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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).
1910 | Jacob | Mahler | » THE OSTENDE. Description and sheet music. | St. Louis | |
1910 | Edward | Scott | THE NEW DANCING AS IT SHOULD BE | London | |
1910 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov & Dec issues | New York | |
c. | 1911 | Charles | Lefort | L'ART DE LA DANSE, Au Theatre et a la Ville (Incl tango & bibliography) | Paris |
1911 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (May) | London | |
1911 | L. | Robert | » THEORIE DU VRAI TANGO ARGENTIN Accompanying sheet music for "Y Como Le Va?" | Paris | |
c. | 1911 | Edward | Scott | HOW TO DANCE AND GUIDE TO THE BALL-ROOM (Cover: And Etiquette of the Ball-Room) | London |
1911 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Feb, Mar, May, June & Sep. issues | New York | |
1911 | Joel H. | Watkins | COTILLION FIGURES | New York | |
1911 | World's Fair Publishing Co. | TEXAS TOMMY SWING Collection of newspaper articles published with sheet music for Texas Tommy | San Francisco | ||
1912 | Anon. | » THE TANGO DANCE Description accompanying sheet music for "La Bella Argentina" | New York | ||
1912 | Prof. B. | Bottallo | GUIDE DU BON DANSEUR (with Tango Argentin) | Paris | |
1912 | Caroline & Charles | Caffin | DANCING AND DANCERS OF TODAY | New York | |
1912 | Uriel | Davis | » HOW TO DANCE THE HORSE TROT. Description and sheet music. | New York | |
c. | 1912 | Arthur | Liddy | DANCING IN AUSTRALIA | Sydney |
1912 | D. | McLeod | » DOROTHY WALTZ. A NEW ROUND DANCE. Description and sheet music. | London | |
1912 | José | Otero | TRATADO DE BAILES | Seville | |
1912 | Professeur | Robert | » LE VRAI TURKEY TROT. NOUVELLE DANSE AMERICAINE DE SALON (RAG TIME). Accompanying sheet music for "Everybody's Doing It" | London | |
1912 | A. J. | Sheafe | » INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING THE TURKEY TROT. Description accompanying sheet music for "The Gobbler" | Boston | |
1912 | William A. | Stecher | GAMES & DANCES | Philadelphia | |
1912 | H. Layton | Walker | TWENTIETH CENTURY COTILLION FIGURES, In Conjunction with How to Manage a Favor German | Buffalo, NY | |
1912 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Feb, Apr, Jun, Oct & Nov issues | New York | |
1913 | Lucien O. | Carpenter | J. W. PEPPER'S UNIVERSAL DANCING MASTER, PROMPTER'S CALL BOOK 1889 but 1911-1913 dances in the back | Philadelphia | |
1913 | Gladys | Crozier | THE TANGO AND HOW TO DANCE IT | London | |
c. | 1913 | Prof. Ch | Favart | IL TANGO, Come si balla il tango, il passo dell'orso, il trotto del tacchino, l'one-step e la maxixe brasiliana | Milan |
1910 | Jacob | Mahler | » THE OSTENDE. Description and sheet music. | St. Louis | |
1910 | Edward | Scott | THE NEW DANCING AS IT SHOULD BE | London | |
1910 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov & Dec issues | New York | |
c. | 1911 | Charles | Lefort | L'ART DE LA DANSE, Au Theatre et a la Ville (Incl tango & bibliography) | Paris |
1911 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (May) | London | |
1911 | L. | Robert | » THEORIE DU VRAI TANGO ARGENTIN Accompanying sheet music for "Y Como Le Va?" | Paris | |
c. | 1911 | Edward | Scott | HOW TO DANCE AND GUIDE TO THE BALL-ROOM (Cover: And Etiquette of the Ball-Room) | London |
1911 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Feb, Mar, May, June & Sep. issues | New York | |
1911 | Joel H. | Watkins | COTILLION FIGURES | New York | |
1911 | World's Fair Publishing Co. | TEXAS TOMMY SWING Collection of newspaper articles published with sheet music for Texas Tommy | San Francisco | ||
1912 | Anon. | » THE TANGO DANCE Description accompanying sheet music for "La Bella Argentina" | New York | ||
1912 | Prof. B. | Bottallo | GUIDE DU BON DANSEUR (with Tango Argentin) | Paris | |
1912 | Caroline & Charles | Caffin | DANCING AND DANCERS OF TODAY | New York | |
1912 | Uriel | Davis | » HOW TO DANCE THE HORSE TROT. Description and sheet music. | New York | |
c. | 1912 | Arthur | Liddy | DANCING IN AUSTRALIA | Sydney |
1912 | D. | McLeod | » DOROTHY WALTZ. A NEW ROUND DANCE. Description and sheet music. | London | |
1912 | José | Otero | TRATADO DE BAILES | Seville | |
1912 | Professeur | Robert | » LE VRAI TURKEY TROT. NOUVELLE DANSE AMERICAINE DE SALON (RAG TIME). Accompanying sheet music for "Everybody's Doing It" | London | |
1912 | A. J. | Sheafe | » INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING THE TURKEY TROT. Description accompanying sheet music for "The Gobbler" | Boston | |
1912 | William A. | Stecher | GAMES & DANCES | Philadelphia | |
1912 | H. Layton | Walker | TWENTIETH CENTURY COTILLION FIGURES, In Conjunction with How to Manage a Favor German | Buffalo, NY | |
1912 | H. Layton | Walker, publ. | THE TWO STEP monthly magazine Feb, Apr, Jun, Oct & Nov issues | New York | |
1913 | Lucien O. | Carpenter | J. W. PEPPER'S UNIVERSAL DANCING MASTER, PROMPTER'S CALL BOOK 1889 but 1911-1913 dances in the back | Philadelphia | |
1913 | Gladys | Crozier | THE TANGO AND HOW TO DANCE IT | London | |
c. | 1913 | Prof. Ch | Favart | IL TANGO, Come si balla il tango, il passo dell'orso, il trotto del tacchino, l'one-step e la maxixe brasiliana | Milan |
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