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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).
1921 | Lussan-Borel, Albin Michel, ed. | TRAITE DE DANSE, AVEC MUSIQUE | Paris | ||
c. | 1921 | Albin | Michel, ed. | LES DANSES NOUVELLES Apprises sans Professeur, en quelques lecons | Paris |
1921 | L. | Moutin | THEORIE SIMPLIFIEE DES DANSES MODERNES | Paris | |
1921 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (all issues except August) | London | |
c. | 1921 | Y. | Suzuki | HANDBOOK OF MODERN BALL-ROOM DANCING (Entirely in Japanese) | Japan |
1922 | Paul | Boucher & Paul Gaffet | TOUTES LES DANSES POUR TOUS | Paris | |
1922 | R. Alex | Campbell | » THE NEW RYE DANCE. REDOWA, RYE MOVEMENT AND WALTZ. Description and sheet music. | Chicago | |
1922 | H. A. | Clifton | » ROYAL EMPRESS TANGO. Description and sheet music. | London | |
1922 | Charles J. | Coll & Gabrielle Rosiere | DANCING MADE EASY | New York | |
1922 | Geoffrey | D'Egville | HOW AND WHAT TO DANCE | London | |
1922 | Giovanni | Franceschini, & P. Gavina | BALLO DI IERI E BALLO D'OGGI | Milan | |
1922 | Charles J. | Frank | THE ONE STEP: THE LATEST METHOD, HOME INSTRUCTION BY MAIL, DANCING... | Philadelphia | |
1922 | Charles J. | Frank | THE WALTZ: THE LATEST METHOD, HOME INSTRUCTION BY MAIL, DANCING... | Philadelphia | |
1922 | Charles J. | Frank | THE FOX TROT: THE LATEST METHOD, HOME INSTRUCTION BY MAIL, DANCING... | Philadelphia | |
1922 | La Danse | LA DANSE magazine, bound. All issues except March. | Paris | ||
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE ONE STEP Mimeographed correspondence course | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER (correspondence course) | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, Introductory Course (diff. from above) | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | "Dancing Is a Stepping Stone to Success" - article in "Success" Magazine, Nov. issue | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, Advanced Course | New York | |
1922 | P. | Nardini | BALLI NUOVISSIMI | Milan | |
1922 | A. | Traber-Amiel | DAS BUCH FüR MODERNE TäNZE | Berlin | |
1923 | The Dance Review Publishing Co. | DANCE LOVERS Magazine Vol. 1 No. 1, 2 - Nov. Dec. issues | New York | ||
1923 | E. North | Brynildsen | THE DANCING ANNUAL 1923 Hardback book, first (and maybe last) annual edition | London |
1921 | Lussan-Borel, Albin Michel, ed. | TRAITE DE DANSE, AVEC MUSIQUE | Paris | ||
c. | 1921 | Albin | Michel, ed. | LES DANSES NOUVELLES Apprises sans Professeur, en quelques lecons | Paris |
1921 | L. | Moutin | THEORIE SIMPLIFIEE DES DANSES MODERNES | Paris | |
1921 | P.J.S. | Richardson, ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (all issues except August) | London | |
c. | 1921 | Y. | Suzuki | HANDBOOK OF MODERN BALL-ROOM DANCING (Entirely in Japanese) | Japan |
1922 | Paul | Boucher & Paul Gaffet | TOUTES LES DANSES POUR TOUS | Paris | |
1922 | R. Alex | Campbell | » THE NEW RYE DANCE. REDOWA, RYE MOVEMENT AND WALTZ. Description and sheet music. | Chicago | |
1922 | H. A. | Clifton | » ROYAL EMPRESS TANGO. Description and sheet music. | London | |
1922 | Charles J. | Coll & Gabrielle Rosiere | DANCING MADE EASY | New York | |
1922 | Geoffrey | D'Egville | HOW AND WHAT TO DANCE | London | |
1922 | Giovanni | Franceschini, & P. Gavina | BALLO DI IERI E BALLO D'OGGI | Milan | |
1922 | Charles J. | Frank | THE ONE STEP: THE LATEST METHOD, HOME INSTRUCTION BY MAIL, DANCING... | Philadelphia | |
1922 | Charles J. | Frank | THE WALTZ: THE LATEST METHOD, HOME INSTRUCTION BY MAIL, DANCING... | Philadelphia | |
1922 | Charles J. | Frank | THE FOX TROT: THE LATEST METHOD, HOME INSTRUCTION BY MAIL, DANCING... | Philadelphia | |
1922 | La Danse | LA DANSE magazine, bound. All issues except March. | Paris | ||
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE ONE STEP Mimeographed correspondence course | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER (correspondence course) | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, Introductory Course (diff. from above) | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | "Dancing Is a Stepping Stone to Success" - article in "Success" Magazine, Nov. issue | New York | |
1922 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, Advanced Course | New York | |
1922 | P. | Nardini | BALLI NUOVISSIMI | Milan | |
1922 | A. | Traber-Amiel | DAS BUCH FüR MODERNE TäNZE | Berlin | |
1923 | The Dance Review Publishing Co. | DANCE LOVERS Magazine Vol. 1 No. 1, 2 - Nov. Dec. issues | New York | ||
1923 | E. North | Brynildsen | THE DANCING ANNUAL 1923 Hardback book, first (and maybe last) annual edition | London |
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