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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).
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » HOW TO FOLLOW (via correspondence course) | New York |
1924 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, ADVANCED COURSE | New York | |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE POLO TROT (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » No. 7 THE NEW AMERICAN WALTZ (via correspondence course) | New York |
1924 | Arthur | Murray | SAMPLE PAGES OF THE MODERN DANCES Correspondence course promotional package | New York | |
1924 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.5 - LE FOX-TROT | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.13 - LA VALSE HESITATION | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.3 - LE TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.12 - LA SCOTTISCH ESPAGNOLE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LE FOX-TROT, LA SCOTTISCH ESPAGNOLE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.19 - LA VALSE (missing No.18, Le One-Step) | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.9 - BOSTON ET DOUBLE BOSTON | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.1 - LE TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.8 - LE JAZZ | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.7 - LE JAZZ | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.4 - LE FOX-TROT | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.20 - LA VALSE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.15 - LES NOUVEAUX PAS DU TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.6 - LE JAZZ | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.16 - LES NOUVEAUX PAS DU TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LE JAZZ, LE ONE STEP | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LE TANGO - LES NOUVEAU PAS DU TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.10 - BOSTON ET DOUBLE BOSTON | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.17 - LE TRIPLE BOSTON | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » HOW TO FOLLOW (via correspondence course) | New York |
1924 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES, ADVANCED COURSE | New York | |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » THE POLO TROT (via correspondence course) | New York |
c. | 1924 | Arthur | Murray | » No. 7 THE NEW AMERICAN WALTZ (via correspondence course) | New York |
1924 | Arthur | Murray | SAMPLE PAGES OF THE MODERN DANCES Correspondence course promotional package | New York | |
1924 | Arthur | Murray | THE MODERN DANCES | New York | |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.5 - LE FOX-TROT | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.13 - LA VALSE HESITATION | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.3 - LE TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.12 - LA SCOTTISCH ESPAGNOLE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LE FOX-TROT, LA SCOTTISCH ESPAGNOLE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.19 - LA VALSE (missing No.18, Le One-Step) | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.9 - BOSTON ET DOUBLE BOSTON | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.1 - LE TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.8 - LE JAZZ | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.7 - LE JAZZ | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.4 - LE FOX-TROT | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.20 - LA VALSE | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.15 - LES NOUVEAUX PAS DU TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.6 - LE JAZZ | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.16 - LES NOUVEAUX PAS DU TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LE JAZZ, LE ONE STEP | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LE TANGO - LES NOUVEAU PAS DU TANGO | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.10 - BOSTON ET DOUBLE BOSTON | Paris |
c. | 1924 | Prof. A. | Peters | LES LEÇONS DE DANSE No.17 - LE TRIPLE BOSTON | Paris |
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