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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).
1923 | Dick & Fitzgerald, publ. | DICK'S QUADRILLE CALL BOOK "New Edition" Behrens Publ. Co. | New York | ||
1923 | Dick & Fitzgerald, publ. | DICK'S QUADRILLE CALL BOOK "New Edition" Fitzgerald Publ. Co. | New York | ||
1923 | "An Expert" | Geographia Ltd. publ. | THE MODERN BALLROOM DANCE INSTRUCTOR | London | |
1923 | La Danse | LA DANSE magazine, bound. All 12 issues. | Paris | ||
1923 | L. | Levitte | LES 15 DANSES MODERNES | Paris | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, ADVANCED COURSE PARTS II and III, 64-p version, significantly different from above | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES - INTRODUCTORY COURSE Longer version, 32pp, with Tango Fox Trot | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, ADVANCED COURSE PARTS II and III, 63-p version | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES - INTRODUCTORY COURSE Short version, 22 pp | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | Package of promotional materials and form letters from Arthur Murray | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | » THE TUT-ANKH-AMEN FOX TROT (4-part choreography, via correspondence course) | New York | |
1923 | Prof. A. | Peters | AIDE MEMOIRE DU PARFAIT DANSEUR | Paris | |
1923 | P.J.S. | Richardson, Ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (Nov. issue) | London | |
1923 | Ida Mae | Roberts | SHORT CUTS TO DANCING | Chicago | |
1923 | Romayne | de Forrest | HOW TO DANCE AND WHAT TO DANCE | Chicago | |
1924 | The Dance Review Publishing Co. | DANCE LOVERS Magazine All issues | New York | ||
1924 | B. | Coanacher | FASHIONABLE QUADRILLE CALL BOOK | Chicago | |
1924 | B. | Coanacher | CLENDENEN'S QUADRILLE BOOK AND GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE, Edition for 1924-1925 | Chicago | |
1924 | La Danse | LA DANSE magazine, bound. Jan. through Oct. issues. | Paris | ||
c. | 1924 | Kito | Laroche | LES DANSES A LA MODE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE TANGOLINA (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE TANGO BLUES (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE RAGGEDY ANN FOX TROT (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE WHISPER WALTZ (via correspondence course) | New York |
1923 | Dick & Fitzgerald, publ. | DICK'S QUADRILLE CALL BOOK "New Edition" Behrens Publ. Co. | New York | ||
1923 | Dick & Fitzgerald, publ. | DICK'S QUADRILLE CALL BOOK "New Edition" Fitzgerald Publ. Co. | New York | ||
1923 | "An Expert" | Geographia Ltd. publ. | THE MODERN BALLROOM DANCE INSTRUCTOR | London | |
1923 | La Danse | LA DANSE magazine, bound. All 12 issues. | Paris | ||
1923 | L. | Levitte | LES 15 DANSES MODERNES | Paris | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, ADVANCED COURSE PARTS II and III, 64-p version, significantly different from above | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES - INTRODUCTORY COURSE Longer version, 32pp, with Tango Fox Trot | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, ADVANCED COURSE PARTS II and III, 63-p version | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES - INTRODUCTORY COURSE Short version, 22 pp | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | Package of promotional materials and form letters from Arthur Murray | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
1923 | Arthur | Murray | » THE TUT-ANKH-AMEN FOX TROT (4-part choreography, via correspondence course) | New York | |
1923 | Prof. A. | Peters | AIDE MEMOIRE DU PARFAIT DANSEUR | Paris | |
1923 | P.J.S. | Richardson, Ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (Nov. issue) | London | |
1923 | Ida Mae | Roberts | SHORT CUTS TO DANCING | Chicago | |
1923 | Romayne | de Forrest | HOW TO DANCE AND WHAT TO DANCE | Chicago | |
1924 | The Dance Review Publishing Co. | DANCE LOVERS Magazine All issues | New York | ||
1924 | B. | Coanacher | FASHIONABLE QUADRILLE CALL BOOK | Chicago | |
1924 | B. | Coanacher | CLENDENEN'S QUADRILLE BOOK AND GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE, Edition for 1924-1925 | Chicago | |
1924 | La Danse | LA DANSE magazine, bound. Jan. through Oct. issues. | Paris | ||
c. | 1924 | Kito | Laroche | LES DANSES A LA MODE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE TANGOLINA (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE TANGO BLUES (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE RAGGEDY ANN FOX TROT (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE WHISPER WALTZ (via correspondence course) | New York |
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