reznicek | DER TANZ | Munich | |
1908 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine All issues, bound | New York | |
c. | 1909 | F. Leslie | Clendenen | CAKE WALKS PLAINLY DESCRIBED | St. Louis |
1909 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Mar, April, May, June, Oct, Nov. & Dec. issues | New York | |
1909 | Marguerite | Wilson | DANCING | Philadelphia | |
1910 | A. | Ajas, de l'Opera | TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DE LA DANSE | Paris | |
1910 | Anon. | Hand written notebook of quadrille figures | |||
1910 | Prof. R. O. | Blackburn | » THE SKIBO, A NEW BALL ROOM DANCE. Description and sheet music. | Cleveland | |
1910 | Louis | Chazottes | » LA POLKINETTE. THÉORIE ET POSES. Description and sheet music. | Paris | |
1910 | William | Lamb | HOW AND WHAT TO DANCE | London | |
c. | 1910 | J. B. | M'Ewen | DANCE CULTURE; ALL THE LATEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE DANCES | Glasgow |
1905 | Felicien | de Menil | HISTOIRE DE LA DANSE A TRAVERS LES AGES | Paris | |
1906 | Wm. F. | Braun, Ed | THE DANCING MASTER'S HERALD Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov issues | Pittsburg, PA | |
1906 | Butterick, publ | MASQUERADES, TABLEAUX AND DRILLS | New York | ||
1906 | F. von | Reznicek | DER TANZ | Munich | |
1906 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine All issues, bound | New York | |
1907 | Wm. F. | Braun, Ed | THE DANCING MASTER'S HERALD Jan issue | Pittsburg, PA | |
c. | 1907 | R. E. A. | Hildesley | GUIDE TO THE SQUARE DANCES, with a Technical Glossary (one dance is dated 1905) | London |
1907 | Ardern | Holt | HOW TO DANCE THE REVIVED ANCIENT DANCES | London | |
1907 | Paul | Pierce | PARTIES AND ENTERTAINMENTS | Chicago | |
1907 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine All issues, bound | New York | |
1907 | Emilie | Winkler | THE STUDENT'S CHAPTER HAND-BOOK ON DANCING | Philadelphia | |
1908 | Mario | De' Fiori | IL BALLO, Mauuale Completo dei Balli di Etichetta e di Famiglia | Florence | |
c. | 1908 | Thomas | Hillgrove | A COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE ART OF DANCING | New York |
1908 | George R. | Puckett | » THE QUAKE. Description and sheet music. | San Francisco | |
1908 | F. von | Reznicek | DER TANZ | Munich | |
1908 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine All issues, bound | New York | |
c. | 1909 | F. Leslie | Clendenen | CAKE WALKS PLAINLY DESCRIBED | St. Louis |
1909 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Mar, April, May, June, Oct, Nov. & Dec. issues | New York | |
1909 | Marguerite | Wilson | DANCING | Philadelphia | |
1910 | A. | Ajas, de l'Opera | TRAITÉ PRATIQUE DE LA DANSE | Paris | |
1910 | Anon. | Hand written notebook of quadrille figures | |||
1910 | Prof. R. O. | Blackburn | » THE SKIBO, A NEW BALL ROOM DANCE. Description and sheet music. | Cleveland | |
1910 | Louis | Chazottes | » LA POLKINETTE. THÉORIE ET POSES. Description and sheet music. | Paris | |
1910 | William | Lamb | HOW AND WHAT TO DANCE | London | |
c. | 1910 | J. B. | M'Ewen | DANCE CULTURE; ALL THE LATEST AND MOST FASHIONABLE DANCES | Glasgow |
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