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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).
1936 | P.J.S. | Richardson, Ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (all issues) | London | |
1936 | Victor | Silvester | MODERN BALLROOM DANCING (revised from 1927 edition) | London | |
c. | 1936 | Johnson | Smith & Co. | HOW TO DANCE Most Complete Instructions, with Illustrations | Detroit, MI |
c. | 1936 | Frederick | Tee | THIRTY-TWO NOVELTY DANCES | London |
1936 | Robin | Thom | BALLROOM DRILL | London | |
1936 | Charles | Warner | TRAITÉ DE DANSES, AVEC MUSIQUE | Paris | |
1937 | Am. Dancer Publ. Co. | THE AMERICAN DANCER February issue | New York | ||
1937 | George A. | Corbail | ROLLER SKATE WALTZ INSTRUCTIONS | Chicago | |
1937 | Duquesne Brewing Co. | THE BIG APPLE | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
1937 | Al | Gilbert | BIG APPLE TAP (tap routine description and recorded music) | Los Angeles | |
1937 | Lawrence | Grant | HOME COURSE IN NEW BALLROOM DANCES | not mentioned | |
1937 | Karl | Haiding und Arthur Nowy | TANZE UNSERER GEMEINSCHAFT (Ballroom dance instructions and music for Nazi Reich) | Berlin | |
1937 | Paul R. | Milton, Ed. | DANCE MAGAZINE Jan, June issues | New York | |
1937 | Arthur | Murray | » HOW TO DANCE THE LAMBETH WALK. Description accompanying sheet music | New York | |
1937 | Arthur | Murray | LET'S DANCE | New York | |
1937 | Arthur | Murray | LET'S SWING IT | New York | |
1937 | National Dance League | DANCE DIGEST MAGAZINE - Big Apple and Shag issue (5 articles on Big Apple and Shag) Oct. issue | New York | ||
1937 | National Dance League | DANCE DIGEST MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No. 3 May issue | New York | ||
1937 | National Dance League | DANCE DIGEST MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No. 2 March issue | New York | ||
1937 | Thomas E. | Parson | POPULAR BALLROOM DANCES, 2nd Series (different from 1936 ed) | New York | |
1937 | Raul and Eva | Reyes | THE AUTHENTIC BALLROOM RUMBA | not mentioned | |
1937 | Louis | Shomar | HOW TO DANCE | New York | |
1937 | Louis | Shomer | SWING STEPS | New York | |
1937 | Lawrence | Stetler (sic) | TAP DANCING AND NEW VARIATIONS IN SOCIAL DANCES (seems to copy Lawrence Hostetler) | Los Angeles | |
1937 | Pat | Sykes | HOW TO DANCE, SEASON 1937-1938 | London |
1936 | P.J.S. | Richardson, Ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (all issues) | London | |
1936 | Victor | Silvester | MODERN BALLROOM DANCING (revised from 1927 edition) | London | |
c. | 1936 | Johnson | Smith & Co. | HOW TO DANCE Most Complete Instructions, with Illustrations | Detroit, MI |
c. | 1936 | Frederick | Tee | THIRTY-TWO NOVELTY DANCES | London |
1936 | Robin | Thom | BALLROOM DRILL | London | |
1936 | Charles | Warner | TRAITÉ DE DANSES, AVEC MUSIQUE | Paris | |
1937 | Am. Dancer Publ. Co. | THE AMERICAN DANCER February issue | New York | ||
1937 | George A. | Corbail | ROLLER SKATE WALTZ INSTRUCTIONS | Chicago | |
1937 | Duquesne Brewing Co. | THE BIG APPLE | Pittsburgh, PA | ||
1937 | Al | Gilbert | BIG APPLE TAP (tap routine description and recorded music) | Los Angeles | |
1937 | Lawrence | Grant | HOME COURSE IN NEW BALLROOM DANCES | not mentioned | |
1937 | Karl | Haiding und Arthur Nowy | TANZE UNSERER GEMEINSCHAFT (Ballroom dance instructions and music for Nazi Reich) | Berlin | |
1937 | Paul R. | Milton, Ed. | DANCE MAGAZINE Jan, June issues | New York | |
1937 | Arthur | Murray | » HOW TO DANCE THE LAMBETH WALK. Description accompanying sheet music | New York | |
1937 | Arthur | Murray | LET'S DANCE | New York | |
1937 | Arthur | Murray | LET'S SWING IT | New York | |
1937 | National Dance League | DANCE DIGEST MAGAZINE - Big Apple and Shag issue (5 articles on Big Apple and Shag) Oct. issue | New York | ||
1937 | National Dance League | DANCE DIGEST MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No. 3 May issue | New York | ||
1937 | National Dance League | DANCE DIGEST MAGAZINE Vol. 1 No. 2 March issue | New York | ||
1937 | Thomas E. | Parson | POPULAR BALLROOM DANCES, 2nd Series (different from 1936 ed) | New York | |
1937 | Raul and Eva | Reyes | THE AUTHENTIC BALLROOM RUMBA | not mentioned | |
1937 | Louis | Shomar | HOW TO DANCE | New York | |
1937 | Louis | Shomer | SWING STEPS | New York | |
1937 | Lawrence | Stetler (sic) | TAP DANCING AND NEW VARIATIONS IN SOCIAL DANCES (seems to copy Lawrence Hostetler) | Los Angeles | |
1937 | Pat | Sykes | HOW TO DANCE, SEASON 1937-1938 | London |
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