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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).
1941 | Lawrence | Grant | HOME COURSE IN NEW BALLROOM DANCES (slightly different from 1937) | not mentioned | |
1941 | Lawrence | Hostetler | LEARN TO DANCE THE PHOTO-FOOTPRINT WAY | New York | |
1941 | Alice | Jameyson | OLD TIME BALLROOM DANCES | Oakland, CA | |
1941 | Benjamin | Lovett & Henry Ford | GOOD MORNING, Music, Calls and Directions for Old-time Dancing | Dearborn, MI | |
1941 | Arthur | Murray | LET'S LEARN TO DANCE A Woman's Home Companion Booklet | New York | |
1941 | Arthur | Murray | ARTHUR MURRAY'S DANCE BOOK (folio size) | New York | |
c. | 1941 | Arthur | Murray | ARTHUR MURRAY'S DANCE BOOK (different from 1938 and 1941) | New York |
1941 | P.J.S. | Richardson, Ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) | London | |
1941 | Veloz and Yolanda | DANCE WITH VELOZ AND YOLANDA | New York | ||
1941 | Herbert | Ware | STREAMLINE YOUR DANCING | Philadelphia | |
1942 | Mutual Improvement Associations of the | Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day saints | M.I.A. DANCE SUPPLEMENT | Salt Lake City | |
1942 | Lawrence | Hostetler | WALK YOUR WAY TO BETTER DANCING | New York | |
1942 | Jimmy | Kennedy | » THE COKEY COKEY (YOU PUT YOUR LEFT ARM OUT). Description and sheet music. | London | |
1942 | Ladies Home Journal, pub. | DANCE WITH ME | New York | ||
1942 | Betty | Lee | DANCING | New York | |
1942 | Arthur | Murray | HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER | New York | |
c. | 1942 | Swasdi | Nitibhon | MODERN BALLROOM DANCING inscribed by author | Miami |
1942 | Rudolf | Orthwine, Ed. | DANCE MAGAZINE December issue | New York | |
1942 | Victor | Silvester | MODERN BALLROOM DANCING, 1942 EDITION | London | |
c. | 1942 | Ella | Spowart | WAR EDITION, BALLROOM & SERVICES DANCE INSTRUCTOR, 22nd Year | London |
1942 | Whitcombe & Tombs, Ltd | A GUIDE TO BALLROOM DANCING | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
c. | 1942 | Elizabeth | Woodward & Ladies Home Journal | FROLICKING FEET: HOW TO DANCE | New York |
1942 | Anita & Dexter | Wright | HOW TO DANCE | New York | |
1943 | Dancing Masters of America | NOTES OF DANCES – DANCING MASTERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION | New York | ||
1943 | Budd | Howard | DANCE Drawings That Teach You How to Dance |
1941 | Lawrence | Grant | HOME COURSE IN NEW BALLROOM DANCES (slightly different from 1937) | not mentioned | |
1941 | Lawrence | Hostetler | LEARN TO DANCE THE PHOTO-FOOTPRINT WAY | New York | |
1941 | Alice | Jameyson | OLD TIME BALLROOM DANCES | Oakland, CA | |
1941 | Benjamin | Lovett & Henry Ford | GOOD MORNING, Music, Calls and Directions for Old-time Dancing | Dearborn, MI | |
1941 | Arthur | Murray | LET'S LEARN TO DANCE A Woman's Home Companion Booklet | New York | |
1941 | Arthur | Murray | ARTHUR MURRAY'S DANCE BOOK (folio size) | New York | |
c. | 1941 | Arthur | Murray | ARTHUR MURRAY'S DANCE BOOK (different from 1938 and 1941) | New York |
1941 | P.J.S. | Richardson, Ed. | THE DANCING TIMES magazine (Feb, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) | London | |
1941 | Veloz and Yolanda | DANCE WITH VELOZ AND YOLANDA | New York | ||
1941 | Herbert | Ware | STREAMLINE YOUR DANCING | Philadelphia | |
1942 | Mutual Improvement Associations of the | Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day saints | M.I.A. DANCE SUPPLEMENT | Salt Lake City | |
1942 | Lawrence | Hostetler | WALK YOUR WAY TO BETTER DANCING | New York | |
1942 | Jimmy | Kennedy | » THE COKEY COKEY (YOU PUT YOUR LEFT ARM OUT). Description and sheet music. | London | |
1942 | Ladies Home Journal, pub. | DANCE WITH ME | New York | ||
1942 | Betty | Lee | DANCING | New York | |
1942 | Arthur | Murray | HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER | New York | |
c. | 1942 | Swasdi | Nitibhon | MODERN BALLROOM DANCING inscribed by author | Miami |
1942 | Rudolf | Orthwine, Ed. | DANCE MAGAZINE December issue | New York | |
1942 | Victor | Silvester | MODERN BALLROOM DANCING, 1942 EDITION | London | |
c. | 1942 | Ella | Spowart | WAR EDITION, BALLROOM & SERVICES DANCE INSTRUCTOR, 22nd Year | London |
1942 | Whitcombe & Tombs, Ltd | A GUIDE TO BALLROOM DANCING | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
c. | 1942 | Elizabeth | Woodward & Ladies Home Journal | FROLICKING FEET: HOW TO DANCE | New York |
1942 | Anita & Dexter | Wright | HOW TO DANCE | New York | |
1943 | Dancing Masters of America | NOTES OF DANCES – DANCING MASTERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL CONVENTION | New York | ||
1943 | Budd | Howard | DANCE Drawings That Teach You How to Dance |
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