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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).
1914 | Prof. Enrico | Pichetti | LA DANZA ANTICA E MODERNA | Rome | |
1914 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (All 12 issues) | London | |
c. | 1914 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE GUIDE TO THE TANGO | London |
c. | 1914 | C. M. | Roehr, publ. | PALAIS DE DANSE MODERNES, TANZ-ALBUM (music, with Tango Argentino description) | Berlin |
c. | 1914 | George W. | Salinger | HOW TO LEARN THE TURKEY TROT, HESITATION WALTZ AND TANGO (also with Texas Tommy) | Sydney, Aus. |
1914 | Joan | Sawyer | HOW TO DANCE THE FOX TROT | New York | |
1914 | Jos. W. | Stern, publ. | CASTLE SOCIETY DANCE FOLIO #2 (dance descriptions with music) | New York | |
1914 | Eileen | Swepstone | THE TANGO | Vancouver, B.C. | |
1914 | Ethel L. | Urlin | DANCING, ANCIENT AND MODERN | London | |
1914 | Caroline | Walker | THE MODERN DANCES 3rd Edition (with Argentine Tango added) | Chicago | |
1914 | Caroline | Walker | THE MODERN DANCES 1st and 2nd Editions | Chicago | |
1914 | G. Hepburn | Wilson | HOW TO DANCE THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
1915 | American National Association Masters of Dancing | DESCRIPTION OF MODERN DANCES AS STANDARDIZED BY THE NEW YORK SOCIETY TEACHERS OF DANCING | New York | ||
c. | 1915 | Rolf | Bergen | DER TANZ | Innsbruck |
1915 | Vernon & Irene | Castle | VICTOR RECORDS FOR DANCING (with step descriptions) | New York | |
1915 | Louis | Chalif | THE CHALIF BOOK OF DANCING, BOOK II: BALLROOM DANCING | New York | |
1915 | Chas. | D'Albert | ENCYCLOPEDIA & TECHNICAL GLOSSARY OF THE ART OF DANCING | London | |
c. | 1915 | J. C. | Dorn, publ. | HOW TO DANCE | Chicago |
1915 | Manassero | I BALLI MODERN - Tango, One Step, Maxixe bresilienne, Furlana, La valse poudree e Langoureuse | Milan | ||
1915 | Maurice | Mouvet | MAURICE'S ART OF DANCING | New York | |
1915 | Anna | Pavlova | » THE CZARINA WALTZ. Description and music, in February issue of Ladies Home Journal | New York | |
1915 | Anna | Pavlova | » LA PAVLOWANA. Description and music, in January issue of Ladies Home Journal | New York | |
1915 | Anna | Pavlova | » NEW PAVLOWA GAVOTTE. Description and music, in March issue of Ladies Home Journal | New York | |
1915 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (Jan-Sep) | London | |
c. | 1915 | Royal Publ. Co. | DANCING WITHOUT A MASTER | Philadelphia |
1914 | Prof. Enrico | Pichetti | LA DANZA ANTICA E MODERNA | Rome | |
1914 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (All 12 issues) | London | |
c. | 1914 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE GUIDE TO THE TANGO | London |
c. | 1914 | C. M. | Roehr, publ. | PALAIS DE DANSE MODERNES, TANZ-ALBUM (music, with Tango Argentino description) | Berlin |
c. | 1914 | George W. | Salinger | HOW TO LEARN THE TURKEY TROT, HESITATION WALTZ AND TANGO (also with Texas Tommy) | Sydney, Aus. |
1914 | Joan | Sawyer | HOW TO DANCE THE FOX TROT | New York | |
1914 | Jos. W. | Stern, publ. | CASTLE SOCIETY DANCE FOLIO #2 (dance descriptions with music) | New York | |
1914 | Eileen | Swepstone | THE TANGO | Vancouver, B.C. | |
1914 | Ethel L. | Urlin | DANCING, ANCIENT AND MODERN | London | |
1914 | Caroline | Walker | THE MODERN DANCES 3rd Edition (with Argentine Tango added) | Chicago | |
1914 | Caroline | Walker | THE MODERN DANCES 1st and 2nd Editions | Chicago | |
1914 | G. Hepburn | Wilson | HOW TO DANCE THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
1915 | American National Association Masters of Dancing | DESCRIPTION OF MODERN DANCES AS STANDARDIZED BY THE NEW YORK SOCIETY TEACHERS OF DANCING | New York | ||
c. | 1915 | Rolf | Bergen | DER TANZ | Innsbruck |
1915 | Vernon & Irene | Castle | VICTOR RECORDS FOR DANCING (with step descriptions) | New York | |
1915 | Louis | Chalif | THE CHALIF BOOK OF DANCING, BOOK II: BALLROOM DANCING | New York | |
1915 | Chas. | D'Albert | ENCYCLOPEDIA & TECHNICAL GLOSSARY OF THE ART OF DANCING | London | |
c. | 1915 | J. C. | Dorn, publ. | HOW TO DANCE | Chicago |
1915 | Manassero | I BALLI MODERN - Tango, One Step, Maxixe bresilienne, Furlana, La valse poudree e Langoureuse | Milan | ||
1915 | Maurice | Mouvet | MAURICE'S ART OF DANCING | New York | |
1915 | Anna | Pavlova | » THE CZARINA WALTZ. Description and music, in February issue of Ladies Home Journal | New York | |
1915 | Anna | Pavlova | » LA PAVLOWANA. Description and music, in January issue of Ladies Home Journal | New York | |
1915 | Anna | Pavlova | » NEW PAVLOWA GAVOTTE. Description and music, in March issue of Ladies Home Journal | New York | |
1915 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (Jan-Sep) | London | |
c. | 1915 | Royal Publ. Co. | DANCING WITHOUT A MASTER | Philadelphia |
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