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).

Anti-dance books are listed here.

1960	Fred	Astaire Dance Studios	HOW TO DANCE THE CONTINENTAL AND ARGENTINE TANGOS
1960	Fred	Astaire Dance Studios	THE FRED ASTAIRE DANCE GUIDE	New York
1960	Robert	Brandon	BALLROOM DANCING MADE EASY 1952 date, 1st Ed was 1936	London
1960	Hugh	Carter	DANCING FOR FUN	London
1960	Prof. D.	Charles	TOUTES LES DANSES MODERNES, Tome I	Paris
1960		Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, Inc.	BALLROOM WORKSHOP	Chicago
1960	John	Clancy	STANDARD AMERICAN FOXTROT	New York
1960		Dance Educators of America	CROWNING ACHIEVEMENTS BALLROOM PROGRAM	New York
1960	Doris	Hart	BALLROOM DANCING, The Finest Of All Hobbies	New York
1960		Imperial Society	KNOW THE GAME - LATIN AMERICAN DANCING	Halifax
1960		Koster-Dana Corp.	DANCING IS FAMILY FUN	New York
1960	Alex	Moore	ALEX MOORE'S BALLROOM. WHAT TO TEACH 1960-61	Kingston-On-Thames
1960	Arthur	Murray	WOMAN'S OWN POCKET GUIDE TO BETTER DANCING	London
1960	Warren	Oakland	WARREN'S DANCE KIT, Music and steps for the Cha-Cha	Kansas City, Mo
1960	Rudolf	Orthwine, publ	BALLROOM DANCE MAGAZINE, March, April issues	New York
1960	General Motors	Personnel Staff	DANCING IS FAMILY FUN	New York
1960	Manuel Carrillo	Suarez	BAILAMOS? El Curso Completo del ROCK ‘N ROLL	Mexico
1961	Jacques	Bense	LES DANSES EN VOGUE vol. 2 (incl. Rock and Roll, Cha-Cha-Cha, Calypso)	Paris
1961	Courtenay	Castle	LEARN TO DANCE 1961 Impression	London
1961		Dance Masters of America, Inc.	DMA PRE-CONVENTION BALLROOM	Philadelphia
1961	Leona	Lehman	LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES	New York
1961	Bob and Margaret	More	EVERYBODY DANCE! It's Nice 'n' Easy	London
1961	Arthur	Murray	ARTHUR MURRAY'S DANCE INSTRUCTION for the Library of Dance Music	New York
1961	Kathryn	Murray	KATHRYN MURRAY'S TIPS TO TEEN-AGERS	New York
1961	Betty	White	DANCING MADE EASY, revised edition of 1953	New York

1960	Fred	Astaire Dance Studios	HOW TO DANCE THE CONTINENTAL AND ARGENTINE TANGOS
1960	Fred	Astaire Dance Studios	THE FRED ASTAIRE DANCE GUIDE	New York
1960	Robert	Brandon	BALLROOM DANCING MADE EASY 1952 date, 1st Ed was 1936	London
1960	Hugh	Carter	DANCING FOR FUN	London
1960	Prof. D.	Charles	TOUTES LES DANSES MODERNES, Tome I	Paris
1960		Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, Inc.	BALLROOM WORKSHOP	Chicago
1960	John	Clancy	STANDARD AMERICAN FOXTROT	New York
1960		Dance Educators of America	CROWNING ACHIEVEMENTS BALLROOM PROGRAM	New York
1960	Doris	Hart	BALLROOM DANCING, The Finest Of All Hobbies	New York
1960		Imperial Society	KNOW THE GAME - LATIN AMERICAN DANCING	Halifax
1960		Koster-Dana Corp.	DANCING IS FAMILY FUN	New York
1960	Alex	Moore	ALEX MOORE'S BALLROOM. WHAT TO TEACH 1960-61	Kingston-On-Thames
1960	Arthur	Murray	WOMAN'S OWN POCKET GUIDE TO BETTER DANCING	London
1960	Warren	Oakland	WARREN'S DANCE KIT, Music and steps for the Cha-Cha	Kansas City, Mo
1960	Rudolf	Orthwine, publ	BALLROOM DANCE MAGAZINE, March, April issues	New York
1960	General Motors	Personnel Staff	DANCING IS FAMILY FUN	New York
1960	Manuel Carrillo	Suarez	BAILAMOS? El Curso Completo del ROCK ‘N ROLL	Mexico
1961	Jacques	Bense	LES DANSES EN VOGUE vol. 2 (incl. Rock and Roll, Cha-Cha-Cha, Calypso)	Paris
1961	Courtenay	Castle	LEARN TO DANCE 1961 Impression	London
1961		Dance Masters of America, Inc.	DMA PRE-CONVENTION BALLROOM	Philadelphia
1961	Leona	Lehman	LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES	New York
1961	Bob and Margaret	More	EVERYBODY DANCE! It's Nice 'n' Easy	London
1961	Arthur	Murray	ARTHUR MURRAY'S DANCE INSTRUCTION for the Library of Dance Music	New York
1961	Kathryn	Murray	KATHRYN MURRAY'S TIPS TO TEEN-AGERS	New York
1961	Betty	White	DANCING MADE EASY, revised edition of 1953	New York

The collection of Richard Powers Primary Sources - Historical Social Dance Chronological listing

The collection of Richard Powers
Primary Sources - Historical Social Dance
Chronological listing