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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).
1958 | Prof. René | Vrany | ART ET SPORT, DANSES MODERNE DE SALON | Paris | |
1958 | WFIL-TV | AMERICAN BANDSTAND ANNUAL YEARBOOK - DICK CLARK 1st year | Philadelphia | ||
1958 | Betty | White | BETTY WHITE'S LATIN-AMERICAN DANCE BOOK | New York | |
1958 | Betty | White | BETTY WHITE'S TEEN-AGE DANCE BOOK Revised Edition | New York | |
1959 | Fred | Astaire Dance Studios | HOW TO DANCE THE AMERICAN WALTZ | New York | |
1959 | Fred | Astaire Dance Studios | HOW TO DANCE THE CHA CHA CHA | New York | |
1959 | Nadia | Chilkovsky | AMERICAN BANDSTAND DANCES IN LABANOTATION | New York | |
1959 | Mutual Improvement Associations of the | Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day saints | DANCE TIME - THE M.I.A. DANCE HANDBOOK (Different from 1958 edition) | Salt Lake City | |
1959 | A. H. | Franks | A PICTORIAL MANUAL OF BALLROOM DANCING | London | |
1959 | Dr. Roger | Knapp | A COLLECTION OF COUPLE DANCES | Corpus Christi, TX | |
1959 | Robert | Luis | AUTHENTIC CALYPSO. THE SONG, THE MUSIC, THE DANCE. | New York | |
1959 | Arthur | Murray | HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER w/ Dance Secrets by K. Murray | New York | |
1959 | Arthur | Murray | ARTHUR MURRAY'S BALLROOM DANCING | New York | |
1959 | Social Dancing League, Inc. | RUMBA THE EASY WAY, With Life Size Dance Patterns and Hi-Fi Practice Records | Chicago | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 7. ROYAL EMPRESS TANGO - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 1. THE FYLDE WALTZ - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 3. THE VELETA - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 8. THE LATCHFORD SCHOTTISCHE - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 4. THE WALTZ - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 11. PREMIER TWO STEP - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 5. LA MASCOTTE - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 9. LOLA TANGO - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 6. IMPERIAL WALTZ - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 12. BRITANNIA SAUNTER - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 10. BOSTON TWO STEP - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London |
1958 | Prof. René | Vrany | ART ET SPORT, DANSES MODERNE DE SALON | Paris | |
1958 | WFIL-TV | AMERICAN BANDSTAND ANNUAL YEARBOOK - DICK CLARK 1st year | Philadelphia | ||
1958 | Betty | White | BETTY WHITE'S LATIN-AMERICAN DANCE BOOK | New York | |
1958 | Betty | White | BETTY WHITE'S TEEN-AGE DANCE BOOK Revised Edition | New York | |
1959 | Fred | Astaire Dance Studios | HOW TO DANCE THE AMERICAN WALTZ | New York | |
1959 | Fred | Astaire Dance Studios | HOW TO DANCE THE CHA CHA CHA | New York | |
1959 | Nadia | Chilkovsky | AMERICAN BANDSTAND DANCES IN LABANOTATION | New York | |
1959 | Mutual Improvement Associations of the | Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day saints | DANCE TIME - THE M.I.A. DANCE HANDBOOK (Different from 1958 edition) | Salt Lake City | |
1959 | A. H. | Franks | A PICTORIAL MANUAL OF BALLROOM DANCING | London | |
1959 | Dr. Roger | Knapp | A COLLECTION OF COUPLE DANCES | Corpus Christi, TX | |
1959 | Robert | Luis | AUTHENTIC CALYPSO. THE SONG, THE MUSIC, THE DANCE. | New York | |
1959 | Arthur | Murray | HOW TO BECOME A GOOD DANCER w/ Dance Secrets by K. Murray | New York | |
1959 | Arthur | Murray | ARTHUR MURRAY'S BALLROOM DANCING | New York | |
1959 | Social Dancing League, Inc. | RUMBA THE EASY WAY, With Life Size Dance Patterns and Hi-Fi Practice Records | Chicago | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 7. ROYAL EMPRESS TANGO - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 1. THE FYLDE WALTZ - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 3. THE VELETA - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 8. THE LATCHFORD SCHOTTISCHE - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 4. THE WALTZ - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 11. PREMIER TWO STEP - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 5. LA MASCOTTE - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 9. LOLA TANGO - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 6. IMPERIAL WALTZ - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 12. BRITANNIA SAUNTER - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London | ||
1959 | The Dancing Times, Ltd. | » 10. BOSTON TWO STEP - Analyses of Old Time Championship Dances | London |
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