Folk Dance Bibliography

By Dick Oakes

Last updated: 18 September 2011

I first compiled a list of folk dance teaching references for a folk dance teacher training seminar. There were many works that I did not include for lack of research time but which are now in this list.

I am pleased to have been a contributor to Betty Casey's International Folk Dancing U.S.A. (Doubleday and Company, 1981. 331 pp.), in which Mrs. Casey writes,

"...Dick Oakes, an all-around international folk dance instructor, helped in checking the many dance instructions and the Lexicon definitions. He devised the clever system of using a larger and smaller raised capital letter (RL) to indicate that a step can be done with either the right or left foot; he also assisted with photo illustrations and provided the material for "Yugoslavian Folk Dancing."

Happy researching!
Dick Oakes

A Selection of European Folk Dances, Vols. 1-2.
Oxford, England: Pergamon, 1964. Softcover.
Agarkar, A. J. Folk Dance of Maharashtra.
Rajabbau Josji, 1950. Hardcover.
Ajayi, Omofolabo S. Yoruba Dance, The Semiotics of Movement and Body Attitude in a Nigerian Culture.
Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 1998. 196 pp. Delves into history to unearth the aesthetics, significance and the meaning attached to dance as a socio-cultural phenomenon among the Yoruba ethnic group of modern Nigeria. Softcover.
Ajello, Elvira. The Solo Irish Jig.
London: Beaumont, 1932. Glossary of terms; descriptions of the Irish jig; notes on costumes, and a brief essay on Irish music.
Ajoian, Frances. Armenian Dances.
Fresno, California: Frances Ajoian, 1961, 1996. Descriptions for 33 dances. Softcover.
Alexandru, Tiberiu. Romanian Folk Music.
Bucharest: Musical Publishing House, 1980. 269 pp. 13 pages about Romanian dances (no descriptions). All about Romanian folk music, including musical scores, line drawing, black and white photographs. Softcover.
Alford, Violet. Dances of France, Vol. III, The Pyranees.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1951. New York: Crwo Publishers, 1963. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Alford, Violet. Peeps at English Folk Dances.
London: A. and C. Black, 1923. Hardcover.
Alford, Violet. The Traditional Dance.
London: Methven and Co., 1935.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Denmark.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1985. 144 pp. This is one of the European Folk Dance Series. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Folk Dance of Europe.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1990. 344 pp. Softcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Hungarian Dance.
Folk Dance Enterprises, 1938, 1990.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Ten Dances from Brittany.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1988. 24 pp. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Ten Dances from Denmark.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1988. 24 pp. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Ten Dances from Finland.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1988. 24 pp. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Ten Dances from Portugal.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1988. 24 pp. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. Ten Dances from Sweden.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1998. 24 pp. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. and Margaret. European Folk Dance.
U. K.: Folk DAnce Enterprises, 1987. 144 pp. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffé, Nigel S. and Margaret. The Netherlands.
Folk Dance Enterprises, 1982. 144 pp. This is one of the European Folk Dance Series. Hardcover.
Allenby Jaffe, Nigel. The World of English Folk Dance.
U.K.: Folk Dance Enterprises, 1990. 334 pp.
AlZayer, Panni and Y. Villacampa. Middle Eastern Dance.
New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2003. 124 pp. For young adults. Softcover.
American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Materials for Teaching Dance, Vol. II.
Washington D.C. Folk, Square, and Social Dance.
Ampolo, Louis. A Manual of International Folk Dances.
Lee, Massachusetts: Appalachian Press, 1973. Softcover.
Anderson, Allie and John M Duthie. A Complete Guide to Scottish Country Dancing.
London and Edinburgh: McDougall's Educational Co. Complete guide for technique and styling; 2 simple country dances with music.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes. Fundamental Dance Steps and Music.
Quezon City, Philippines: Manila, Kayumanggi Press, 1957. Softcover.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes. Philippine Folk Dances, Vol. I.
Quezon City, Philippines: Manila, Kayumanggi Press, 1962. 25 dances; regional classification, pronunciation chart, costumes, and piano music for each dance. Softcover.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes. Philippine Folk Dances, Vol. II.
MQuezon City, Philippines: Manila, Kayumanggi Press, 1953. 35 dances; regional classification, pronunciation chart, costumes, and piano music for each dance. Softcover.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes. Philippine Folk Dances, Vol. III.
Quezon City, Philippines: Manila, Kayumanggi Press, 1960. 26 dances; regional classification, pronunciation chart, costumes, and piano music for each dance. Softcover.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes. Philippine Folk Dances, Vol. IV.
Quezon City, Philippines: Manila, Kayumanggi Press. 22 dances; regional classification, pronunciation chart, costumes, and piano music for each dance. Softcover.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes. Philippine National Dances.
New York: Silvr Burdett Co., 1946. Fifty-three dances; regional classification, and piano music for each dance. Softcover.
Aquino, Francisca Reyes and Petron Remos. Philippine Folk Dance and Games.
New York: Silver Burdett Co., 1927. Twenty folk dances and 46 games. Softcover.
Arbeau, Thoinet. Orchesography.
New York: A manual of 15th and 16th century dances with original musical examples and instructions.
Armstrong, Don. Caller/Teacher Manual for Contras.
Los Angeles: Sets in Order American Square Dance Society. Timing breakdowns for 101 contra dances. Teaching techniques, prompting. Softcover.
Armstrong, Lucile. Dances of Portugal.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1948. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Armstrong, Lucile. Dances of Spain, Vol. I, South, Centre and North-West.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1950. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Armstrong, Lucile. Dances of Spain, Vol. II, North-East and East.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Armstrong, Lucile. A Window on Folk Dance, With Special Reference to the Dances of the Iberian Peninsula.
Springfield Books, 1985. 128 pp. Hardcover.
Arnheim, Daniel D. Dance Injuries, Their Prevention and Care.
St. Louis, Missouri: C. V. Mosby Co., 1975, 1991. Understand injuries and ways to treat them. Softcover.
Ayutthayai, Dutsadi Boiriphat Na. The Regional Dances of Thailand.
Bangkok, Thailand: Foundation for the Advancement of Educational Materials, 1962.
Balassa, Ivan and Gyula Ortutay. Hungarian Ethnography and Folklore.
Budapest: Corvina Kiado, 1979. Hardcover.
Ballwebber, Edith. Group Instruction n Social Dance.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1938. (Out of print.)
Banaţeanu, T., G. Fosca and E. Ionescu.Folk Costumes of Rumenia
Bucharest, Rumania: State Publishing House for Literature and the Arts, 1958.
Banerji, Projesh. The Folk Dance of India.
Kitabistan, 1944. 129 pp. Hardcover.
Bartas, Yolanda. Latin American Costumes.
New York: Hyperion Press, 1941.
Bartok, Bela. Roumanian Folk Dances.
London: Boosey and Hawkes, 2004. 12 pp. Softcover.
Bartok, Bela and Albert B. Lord. Serbo-Croatian Folk Songs.
New York; 1951. The authors analyze "women's" songs collected Milman Perry in 1934 and 1935. Songs are given with music and lyrics.
Barton, Lucy. Historic Costume for the Stage.
New York: 1938.
Bauer, Lois and Barbara Reed. Dance and Play Activities for the Elementary Grades, Vols. I-II.
New York: Chartwell House, Inc., 1953. Volume I for grades one to three; Volume II for grades four to six.
Baum, Edna. Russian Peasant Dances.
Chicago: Clayton F. Summy Co, 1928. Ten dances, 8 for elementary school, 2 for secondary.
Beal, Daniel. Dances from Norway.
Plymouth, Minnesota: Precision Graphics, Inc., 1988. 202 pp. Includes sheet music, all words and translations. Historical notes, good footnotes. Excellent descriptions of Norwegian styling, many clear diagramsm 4 childrens dances, 11 song dances, 16 figure-dances, 11 old-time couple dances. Hardcover.
Beliajus, Vytautas Finadar. Dance and be Merry, Vol. I.
Evanston, Illinois: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1940. Thirty-one Lithuanian folk dance descriptions, piano music. Softcover.
Beliajus, Vytautas Finadar. Dance and be Merry, Vol. II.
Evanston, Illinois: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1942. Sixteen Lithuanian folk dances, piano music. Softcover.
Beliajus, Vytautas Finadar. Dance of Lietuva.
Chicago: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1951. Delaware, Ohio: Co-op Recreation Service, 1951. 54 circle and line dances from Lithuania with musical scores, song words, black and white drawings and photographs. Large softcover.
Beliajus, Vytautas Finadar. Let's Be Merry.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreation Service, 1951. 38 pp. Descriptions of seven easy dances of Lithuania. Stories, games, piano music, song words. Booklet.
Beliajus, Vytautas Finadar. Merrily Dance.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreation Service, Inc., 1947, 1955. 24 pp. Descriptions of 13 easy dances of France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, United States (including Jewish, Palestinian, and Arabic dances). Piano music, song words. Booklet.
Belzić, Jerko and Walter W. Kolar. A Survey of Folk Musical Instruments in Yugoslavia Membranophones.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Duquesne University Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts, 1978. 17 pp. Terms, pronunciation guide, map of yugoslavia, membranophones, friction membranophones, singing membranophones, bibliography; line drawings. Softcover.
Benet, Sula. Song, Dance, and Customs of Peasant Poland.
London: Dennis Dobson, 1951. Peasant life, celebrations and traditions.
Bensel, E. Van Der Ven-Ten. Dances of the Netherlands.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Bergman, Marion. The Russian American Dance Book.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1947. Music and lyrics in Russian and English for 19 folkdance songs; includes descriptions for each song.
Berk, Fred. Guide for the Israeli Folk Dance Teacher.
New York: American Zionist Youth Foundation, 1971. 16 pp. No dance descriptions. Discussions about teacher problems, dance notation, translating dance names, what makes a good teacher, starting a group, running a performing group, weekend workshops, more. Softcover.
Berk, Fred. Ha-Rikud, The Jewish Dance.
New York: American Zionist Youth Foundation, 1972. 101 pp. Descriptions of 25 dances of Israel. History, background, fundamentals, teaching, choreography, starting a group, costumes. Terms, abbreviations, records. black and white photographs, drawings. Softcover.
Berk, Fred. 100 Israeli Folk Dances.
New York: The American Zionist Youth Foundation. 108 pp. Descriptions of 100 dances of Israel. Terms, abbreviations, basic steps. black and white photographs. Softcover.
Berk, Fred. Machol Ha'am. Dance of the Jewish People.
New York: American Zionist Youth Foundation, 1978. 94 pp. No dance descriptions. History of Jewish dance in Israel and America, influences of ethnic groups, choreographers. black and white photographs. Softcover.
Berk, Fred. The Jewish Dance.
New York: Exposition Press, 1960. An anthology of articles.
Berk, Fred and Katya. Dances of Palestine.
New York: B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, 1947. Eleven dances collected in the United States; music arranged.
Berquist, Nils W. Swedish Folk Dances.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1914, 1928. New York: The New York Public Library, 2011. 84 pp. Softcover.
Becić, Jerko and Walter W. Kolar. A Suvey of Folk Musical Instruments in Yugoslavia, Idiophones.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Duquesne University Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts, 1975. 24 pp. Definition of terms, Idiophoones, Struck Idiophones (directly and indrectly), Plucked Idiophones, and Friction Idiophones. Softcover.
Bergquist, Nils W. Swedish Folk Dances.
New York: A. S. Barnes Company, 1910. 74 pp. Hardcover.
Bidstrup, George and Marguerite. Folk Dances.
Asheville, North Carolina: Stephens Press.
Bidstrup, George and Marguerite. Folk Dances Brought from Denmark.
Self Published, 1952. Softcover.
Bidstrup, George and Marguerite. Singing Games and Folk Dances.
Toby Press, 2007. 60 pp. All of these singing games are of Scandinavian source, principally Danish, and many were recorded by Georg Bidstrup, who as a child growing up in Denmark, started to play them at the age of six. Softcover.
Blake, Lois. Welsh Folk Dance and Costume.
Talysaarn, Gwynedd, Wales: Gwynn Publishing Co., 1965. 24 pp.
Boardman, Eunice and Beth Landis. Exploring Music.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1966. Teacher's Edition.
Bonnice, Sherry. Folk Dance.
Broomall, Pennsylvania: Mason Crest Publishers, 2002. For ages 9-12.
Bossing, Ed and Elsie Bossing. Handbook fo Favorite Dances.
Chicago: H. T. Fitzsimmons Co., 1955.
Bouche, P., R. Gest and E. Sibron. Dances des Provinces de France, Tomes I-VII.
Paris: Editiones Jacques Vautran, 1946.
Boullier, Dianna. Exploring Irish Music and Dance.
Ottawa, Ontario: O'Brien Publishers, 1998. 160 pages. An introduction to the tunes, personalities, history and lore of Irish music and dance; illustrated; for ages 9-12. Hardcover.
Bourque-Moreau, France. Je Danse mon Enfance (I Dance my Childhood).
Montréal, Québec: FLDQ, 1979. Contains 80-plus dances as well as useful tips on teaching, with emphasis on rhythms, formations, cultural background, and psycho-motricity.
Bovbjerg, Viggo. Danish Folk Dances.
Chicago: H. T. FitzSimmons Co., 1917.
Bower Charles L., Neva Boyd and Jane Farwell. Handy Folk Dance Book.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreation Service, 1960. Written tunes as well as instructions for group dances. No date noted, but appears to be mid-1900s. Comb-bound booklet.
Bowers, Ethel. Musical Mixers and Simple Square Dances.
Prepared for the National Recreation Association, 1937.
Boyd, Anna And and Neva L. SpacekFolk Dances of Bohemia and Moravia, for School, Playground and Social Center.
H. T. Fitzsimons Co., 1932. Softcover.
Bradshaw, Angela. World Costumes.
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1953. London: Adams and Black, 1955. Contains examples of traditional dress in many parts of the world; 16 plates in color and 142 pages of drawings.
Brennan, Helen. The Story of Irish Dance.
Lanham, Maryland: Roberts Rinehart, 2001. 188 pp. From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance. Softcover.
Breuer, Katharina. Dances of Austria.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Briggs, Dudley T. Thirty Contras from New England.
Burlington, Massachusetts: Dudley T. Briggs, 1953.
Brittin, Phil. The Compete Book of Country Swing & Western Dance, and a bit about Cowboys.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1981. 239 pp. Descriptions of: The Basics, The Moves, The Flash, The Twirls, The Combos, The Rounds. Background, index. black and white photographs. Softcover.
Brown, Chester L. (Editor)Handy Folk Dance Book.
Cooperative Recreation Services, Inc. 143 pp. Ring bound booklet.
Brower, Josephine. The Morris Dance.
New York: H. W. Gray Co., 1910. Description of terms and instructions for over ten Morris stick and handkerchief dances.
Brundage, Al and Rube Merchant. Contras Are Fun.
1953.
Brunelleschi, Elsa and Antonio Brunelleschi. Spanish Dancing.
London: A. and C. Black, 1958.
Bryans, Helen L. and John Madsen. Scandinavian Dances, Books I-II.
Toronto: clark, Irwin and Co., Ltd, 1942.
Buber, Martin. Tales of the Hasadim.
New York: Schocken Books, 1947. Contents: the Early Masters, Jewish Legends.
Buchanan, Fanny R. Folk Dances and How to Do Them.
Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010. 50 pp. Hardcover.
Buday, George. Dances of Hungary.
New York: Chanticleer Press, 1950. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Dances of the People.
New York: G. S. Shirmer and Co., 1913, 1934. Twenty-eight dances including 5 Danish, 3 English, 5 German, 2 Irish, 3 Scottish, 8 Swedish, 1 Swiss. Hardcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Dances of the People, Vol. II.
New York: A. G. Shirmer, Inc., 1942. 82 pp. A second volume of folk dances and singing games; containing twenty-eight folk-dances of the United States, Ireland, England, Scotland; for performance; numerous illustrations. Hardcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth and C. Ward Crampton. Folk Dance Music: A collection of seventy-six characteristic dances of the people of various nations adapted for use in schools and playgrounds for physical education and play.
New York: G. S. Shirmer and Co, 1908.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Folk Dances and Singing Games.
New York: G. S. Shirmer and Co., 1922, 1933, 1938. Charleston, South Carolina: Nabu Press, 2010. 104 pp. Descriptions of 26 dances of Europe and the United States. Music, costume, black and white plates, index of dances by suitability to certain age groups. Hardcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Folk Dances from Old Homelands.
New York: G. Shirmer and Co., 1909, 1922, revised edition 1933. 83 pp. Background on folk dance in America, index of dances by countries, index of dances by suitability to certain age groups. Line drawings, black and white photographs. Hardcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Folk Dances of Denmark.
New York: G. S. Shirmer and Co., 1915, 1940. Generic Books LLC, 2010. Charleston, South Carolina: BiblioBazaar, 2009. 112 pp. Softcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Folk Dances of Finland.
New York: G. S. Shirmer and Co., 1915. 116 pp. Softcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. Folk Dances of Germany.
New York: G. S. Shirmer and Co., 1938. Descriptions of 29 dances and singing games. Haradcover.
Burchenal, Elizabeth. National Dances of Ireland (Rinnce na Eirann).
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1925, 1929. Descriptions for 60 dances including style and handgrips, the steps and figures. Piano music included.
Buday, George. Dances of Hungary.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, coume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Byoung-ok, Lee and Judy Van Zile. Korean Folk Dance, Korean Culture Series 13.
Seoul, Korea: Korea Foundation, 2008. 160 pp. The first volume fully theorizing the Korean folk dance tradition. Folk dances from various regions are introduced and their characteristics are discussed. Hardcover.
Campobello, Nellie and Gloria Campobello. Ritmos Indiginas de Mexico.
A study of the basic movements characteristic of the major indigenous groups of Mexico. In Spanish.
Carty, Hilary S. Folk Dances of Jamaica, An Insight.
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Book Co., 2010. 98 pp. Originally published in 1988, this is a detailed practical and theoretical discussion of five Jamaican folk dances: the Kumina, Dinkie Minie, Quadrille, Bruckin's, and Revival; practical information on both technique and performance. Line drawings. Softcover.
Carville, F. E. A Collection of Ye Old-Faxhioned Dances of 1850.
Lewiston, Maine: F. E. Carville, 1926.
Casey, Betty. The Complete Book of Square Dancing (and Round Dancing).
Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1976, 192 plp. (Author's original manuscript title, "Modern Square Dance Fun for Everyone," changed by Doubleday.) Formations, figures, calls for square, round, and contra dances. Music, background, teaching, equipment, fees, clubs, costumes, classes, demonstrations, festivals, youth and children, more. black and white photographs, illustrations, diagrams. Hardcover.
Casey, Betty. International Folk Dancing U.S.A.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1981. 363 pp. Descriptions of almost 200 dances from Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Yugoslavia (also children's dances and Danse Orientale). History, background, costumes, music sources, publications, pioneer leaders, camps, organizations, performing groups, formatting a group, building a group, sound systems, dance etiquette, more. Definition lexicon, bibliography, index. black and white photographs, drawings, illustrations. Hardcover.
Cavalier, Debbie. NameofBook.
Miami, Florida: Warner Brothers Publishing, 1997. 88 pp. Thirteen game-songs and dances from France. The book includes easy-to-follow dance graphics, simple piano arrangements, French and English text, cultural information and an accompaniment CD. Softcover.
Cavalier, Debbbie, E. B. Jurey and Maria Arias Cruz, Mexican Folk Dances, Book and CD.
Miami: Belwin, Inc., 1994. 18 pp. Easy-to-follow dance graphics, percussion arrangements. Softcover.
Cavalier, Debbie. Folk Dances of Latin America.
Culver City, California: Columbia Pictures Publishers, 1994. 24 pp. Visit Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Panama and Mexico. Text background on many songs included. Softcover.
Chalif, Louis H. Folk Dances of Different Nations, arranged by Louis H. Chalif. Vol. 1.
New York: Published by the author, 1926. 58 pp. Descriptions of 23 easy dances of Europe, piano music. Hardcover.
Chalif, Louis H. Folk Dances of Different Nations, arranged by Louis H. Chalif. Vol. 2.
New York: Published by the author, 1926. Descriptions of easy dances of Europe, piano music. Hardcover.
Chaplin, Nellie. Elizabethan Dances.
J. Curwin and Sons, 1926.
Chapru, Doleta. A Festival of the English May.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin: Folklore Village Farm, Inc., 1977. 52 pp. Descriptions of 15 dances (maypole, sword, Morris, plaiting, etc.). Extensive English May Festival history and background, and a ful day's schedule, folk plays, bonfire activities, recipes, patterns for hobby horse and maypole; line drawings, black and white photograph. Softcover.
Chicago Park District. Folk Tunes.
Chicago: Burnham Park, 1942. W.P.A. project.
Chochem, Corinne. Jewish Hiliday Dances.
Chicago: Behrman House, 1947, 1948. Thirteen choreographed holiday dances; music and Jewish and English lyrics for all dances.
Chochem, Corinne and Muriel Roth. Palestine Dances.
New York: Behrman's Jewish Book House, 1941, 1946. London: Greenwood Press, 1978. 63 pp.Seventeen dances including music; photographs. Hardcover.
Chujoy, Anatole. The Dance Encyclopedia.
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, Inc.
Cole, M. M. One Thousand Fiddle Tunes.
Chicago: M. M. Cole, 1940.
Coles, Cowper. Greensleeves and Other Old Dances.
J. Curwen and Sons, 1910.
Collie, George. Highland Dress.
Hamonsworth, England: Penguin.
Cope-Robinson, Lyn and June Milton. Beginning Scottish Dancing, A Dancer's Manual.
Melbourne Beach, Florida: Canmore Press, 1995. 116 pp. Comb binding
Coppack, Walter. Notes on Six English Folk Dances.
With Victor Album P 53. Six country dances, three records.
Corona, Vicki. China Folk Dance Booklet, Book, Music CD, and Demo DVD.
North Hollywood, California: Dance Fantasy Productions, 1989. 35 pp. Includes an instruction manual for beginner students on how to craft and twirl Chinese performance ribbons for the popular "Long Silk Dance," the companion music CD for practice and performance, and a DVD demonstration of the dance. Softcover.
Corona, Vicki. European Folk Dances.
North Hollywood, California: Dance Fantasy Productions, 1990. 40 pp. A sampling of beginner dance routines for adults and children. Softcover.
Corona, Vicki. Folk Dances of the Philippines.
North Hollywood, California: Dance Fantasy Productions, 1989, 2004. 35 pp. Set of one instruction booklet with beginner level steps, hops, and jumps for the popular "Tinikling" routine, and a practice music CD of the dance. Softcover.
Corona, Vicki. Mexican Folk Dance, Booklet with Music CD.
North Hollywood, California: Dance Fantasy Productions, 2004. 35 pp. Beginner Level Student instruction and starter choreography for "Flor de Canela" dance. Includes music CD with two versions of the song -- traditional and mariachi styles. Softcover.
Corona, Vicki. Russian Folk Dances.
Van Nuys, California, 1990. Dance Fantasy Productions, 1990. 40 pp Beginner to intermediate level steps and choreographies for the songs Espan, Korobushka, Russian Peasant Dance, Tsiganoclka, and Vo Sadu. Softcover.
Country Dance Society of America. English Country Dances of Today.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Redreation Service, 1948. Handbook of 20 popular recreational dances; melodic line for several dances.
Covarrubias, Louis. Mexican Native Costume.
Mexico City: 1950.
Covarrubias, Louis. Regional Dances of Mexico.
Mexico D. F.: Eugenio Fischgrund.
Crampton, Charles Ward. The Folk Dance Book.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1908, 1932, 1944. 82 pp. Description of dances (for gradeschools) but not identified by country. No history, no background. Piano music. Softcover.
Crampton, Charles Ward. The Second Folk Dance Book.
Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, (1916) 2008. 84 pp. Soft and hardcover.
Croft, W. D. English Folk Dances.
Wessex Press, revised edition, 1924.
Crawford, Caroline. Folk Dances and Games.
New York: A. S. Barnes, 1923. Charleston, South Carolina: Nabu Press, 2010. 102 pp. Hardcover.
Crosfield, Domini. Dances of Greece.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1948. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Czarnowski, Lucile K. Dances of Early California Days.
Palo Alto, California: Pacific Books, 1950.
Czarnowski, Lucile K. Folk Dance Teaching Cues.
Stockton, California: University of the Pacific Folk Dance Camp, 1961. Palo Alto, California: The National Press, 1963, 1969. Descriptions of 48 international dances rhythms, teaching. Softcover.
Czarnowski, Lucile K. and McKay, Jack B. How to Teach Folk and Square Dancing.
San Francisco: 1954. Oakland, California: Triangle Printing.
Czompo, Andor. Hungarian Dances.
Homer, New York: AC Publications, 1968. Homer, New York: AC Publications, 1979. 50 pp. Descriptions of 14 dances. History, background, abbreviations, basic steps. Softcover.
Czompo, Ann I. Disco Dance 2.
Homer, New York: Self published, 1978. 15 pp. Descriptions for 15 dances. Softcover.
Czompo, Ann I. Disco Hustle!.
Homer, New York: Self published, 1978. 16 pp. Descriptions of 13 dances. Softcover.
Czompo, Ann I. Hungarian Embroideries.
Varrottas 1. Softcover.
Czompo, Ann I. Recreational Jazz Dance, Syllabus No. 3.
Homer, New York: Self published, 1971. 15 pp. Descriptions for 14 dances. Softcover.
Czompo, Ann I. and Andor Czompo. Dance Fundamentals.
Homer, New York: AC Publications, 1981. 54 pp. Basic locomotor "etudes" in both standard notation and Labanotation include grapevine, skip, slide, gallop, schottische, two-step, polka, waltz, mazurka. Sections on dance, types of movement, positions, warm-up techniques, rhythm fundamentals, Labanotation, locomotor movements. Index. Spiral bound softcover
Dawson, Jeanine. French Folk Dances.
French Folklore Society (separate sheets).
Day, Mel. Blue Book of Rounds.
Santa Barbara, California: From Sets in Order.
Delakova, Katya and Fred Berk. Dance Fundamentals.
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, 1947. 32 pp. Description, words (Hebrew and English) and sheet music to 10 old dances -- all predating the 1948 creation of the state of Israel. Paperback, 9" x 12".
Delakova, Katya and Fred Berk. Dances of Palestine.
Hillel Resources, 1947.
Denniston, Christine. The Meaning of Tango, The Story of the Argentinian Dance.
London: Anova Books, 2008. 224 pp. Traces the development of the dance, from its birth in poverty-stricken Buenos Aires, through the craze of the early 20th century, right up to its recent revival today thanks to Broadway shows such as Tango Argentino. Hardcover.
Despotovic, Ciga and Ivon. Sixteen Yugoslavian Dances, No. I.
Rotterdam, Holland: Stichting Nevofoon, no date. 36 pp. Porodinka kolo, Podrimsko oro, Retko kolo, Cigančica, Poziv kolo, Vashinko oro, Kučevačko koli, Čučersko oro, Ivanovo oro, Mirkovo kolo, Svekrvino oro, Toičevo kolo, Ženska žiptarska igra, Ciganski orijent, Makedonsko devojče, Op ša ša. Softcover.
Despotovic, Ciga and Ivon. Sixteen Yugoslavian Dances, No. II.
Rotterdam, Holland: Stichting Nevofoon, no date. 36 pp. Splet Srpskih igara, Prespansko oro, Sota, Momačko četnja, Duy-duy, Demirhisarsko oro, Pantino kolo, Mešovito oro, Ljiljino kolo, Musko oro, Grom kolo, Turski čoček, Švrčino kolo. Softcover.
Despotovic, Ciga and Ivon. Sixteen Yugoslavian Dances, No. III.
Rotterdam, Holland: Stichting Nevofoon, no date. Softcover.
Despotovic, Ciga and Ivon. Sixteen Yugoslavian Dances, No. III.
Rotterdam, Holland: Stichting Nevofoon, no date. 37 pp. Moravac, Pajduško, Srba, Pembe, Trojanac, Ratevka, Čačak, Kopačka, Šestorka, Berovka, Čuperlika, Ti momo, Bajraće, Vranjica, Čučuk.
DeZoete, Beryl. Dance and Magic Drama in Ceylon.
New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1958. Folklore and festivals.
DeZoete, Beryl. The Other Mind: A Study of Dance and Life in South India.
Bharata Natya and Kathakeli and trance-dances or dances of possession.
Dhillan, I. S. Folk Dances of Punjab.
National Bookshop, 2002. 184 pp. Hardcover.
Diagram Group. Musical Instruments of the World, an Illustrated Encyclopedia.
New York: Facts on File Inc., 1976. This book has more than 4000 drawings of a global range of traditional, historic, and contemporary instruments from all cultures, divided into the instrument types of aerophones, idiophones, membranophones, chordophones, and mechanical and electrical instruments, and more. Available commercially and from music education catalogs.
Dickins, Guillermina. Dances of Mexico.
London: Max Parrish and Co., no date. Instruction for 3 long dances.
Donkov, Ivan. Folk Dances from the Region of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria.
Hristo Dimitrov Chervenakov, 1997. 176 pp.
Drake-Boyt, Elizabeth. Latin Dance.
London: Greenwood Press, 2011. 161 pp. Addresses every major style of Latin dance, describing the basic steps that characterize it as well as its rhythmic pace and time signature, and examining its development from European, African, and Amerindian influences. Hardcover.
Dmytriw, Olya. Ukrainian Arts.
New York: Ukrainian Youth's League of North America, 1955. Edited by Anne Miltz.
Donaghey, Robert. Thesaurus of Israeli Dance.
Copen Press, Brooklyn, New York, 1969. 120 pp. Detailed descriptions of 112 Israeli dances. Includes music source (vinil records) for all songs and translations of title of each song, plus indices, 8-1/2" x 11". Softcover.
Dubois, Claudie Marcel and Marie Marguerite Andral. Dances of France, Vol. I: Brittany and Bourbonnais.
New York: Chanticleer Press, 1950. 40 pp. Descriptions of five dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Hardcover. Small hardcover.
Duggan, Anne Schley, Jeanette Schlottman and Abbie Rutledge. Folk Dances of the British Isles.
New York: Ronald Press, 1948. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1949. Stratford, New Hampshire: Ayer Co. Publishers, 1980. 110 pp. History, geography, background, basic steps, figures, positions, music, costumes, costume color plates, festivals. Terms, counting, drawings, illustrations, piano music. Includes 12 dances, illustrations (no color plates), line drawings of step motifs. Hardcover.
Duggan, Anne Schley, Jeanette Schlottman and Abbie Rutledge. Folk Dances of European Countries.
New York: Ronald Press, 1948. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1949. Stratford, New Hampshire: Ayer Co. Publishers, 1980. 160 pp. Descriptions of 27 dances of Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. History, geography, background, basic steps, figures, positions, music, costumes, costume color plates, festivals. Terms, counting, drawings, illustrations, piano music. Hardcover.
Duggan, Anne Schley, Jeanette Schlottman and Abbie Rutledge. Folk Dances of Scandinavia.
New York, Ronald Press, 1948. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1949. Stratford, New Hampshire: Ayer Co. Publishers, 1980. 118 pp. History, geography, background, basic steps, figures, positions, music, costumes, costume color plates, festivals. Terms, counting, drawings, illustrations, piano music. Hardcover.
Duggan, Anne Schley, Jeanette Schlottman and Abbie Rutledge. Folk Dances of the United States and Mexico.
New York: Ronald Press, 1948. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1949. Stratford, New Hampshire: Ayer Co. Publishers, 1981. 159 pp. History, geography, background, basic steps, figures, positions, music, costumes, costume color plates, festivals. Terms, counting, drawings, illustrations, piano music. U.S. Section includes six square dances. Hardcover.
Duggan, Anne Schley, Jeanette Schlottman and Abbie Rutledge. The Teaching of Folk Dance.
New York: Ronald Press, 1948. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1949. 116 pp. Includes objectives (cultural values, social and recreational values, and neuromuscular values, lplus specific objectives and knowledge of folk dance, skills to be mastered, attitudes, and appreciations to be developed; teaching methods with sample grading systems with illustrative charts for evaluation of skills; and an objective examination for the evaluation of information. Also, all the details for the production of folk festivals and folk dance parties for schools, colleges, and community recreation centers. Hardcover.
Dunsing, Gretel and Paul. Dance Lightly.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreational Service, 1946. 29 pp. Descriptions of 12 dances of Austria, Germany. Teaching, piano music. Booklet.
Dunsing, Paul. German Folk Dances, Vol. 1.
Germany: Verlag Friedrich Hofmeister (Gretel Dunsing). Chicago, 1936.
Dziewanowska, Ada, Basia Dziewanowska, Jaś Dziewanowski, Staś Kmieć, and Jacek Marek. Polish Folk Dance & Songs: A Step-by-Step Guide.
New York, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997. 672 pp. Descriptions of more than 90 dances of Poland. This work contains in-depth descriptions of more than 90 of Poland's most characteristic and interesting dances, including the national dances: the Polonez, the Mazur, the Kujawiak, the Oberek, and the Krakowiak, as well as selected regional dances from the five ethnographic areas of Mazowsze, Małopolska, Silesia, Wielkopolska, and Pomorze. Hardcover.
Eben's Order Book for Dancing.
Nashua, New Hampshire, 1877.
Edison, Stephen D. The Recreational Approach to Folk Dance Teaching.
Published by the author, 1960. 47 pp. No dance descriptions. "Ten Axioms for Teaching," administration of a folk dance group, classifying dances, ending the folk dance session, handling beginners, some basic steps, suggested reading list. Softcover booklet.
Eisenberg, Helen and Larry. And Promenade All.
Nashville: The Methodist Publishing House, 1951. Published by the authors, 1977. 41 pp. Descriptions of 23 dances and singing games, from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, United States (including American squares and a Cherokee social dance). No background. Terms, record sources, dance notation sources, piano music. Softcover.
Eisenberg, Larry. The World of Fun Series of Recreational Recordings.
Nashville: Methodist Publishing House, 1951. 35 pp. Descriptions of 58 easy dances from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United States. No background. Suggestions for folk games, obtaining proper record player, list of records. Softcover.
Ellfeldt, Lois. Folk Dance.
Columbus, Ohio: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Softcover.
Elmwell, L. H. Prompter's Pocket Instruction Book.
White-Smith Music Co., 1892.
English Country Dances of Today.
New York: The Country Dance Society of America, 1948.
Evans, Bessie and May G. Evans. Native American Dance Steps.
New York: Dover Publications, 2003. 112 pp. Provides details of the varied steps that certain Native American groups have used to express their dance ideas -- from skips, jumps, and hop steps, to an Indian form of the pas de bourrée. Similarities to Oriental dances, classical ballet, Spanish and Russian variants are considered. 20 black-and-white illustrations. Softcover.
Evans, Jane. Let's Dance, A Movement Approach to Folk Dance.
North York: Ontario: Can-Ed Media Ltd. 1985. Softcover.
Evans, Mary. Costumes Through the Ages.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Co., 1930, 1950.
Evans, Mary. How to Make Historic American Costumes.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1942.
Fajardo, Libertad V. Visayan Folk Dances, Vol. I.
Manila: 1961. Fourteen descriptions; costume; glossary of terms; piano music; regional classification of published Filipino dance steps and terms.
Fallon, Dennis J. and Sue Ann Kuchenmiester. The Art of Ballroom Dance.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Burgess Publishing Company, 1977. 151 pp. Information on Styling, Dance Positions, Leading and Following, Dance Steps, and Dance Terms; Details on the Fox-Trot, Swing, Waltz, Cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Tango, and Polka. Softcover.
Farwell, Jane. Folk Dances for Fun.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreation Service, Inc., no date. 65 pp. Descriptions for 25 easy dances and singing games. Recreational tips, piano music, song words. Booklet.
Farwell, Jane. My Heart SIngs.
Delaware, Ohio: Informal Music Serice, no date. 81 pp. Written music for 206 songs with lyrics. Small softcover.
Fazzino, Lillian David. Indians of America.
Wisconsin, 1935.
Fergusson, Erna. Fiesta in Mexico.
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1934. Illustrations by Valentin Vidauretta. A account of the dancing that takes place during Mexico's most typical regional celebrations.
Filcich, John. Igra Koklo, Dance Kolos with John Filcich.
Okland, California: 1953. Descriptions for 33 dances, referenced to recorder music. Folk dances collected from Yugoslav-Americans. Softcover.
Five Poplular Country Dances.
London: English Folk Dance and Song Society, Oxford University Press, 1933
Flett, J. F. and T. M. Traditional Dancing in Scotland.
London: Routledge and K. Paul, 1964.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Vols. I-VIII.
1945-1958 (Out of print).
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Beginner Dances. Vol. A-1.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. 36 pp. Descriptions of 30 easy dances from Argentina, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, United States. Terms, abbreviations, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Beginner Dances. Vol. A-2.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc., 1962. 35 pp. Descriptions of 33 easy dances from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Panama, Romania, Scotland, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. Terms, abbreviations, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Intermediate Dances. Vol. B-1.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc., 1959. 35 pp. Descriptions of 30 intermediate dances from Argentina, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Yugoslavia. Terms, abbreviations, square dance positions, Irish step motifs, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Intermediate Dances. Vol. B-2.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. 36 pp. Descriptions of 25 intermediate dances from Austria, England, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States, Yugoslavia. Terms, abbreviations, square dance positions, Irish steps motifs, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Advanced Dances. Vol. C-1.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc., 1960. 56 pp. Descriptions of 12 advanced dances from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, Mallorca, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Ukraine. Terms, abbreviations, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, Advanced Dances. Vol. C-2.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. 62 pp. Descriptions of 17 advanced dances from France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Yugoslavia. Terms, abbreviations, Scottish step motifs, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, No-Partner Dances. Vol. D-1.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. 61 pp. Descriptions of 43 easy and intermediate non-partner dances from Armenia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Israel, Romania, Spain, Syria, Yugoslavia. Terms, abbreviations, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Folk Dances from Near and Far, No-Partner Dances. Vol. D-2.
San Francisco: The Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. 61 pp. Descriptions of 34 easy, intermediate, and advanced non-partner dances from Armenia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Israel, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia. Terms, abbreviations, references. Collection of dances reprinted from the Folk Dance Federation magazine, Let's Dance. Softcover.
Folklore Village Farm, Inc. Folk Dances and Music, Vol. I.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin: Folklore Village Farm, Inc., 1975. 17 pp. Descriptions of nine easy dances from Denmark, England, France, Germany, Poland, Scotland, United States. No background. Piano music, song words. Booklet.
Folklore Village Farm, Inc. Folk Dances and Music, Vol. II.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin: Folklore Village Farm, Inc., 1975. 19 pp. Descriptions of 18 easy dances from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Greece, Israel, United States, Yugoslavia. No background. Piano music, song words. Booklet.
Forris, Maria. History of Cross Stitch.
Nuremberg: Sebaldus-Verlog, 1962.
Fox, Grace I. Folk Dancing in High School and College.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1944. New York: Ronald Press, 1957. 89 pp. Descriptions of several dances. Costume illustrations, teaching, piano music. Terms, alphabatized index, classified index.
Freehof, Florence. New Dances from Israel.
San Francisco: Sanders Publishing Co., 1960. Ten dance descriptions.
Freehof, Florence. The Jews are a Dancing People.
Historical background, teaching methods, and simple dance notations.
French, J. A. Prompter's Hand Book.
Boston: Oliver Ditson, Co., 1893.
Friese, Jovita Sison. Philippine Folk Dances from Pangasinan.
New York: Vantage Press, 1980. Hardcover.
Fyfe, Agnes. Dances of Germany.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1951. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Gadd, May. Country Dances of Today, Book 2.
New York: Country Dance Society of America, 1951. Handbook of 17 contemporary English country dances.
Galanti, Bianca M. Dances of Italy.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1950. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Gallop, Rodney. A Book of the Basques.
London: MacMillan and Co., 1930. Origin and history of the Basques; language, literature, folk song, music, dance, games, etc.
Gates, E. M. Old Dances from New Nations.
Chicago: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1932. Contains 5 dances from Estonia, 5 from Latvia, 1 from Russia, and 1 from Poland; music.
Gault, Marian and Ned. 100 and 1 Easy Folk Dances.
Published by the authors, 1970. Third revision 1980. 25 pp. Concise descriptions of 101 easy dances from Armenia, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Yugoslavia. No background. Terms, abbreviations, alphabetical index, index by formation. Softcover.
Gault, Marian and Ned. 100 and 1 More Easy Folk Dances.
Published by the authors, 1977. First revision 1980. 35 pp. Concise descriptions of 101 easy dances from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Yugoslavia. No background. Terms, abbreviations, alphabetical index, index by formation. Softcover.
Geary, Marjarie C. Folk Dances of Czechoslovakia.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1922. 72 pp. Softcover.
Gessel, Ira. MIT Folkdance Club Songbook.
Words to nearly 300 songs in their original languages (using Latinica), almost all with translations. Spelling and diacriatical marks extremely accurate and dependable translations. Available only online.
Gilbert, Cecile. International Folk Dance at a Glance.
Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Co., 1974. 171 pp. Cryptic descriptions of 69 easy, intermediate, and advanced dances from Europe, Africa. Softcover.
Giurchescu, Anca and Sunni Bloland. Romanian Traditional Dance, A Contextual and Structured Approach.
Mill Valley, California: Wild Flower Press, 1995. A comprehensive document on Romanian folk dance. Photographs. Hardcover.
Gooch, Bill. Glad i att dansa!.
Knoxville, Tennessee: Publisher. Bill Gooch is an international dance leader and Scandiphile of Knoxville. This is a collection of more than 100 descriptions of traditional dances from 14 Swedish provinces, including detailed maps with dance locations.
Greene, Hank. Square and Folk Dancing, A Complete Guide for Students, Teachers, and Callers.
New York: Harper and Row, 1984. 316 pp.
Grindea, Miron and Carola Grindea. Dances of Rumania.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1952. New York: Crown Publishers, 1952. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Gurzau, Elba Farabegoli. Folk Dances, Costumes, and Customs of Italy.
Newark: Folkraft Press, 1964. Revised 1981, 1982. 128 pp. Descriptions of 17 dances. Background, costumes, costume pictures, festivals, piano music. Softcover.
Haire, Frances H. The Costume Book.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1937
Hall, Christine. Chinese Dancing.
Script Ease Editorial, 1995. 16 pp. An Introduction to the Traditional Folk Dances of the Han and Manchu People of Northeast China. Softcover.
Hall, Frank. Competitive Irish Dance, Art, Sport, Duty.
Madison, Wisconsin: Macater Press, 2009. 160 pp. The issues, forces, and values that entwine all participants, including competition organizers, judges, dancers, parents, and teachers. Investigating the process of teaching and learning the movement and analyzing its stage performance, he elucidates the syntactic and semantic dimensions of Irish dancing as a body language. Softcover.
Hall, J. Tillman. Dance! A Complete Guide to Social, Folk and Square Dancing.
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., Inc., 1963.
Hall, J. Tillman. Folk Dance!, A Complete Guide to Social, Folk, and Square Dancing.
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1963. Pacific Palisades, California: Goodyear Publishing Co. Inc., 1969. Directions to 26 of the most popular dances from a large variety of countries. Part of the Goodyear Physical Activities Series. Hardcover.
Hallen, Julienne. Folk Art Designs.
New York: 1949.
Hamilton, Frank. American Round Dancing.
Los Angeles, California: 1956. From Sets in Order.
Hamilton, Frank. Introduction to American Round Dances.
Los Angeles, California. From Sets in Order.
Hamilton, Frank. Round Dance Manual.
Los Angeles, California. From Sets in Order. For callers, teachers, club committees, and dancers.
Harbin, E.O. The Fun Encyclopedia.
New York and Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1940. 1008 pp. Several musical games and dances in the Fun with Musical Games section, including American, Danish, German, Hungarian, Irish, Norwegian. Other sections include Home Fun, Fun in the Clubroom, Fun with Hobbies, Fun with Banquets, Fun with Active Games, Fun with Icebreakers, Fun Outdoors, Fun with Sports, Fun with Music, Fun with Dramatics, Fun with Puppets, more. Hardcover.
Haarding's Collection of Jigs and Reels.
New York: Paull-Pioneer Music Corp, 1932.
Harris, Jane. File O' Fun.
Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Co., 1962. Mixers, games, and social recreation.
Hasketh, Christian. Tartan Early History.
New York: Putman, 1961.
Hayes, Michelle Heffner. Flamenco, Conflicting Histories of the Dance.
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2009. 212 pp. This analytical history traces representations of flamenco dance in Spain and abroad from the twentieth century to the present, using histories, film, accounts of live performances, and practitioner interviews. Softcover.
Heaton, Alma and Israel Heaton. Ballroom Dance Rhythms.
Dubuque, Iowa: William C. Brown Co., 1961.
Heffer, Marjorie and W. S. Porter. Maggot Pie.
Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, Ltd., 1932. Twenty-six dances including longways for 8, 6; rounds for 6; squares and rounds for 8; melody line for each dance.
Heglin, Howard J. Folk Dancing for Self Expression and Group Experience.
San Diego: Heglin Productions.
Heikel, Yngvar and Anni Collan. Dances of Finland.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Heikkila, Sari (Editor). Old Finnish Folk Dances.
Suomalaisen Kasantanssin Ystavat, 1988. 47 pp.
Herkovitts, Melville J. Life in a Haitian Valley.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937.
Herman, Michael. Folk Dances for All.
New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc., 1947, 1948, 1959. 99 pp. Descriptions of 19 dances from Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States. Background, diagrams, black and white photographs, piano music. Softcover.
Highland Dancing.
Manual, Official Text Book of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing. London: Nelson and Sons, 1955.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Gymnastic and Folk Dances, Vol. I.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1925. 80 pp. Idealistic old fashioned ballet approach.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Gymnastic and Folk Dances, Vol. II.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1930. 46 pp. Descriptions of several dances of Sweden, piano music. No background.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Gymnastic and Folk Dances, Vol. III.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1930. Descriptions of several dances, piano music. No background.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Gymnastic and Folk Dances, Vol. IV.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1930.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Ring Dances and Singing Games, Vol. I.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Ring Dances and Singing Games, Vol. II.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover.
Hinman, Mary Wood. Ring Dances and Singing Games, Vol. III.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover.
Hipps, R. Harold and Wallace Chappell. A World of Fun.
Nashville, Tennessee: General Board of Education, Methodist Church, Division of the Local Church, 1959.
Hofer, Mari R. All the World a-Dancing.
Chicago: Clayton F. Summy Co., 1925. A collection of 33 international folk dances; muscic and lyrics.
Hofer, Tamas. Hungarian Peasant Art.
Budapest: Corvina, 1958.
Holden, Rickey and Mary Vouras. Greek Folk Dances.
Newark, New Jersey: Folkraft Press, 1965. Brussels: Folkraft Europe, 1976. 128 pp. Descriptions of 86 dances of Greece. History, background, map, geography, authenticity, choreography, notation, formation, musical instruments, rhythms, records, positions, dance titles, transliteration, piano music. Terms, bibliography, index. Spiral bound.
Holden, Rickey. The Contra Dance Book.
Newark, New Jersey: From Amerian Squares, 1956.
Holden, Rickey. The Square Dance Caller.
San Antonio, Texas: Self Published, 1951. 48 pp. Includes Phrasing, Knowledge and Background, Speech Habits, Rhythm, Command, Timing, Judgment, Pitch, Personality, Excitement, Showmanship, Patter, Composition of Words, Music, Art of Calling, and Practice and Experience; more. Softcover.
Horst, Louis. Pre-Classic Dance Forms.
New York: The Dance Observer, 1937. New York: Dover Publications, 1940.
Hostetler, L. A. Walk Your Way to Better Dancing.
New York: Revised 1952.
Houston, Ron. Folk Dance Problem Solver.
Austin, Texas, 1986-. A publication of The Society of Folk Dance Historians, 2100 Rio Grande St., Austin, TX 78705-5578. Cumulative Index, articles, dance notes. Softcover.
Howe, Eilias. New American Dancing Master.
Boston, Massachusetts: Elias Howe, Co., 1880.
How to Dance.
Racine, Wisconsin: Johnson Smith and Co., no date. 59 pp. Dances include Plain Quadrille, Fancy Quadrille, the Jig, the Jig (No. 2), the Gavotte, the Minuet, the Sociable, the Star, the Basket, the Surprise Quadrille, the Lancers, the Royal Lancers, the Caledonians, the Prince Imperial, Waltz Quadrilles, the Virginia Reel, Pop Goes the Weasel, the Glide Caledonians, the Modern Waltz, the New Society Waltz, the Redova, the Polka, the Redova Glissade, Polka Mazourka, the Polka Redova, Bohemian (Heel and Toe) Polka, the Schottische, the Galop, the German (the Maze, the Cheated Gentleman, the Mysterious Hands, the Auction, the Rope, Blind Man's Bluff, the Handkerchief Chase, the Two Lines, the Fuss in the Corner, the Knot, the Serpent, the Baskets' Grand Chain, Jerusalem), Two Step, (Military) Three Step, Tango, One Step, Fox-Trot. Quaint line drawings. Small softcover.
Hunt, Paul and Charlotte Underwood. Calico Rounds.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1955.
Hunt, Yvonne. Traditional Dance in Greek Culture.
Centre for Asia Minor Studies, 1996. Dance genres and styles are presented by geographical regions, i.e., Dodekanisa, Kyklades, Kriti, Roumeli, Makedonia, etc. In addition, various customs in which dance plays a central or important role -- apokreas, celebrations, anastenaria, Lazarines, tzamala -- are also discussed. An entire chapter is devoted to improvisation and leading the dance as well as a chapter on the naming of the dances.
Hutchinson, Ann. Labanotation, The System for Recording Movement.
New York: New Directions Books: 1954. No dance descriptions. History, introduction, fundamentals of a graphical notation system for describing body movement. Steps motifs, arm movements, gestures, jumps, leg gestures, flexing, stretching, circular path, turns, use of body and space holds, touch, slide, brush, parts of the limbs, passive movements, uses of the body, subtelties of movement, kneeling, sitting, lying, rotations of the parts of the body, deviations, more. Illustrations, index. Softcover.
Hyde, Dale. Folk Dances of French Canada.
Toronto: Can.-Ed.Media Ltd., 1977. 20 pp. Descriptions of 12 dances from New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada. No background. Terms, abbreviations. Softcover.
Hyde, Dale. Ontario Dances!.
Toronto: Can.-Ed. Media Ltd., 1979. 19 pp. Descriptions of 11 dances from Ontario, Canada. Some background, terms. Softcover.
Ikema, Hiroyuki. Folk Dance of Japan.
Tokyo: National Recreation Association, 1981. 134 pp. Descriptions of 32 dances of Japan. History, background, influences. Movement-by-movement drawings.
Ilieva, Anna. Bulgarian Dance Folklore.
Pittsburgh: Dutifa-Tamburitza Press, 1977. 22 pp. No dance descriptions. Bulgarian dance folklore, history, background. 18 black and white photographs. Softcover.
Istvan, Ilona; Istvan, Kutny. Hungarian Folk Dances.
1969, Hardcover.
Jameyson, Alice. Old Time Ballroom Dances That Are Fun to Dance Today.
Berkeley, California: The Professional Press, 1941.
Janković, Ljubica and Danica. Dances of Yugoslavia.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1952. New York: Crown Publishers, 1952. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Janković, Ljubica and Danica. Folk Dances, Vols I-VIII (A Summary).
Beograd, 1952. Summary of Narodne Igre, published in Serbian. Vols. VI-VIII in Serbian contain short summaries in English.
Jarecka, Louise. Made in Poland.
New York: Alfrd A. Knopf, 1949. Book for young people.
Jarmin, Harry E. Old Time Fiddlin' Tunes, Vol. II.
Harry E. Jarman, 1938.
Javna, John. How to Jitterbug.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. 96 pp. Many moves, presented in an easy-to-follow, standard format. Black and white photos, line drawings. 33-1/3 stereo record included. Softcover.
Jensen, Clayne R. and Mary Bee. Beginning Folk Dance.
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 2004. 60 pp. Softcover.
Jensen, Clayne R and Mary Bee. Square Dancing.
Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 1979 (fourth printing). 159 pp. Descriptions of 16 square and round dances. Also includes chapters on discovering values, knowing square-dancing history, positions for square dancing, basic movements, dance techniques, patter calls, improving calling techniques, improving teaching techniques, and exhibition square dancing. Gossary, bibliography, test. Black and white photographs, line drawings. Softcover.
Jensen, Mary Bee and Clayne R. Folk Dancing.
Provo: Brigham University Press, 1973. 147 pp. Descriptions of 30 dances of Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Sweden, Ukraine, Yugoslavia. History, background, costumes, basic skills. Terms, bibliography, test. Black and white photographs, line drawings. Softcover.
Jernigan, Sara Staff and C. Lynn Vendien. Playtime: A World Recreation Handbook.
New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers. 353 pp. For primary schools. Descriptions of several folk dances and folk games from around the world, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Korea, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Taiwan, Uganda, South Africa, Viet Nam. Background, leadership techniques, programs, festivals, songs. Bibliography.
Johnston, Edith. Regional Dances of Mexico.
Dallas: Banks Upshaw and Co., 1935, 1946, 1956. Seven regional dances, 2 sample Pan American Day plays.
Jones, Deborah. Vancouver International Folk Dancers Music Book, Vol. 1.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Revised, c. 1984, revised 1995. 97 pp. Index. Softcover, spiral-bound, or 194 pp. Music, words, and translations to approximate 93 arrangements, suggested orchestrations. Chords are maraked for many. Includes basic pronunciation guide for 10 languages and a source of recorded music for all songs.
Jones, Deborah. Vancouver International Folk Dancers Music Book, Vol. 2.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: 1982. Music, words, and translations for 93 pieces of sheet music. Primarily instrumental. There is a short chapter on how to form a band.
Joukowsky, Anatol M. The Teaching of Ethnic Dance.
New York: J. Lowell Pratt and Co., 1965. 190 pp. Descriptions of 56 dances from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Jugoslavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine. Background, abbreviations, teaching. Illustrations, index. Softcover.
Jugoslavian Embroideries, Series I-II.
D. M. C. Library, 47 pp. The first series contains examples of embroideries of Serbia, Croatia, and Slavonia. The second series contains examples of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dalmatia, and Montenegro. Twenty color plates in each series; instructions for duplicationg the embroideries. Softcovers.
Popescu-Judetz, Eugenia and James Roncević (Editors). Judetz Folk Dance Notation.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Duquesne University Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts, 1979. 68 pp. Describes the system created by Gheorge Popescu-Judetz. Full of drawings, music, and notes helpful in learning the system. Included are sample descriptions together with comparative conventional descriptions, exercises, and tests; glossary of terms and bibliography.
Kadman, Gurit. The New Israeli Folkdances.
1968. 18 pp. No dance descriptions. Development of the new Israeli folkdances, their short history, their origin, their accomplishments and shortcomings, problems, and dangers. Softcover.
Kadman, Gurit and Tirtsa Hodes. 10 Israeli Folk Dances.
Tel Aviv: The Education and Culture Center of the General Federation of Labour in Israel, 1959. Ten polpular dances with melodic line.
Karolyi, Alexander F. Hungarian Pageant.
Budapest: Dr George Vajna and Co. New York: G. E. Stechert and Co.
Karpeles, Maud. Folk Songs of Europe.
London, 1956. Texts apear in the original language and in English translation; musical lins are also given.
Karpeles, Maud and Kenworthy Schofield. A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs.
Van Nuys, California: Alfred Music Publishing, 1991. 72 pp. Softcover.
Karpeles, Maud and Loï Blake. Dances of England and Wales.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Karpeles Maud and Loï Blake. Twelve Traditional Country Dances.
London: Novello and Co., 1940.
Karsner, M.G. The Teaching of Folk Dancing and Allied Rhythms.
Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Division. 480 pp. Descriptions of 43 dances of varying difficulty, graduated teaching, basic forms.
Kastman, Valborg and Greta Kohler. Swedish Song Games.
New York: MacMillan Co., 1914.
Katsarova, Raina. Dances of Bulgaria.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1951. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Katsarova, Raina and Kiril Djenev. Bulgarian Folk Dances.
Cambridge, Massachussetts: Slavica Publishers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in cooperation with Duquesne University Tamburitzens Institute of Folk Arts, (1958) 1976. 167 pp. Translated into English by Nevena Geliazkova and Marguerite Alexieva. Illustrations, photos, maps, sheet music. Some dance descriptions, some sheet music, some song words. Largely ethnographic, describing the history of folkdance in Bulgaria. Softcover.
Kaufman, Gert. Palestinian Dances.
New York: Gert Kaufman, 1947.
Kennedy, Douglas. England's Dances, Folk Dancing To-Day and Yesterday.
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1949. Background material on early primitive dance; regional variations of Morris dance; photographic illustrations of dance formations and costumes.
Kidson, Frank. Old English Country Dances.
London: W. Reeves, 1890. Source material gathered from scarce printed collections and manuscripts; illustrative nots and bibliography of English country dance music.
Kilgour, Ruth Edwards. A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern.
New York: McBride, 1958.
Kinkeldey, Otto. Dancing Master of the Rennaisance.
New York: 1929. Historial background material on Guglielmo Ebro, dancing master great.
Kinney, Troy and Margaret West Kinney. The Dance; Its Place in Art and Life.
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1935.
Kirin, Vladimir. Folk Costumes of Jugoslavia (Narodne nošnje Jugoslavije), Vols. I-V.
Zagreb: no date. Vol. I - Dalmacija, Bosna, Hercegovina; Vol. II - Srbija, Makedonija, Crna Gora, Vojvodina; Vol. III - Hrvatska; Vol. IV - Slovenija, Istra, Hrvatsko Primorje; Vol. V - Folkdances of Jugoslavia (Narodne plesovi Jugoslavie).
Kirkell, Miriam H. and Irma K. Schaffnit. Partners All -- Places All.
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc., 1949, 1952. Mixers and party games, squares, longways sets, couple dances, and three line dances. Easy to follow directions, illustrated with diagrams and drawings. Piano music. Very good explanation of dance terms. Hardcover.
Kirstein, Lincoln. The Book of Dance.
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1942.
Kligman, Gail. Căluş, Symbolic Transformation in Romanian Ritual.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981.
Komulainen, Orvokki. Old Finnish Folk Dances.
1973. Softcover.
Konopasek, Frank. Folk Dance Fun for Little Ones.
Westbury, New York: Published by the author, 1981. 31 pp. Descriptions of 76 modified very easy dances for elementary children representing Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Yugoslavia. Teaching, abbreviations, index. Softcover.
Kraus, Richard G. and Lola Sadle. Beginning Social Dance.
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., Inc., 1964.
Kraus, Richard G. Folk Dancing.
New York: The McMillan Co., 1962. Descriptions of 110 dances for elementary, intermediate, and secondary schools.
Kremenliev, Boris A. Bulgarian-Macedonian Folk Music.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1952. Historic background material, meter (regular, asymmetric, unmeasured, and combinations), melody, structure, types, and instruments.
Kulbitsky, Olga and Frank L Kaltman. Follow the Leader.
Newark: American Squares, 1954. Bluebird Publishing Co., 1959. 13 pp. Descriptions of 10 non-partner dances from Greece, Israel, Yugoslavia. Terms, step motifs; rhythms, song plays, playparty games, folk dances, squares, contras, mixers, with notes indicating variations, historical and background information, and teaching suggestions. Booklet.
Kulbitsky, Olga and Frank L. Kaltman. Teacher's Dance Handbook, Number One.
Newark: Bluebird Publishing Co., 1959. Descriptions of many dances for primary schools. Hardcover.
LaFarge, Helen. 19 3-D Polish costume cards (box said 20).
Haledon, New Jersey: Self published.
LaFarge, Helen. Helen LaFarge's handmade Polish Costume.
Haledon, New Jersey: Self published, 2001.
LaFarge, Rod. Forty Favorite Folk Dances.
Haledon, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1953. 48 pp. Descriptions of 40 dances from Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland, United States. Softcover.
LaFarge, Rod. Garden State Squre Dances.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1950.
LaFarge, Rod. History of Social Dancing.
Haledon, New Jersey: Published by the author, (proof).
LaFarge, Rod. How to Run a Successful Square Dance.
Haledon, New Jersey: Published by the author.
LaFarge, Rod. How to Square Dance.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1950.
LaFarge, Rod. It's Fun to Square Dance.
Haledon, New Jersey: Published by the author.
LaFarge, Rod. Kissin' Games and Smootch Dances.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1951.
LaFarge, Rod. Let's Square Dance.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author.
LaFarge, Rod. North Jersey Country Dance Primer.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1951.
LaFarge, Rod. Original 'Jersey Style' Singing Calls.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1950.
LaFarge, Rod. Social Dancing in America.
Haledon, New Jersey: Published by the author, Serialized in American Squares, December 1956 to September 1957.
LaFarge, Rod. Squares Galore.
Patterson, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1954.
LaFarge, Rod. Swingo: Twenty North Jersey Singing Calls.
Haledon, New Jersey: Published by the author, 1946.
Lalagia. Spanish Dancing.
London: Dance Books, 1985.
Lager, Herbert. Our Austrian Dances.
Millbrae, California: The National Press, 1952.
La Meri. Spanish Dancing.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1948. Brief history of Spanish dancing, giving dances peculiar to different sections of the country; illustrates the techniques of the dances.
Lane, Christy. Multicultural Folk Dance Treasure Chest, Vols 1-2, DVD with CD.
Human Kindetics; 2007. Video presentations to help you learn the dances and teach them to others. Each dance is taught by a native of the country from which the dance originated or by an expert in that particular dance form. Wearing traditional costumes, these instructors show you step-by-step how to perform the dances. Then, a group of dancers demonstrates each dance in its entirety. Softcover.
Lapson, Dvora. Dances of the Jewish People.
New York: the Jewish Education Committee Press, 1954. Israeli and East European dances.
Laplson, Dvora. Folk Dances for Jewish Festivals.
New York: Jewish Education Committee Press, 1961. Dances for the celebration of Jewish holidays and festivals, dance terms, and dance recordings.
Lapson, Dvora. Jewish Dances the Year Round.
New York: Jewish Education Committee Press, 1957. Dances for the celebration of the Jewish holidays.
La Salle, Dorothy. Rhythms and Dances for the Elementary Schools.
Teacher's Manual, 1950, 1951.
Laufman, Dudley and Jacqueline. Traditional Barn Dances with Calls and Fiddling.
Windsor, Ontario: Human Kinetics, 2009. 216 pp. An easy-to-use book that features the calls and directions for the dances in large print so you can read them from a distance as you move about the room to help dancers; sheet music; folklore, facts, DVD. Softcover.
Lawson, Joan. European Folk Dance, Its National and Musical Characteristics.
London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1953. London: Pitman Publishing, 1967. New York: Arno Publishers, 1980. 256 pp. Background of the folk dance of Europe, including origins, characteristics, and music. Hardcover.
Leach, Maria (Editor). Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend, Vols. I-II.
Funk and Wagnals Co, 1950.
Leaf, Earl. Isles of Rhythm.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1948. Customs, ceremonials, folklore.
Leeming, Joseph. The Costume Book for Parties and Plays.
Philadelphia; New York: Lippincott Co., 1938.
Leibman, Robert Henry (Editor). Traditional Songs and Dances from the Soko Banja Area, Vol. I.
Los Angeles, California: Festival Records, 1973. 92 pp. Booklet providing the historical and cultural context, song texts, and labonations of dances for the 33-1/3 rpm disc of the same title. Black and white photos.
Lekis, Lisa. Folk Dances of Latin America.
Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow PLress, 1958. Hardcover.
Leplage-Medvey, E. National Costumes.
Paris: Hyperion PLress, 1939. Costumes of Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia; brief historical background, bibliography, and 40 large color plates.
Leyburn, James G. The Haitian People.
London: Yale University Press, 1941.
Liadov, Anatol and Liadov. Eight Russian Folk Dances.
Van Nuys, California: Alfred Publishing, 1985. 68 pp. Softcover.
Lidster, Miriam D. and Dorothy H. Tamburini. Folk Dance Progressions.
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1965. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Co., Inc., 1965. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1978. 342 pp. Descriptions of more than 130 dances of Assyria, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Mallorca, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Venezuela, Yugoslavia. Background of four cultural areas: Balkans, Israel, Philippines, Scandinavia. Basic movements, rhythm, music, outstanding leaders, bibliography. Hardcover.
Lincoln, Jeanette E. C. The Festival Book.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1926. Historical material of early May-Day customs; a successful May-Day pageant; selected national folk dances adapted for May-Pole festivals.
Lind-Sinanian, Gary and Susan. Dance Armenian.
Melrose , Massachusetts: The Folk Arts Center of New England, Inc., 1978. 52 pp. Descriptions for more than 35 Armenian folk dances; introduction to the Armenian dance. Softcover.
Lindauer, Richard and Grace West. Min Skål, Din Skål, A Songbook for Folkdancers.
Baladmongers, 1951. 23 pp. Music and lyrics for 15 songs in English. Softcover.
Lindelof, E. (Translator). A Collection of Old Swedish Folk Dances.
London: Curwen, Inc (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1914.
Lippincot, Gertrude (Editor). Focus on Dance-1.
Washington, D.C.: American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1960. Stories by many authors.
Lloyd, A. L. Dances of Argentina.
London: Max Parrish and Co., no date. Brief notes on culture, dance festivals, costume; four colored costume plates; music and instructions for 4 dances.
Lodge, Olive. Peasant Life in Jugoslavia.
London, 1942. Classic work on Jugoslavia for the interwar period; contains information on costumes, crafts, customs, folksongs, and foods. Numerous photos.
Longden, Sanna. Cultures and Styling in Folk Dance.
Ypsilanti, Michigan: High/Scope Press. 397 pp. Written for schoolteachers, and a companion to Phyllis Weikart's other books, it is useful for anyone who teaches folk dance.�The book gives up-to-date background for 27 cultures, discusses dance styling, traditional music, and lots more.�In addition, it contains photos from performing ensembles, festivals, folk dance groups, and overseas travel. Softcover.
Lopoukov, Andrei, et al. Character Dance.
London, Dance Books, 1986.
Lorenzen, Poul and Jeppe Jeppesen. Dances of Denmark.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1950. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Lovett, Benjamin. Good Morning.
Henry Ford: 1924. Several easy square dances.
Lubinova, Mila. Dances of Czechoslovakia.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1922. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Lucero-White, Aurora and Eunice Huskins and Helene Mareau. Folk Dances of Spanish Colonials of New Mexico.
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Examiner Publishing Co., 1937. 46 pp.
Lynch, Larry. Set Dances of Ireland: Tradition and Evolution.
San Francisco, California: Séanda Books, 1989. There are 36 sets described and illustrated with clear graphics along with the text; includes interviews, maps and commentary about the areas where each dance originated.
Macdonald, Annette. The Big Drum Dance of Carriacou, Its Structure and Possible Origins.
Unpublished M.A. thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1967. Includes descriptions for ten dances from the "Big Drum Dance" complex.
MacLennan, D. B. Highland and Traditional Scottish Dances.
Edingurgh: W. T. McDougall and Co., 1950. Steps and background material on reel, solo dances, sword dances, fling, lilt, jig and others.
Majka, Christopher and Sheilagh Hunt. Polish Folk Costumes.
Halifax, Nova Scotia: Empty Mirrors Press. highlights over twenty of the most interesting and colourful folk costumes of Poland. Each of the beautiful and detailed illustrations is accompanied by an account which illuminates its historical and cultural origins. The cultural influence of Czech, German, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Romanian and other nationalities is discussed as is the role of Polish history on the development of the costumes.
Mann, Kathleen. Peasant Costume in Europe, Combined Edition (Formerly 2 Vols.).
New York: MacMillan Co., 1950. Contains 16 color plates and 135 pages of drawings; brief historical text for each of the 18 countries represented.
Mara, Thalia. The Language of Ballet.
Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co., 1966.
Marcel-Dubois, Claude and Marie Marguerite Andral. Dances of France, Vol I, Brittany and Bourbonnais.
London: Max Parrish and Co. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Marek, Jacek. Dance Poland.
City: Self published, 1997. Information about Poland from a folkloric viewpoint. In the chapter "Dance Folklore" there is both historical perspective and a sense of present-day conditions. The second part of the book includes a description of 24 Polish folk dances. The Polish folk dances which are represented by five "national dances," as well as hundreds of so-called "regional dances" sampling the vast and varied realm of Polish dance folklore. Softcover.
Marks, Sylvia and Valerie Sill. Folk Dances of Hawaii.
Van Nuys, California: Alfred Publishing, 1994. 40 pp. Contains ethnic Hawaiian dance patterns and authentic music by South Sea Islanders. Softcover.
Martin, Gyorgy. East-European Relations of Hungarian Dance Types.
Budapest: Congressus Ethnographicus in Hungaria.
Martin, Gyorgy. Hungarian Folk Dances.
Gyoma, Hungary: Kner Printing House, 1974. Budapest: Vorvina Kaido, 1974. 81 pp. Labanotation for 1 dance. History, research, influences. Old Style Dances, New-Style Dances, Dance Dialects, 16 color photographs of costumed dancers, 32 plates of black and white photographs and drawings, more. Bibliography, piano music, song words. Hardcover.
Mazorova, Maria. Slovenské Lodové Tance.
Bratislavia, Slovakia, 1991.
McDowell, Flora L. Folk Dances of Tennessee, Folk Customs and Old Paarty Games of the Caney Fork Valley.
Self published, 1938. Softcover.
McIntosh, David Seneff. Singing Games and Dances.
New York: Association Press; 1957.
McNair, Ralph J. Square Dance!.
New York: Garden City Books, 1951. 188 pp. Descriptions for 39 square dances. Also where to find music, what to wear, where to dance, what's in a call, who's who around a square; line drawings. Hardcover.
Melamed, Lanie. All Join Hands.
Montreal: 100 pp. Descriptions of 50 dances, play-party dances, play-party games, square dances, contra dances, mixers, etc. Background, party planning.
Mellor, Hugh. Welsh Folk Dances.
London: Novello and Co., 1935. Discussion of the types of dances found in Wales, musical instruments, and dance tunes. Description of the music, steps, and figures for 12 dances.
Mexican Government. Monografía y Másica de Danzas y Bailes Regionales presentados a Cabo en los Años de 1953 y 1958.
Collection of 88 Indian and regional folk dances that have been presented in national contests; music and folklore for each dance; selected photographs. In Spanish.
Milligan, Jean C. 101 Scottish Dances.
Glasgow and London: Scotia Books, 1956, 1957, 1970. 159 pp. Descriptions for 101 dances. Steps, progression, formations, general hints; line drawings. Small hardcover.
Milligan, Jean C. 99 More Scottish Country Dances.
Glasgow and London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1963, 1970. Descriptions for 99 dances. Introduction, general remarks, line drawings. Small hardcover.
Milligan, Jean C. Introducing Scottish Country Dancing.
Glasgow and London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1968, 1969. Descriptions for 12 dances. Introduction, technique, progression, formation and figures, general points, dress, and general survey; line drawings. Small hardcover.
Milligan, Jean C. Won't You Join the Dance? A Manual of Scottish Country Dancing.
London: Patterson Co., Ltd, 1954. A teacher's manual.
Milligan, Jean C. and D. G. MacLennan. Dances of Scotland.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1950. 40 pp. New York: Chanticleer Press, 1951. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Small hardcover. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association.
Mooney, Gertrude X. Mexican Folk Dances for American Schools.
Coral Gables, Florida: University of Miami Press, 1957. Nine regional dances, technical instruction, glossary of basic steps, costumes, folklore, piano music, suitable recordings.
Moore, Fredericka, Bryce Bowmar and Zobeida Perez. Folk Dances from Around the World, Book and CD.
Miami: Warner Brothers Publications, 1954, 1982. 20 pp. Easy-to-follow dance graphics, percussion arrangements. Softcover.
Morton, Virgil L. The Teaching of Popular Dance.
New York: J. Lowell Pratt and Co., 1966.
Muellor, Hugh. Welsh Folk Dances.
London: Novello and Co., 1935.
Murray, Arthur. How to Become a Good Dancer.
New York: Simon and Schuster, Revised Edition, 1959.
Murray, Ruth Lovell. Dance in Elementary Education.
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc., 1953, 1963. 446 pp. Third edition 1975. Simplified descriptions of 175 easy international folk dances, including American, Czech, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Lithuanian, Mexican, Palestinian, Philippine, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, Serbian, Swedish, Ukrainian. Dance movement, dance skills, rhythm, learning dances, aids to dance teaching, black and white photographs. Hardcover.
Mynatt, Constance V. and Bernard D. Kaiman. Folk Dancing for Students and Teachers.
Dubuque, Iowa: William C. Brown Co., 1968, 1974. Descriptions of 65 dances from over 20 countries. Softcover, spiral-bound.
Neal, Mary. The Espérance Morris Book.
London: J. Curwen Press, 1910. Contains detailed description of 12 Morris dances and a selection of folk songs.
Neilson, Nels P. and Winnifred Van Hagen. Physical Education for Elementary Schools.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1937. New York: Ronald Press, Third Edition, 1966.
Nielson, Erica. Folk Dancing.
Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood Publishers, 2011. 160 pp. Explains the reasons for the folk dance movement that exploded in Europe and North America in the late 19th century. It describes the clubs, camps, festivals, and communities that sprang up, and examines the culture of the movement, the music, key individuals and events, types of clothing, and influences of technologies and popular culture; authoritative, original information gleaned from the author's own research conducted with hundreds of folk dance enthusiasts across America. Hardcover.
Nosal, Stefan. Choreografia Ludového Tanca.
Bratislava: Slovenske Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvo, 1984.
Nyten, Anna-Maja. Swedish Peasant Costumes.
Stockholm: Nordiska Museet, 1949. Color illustrations of 65 costumes from 47 districts. Contins background, color, and kinds of materials used for each garment.
O'Keeffe, J. G. and Art O'Brien. A Handbook of Irish Dances.
Dublin: M. H. Gill and Co., 1944. Essay on origin and history; steps and styling for Irish dances.
O'Rafferty, Peadar and Gerald O'Rafferty Dances of Ireland.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1953.
Osen, Shari and Bert Osen. Index to Viltis 1944-1994.
Blackfoot, Idaho: DeWayne Young, Editor. An index to Viltis Magazine to assist you in locating articles about folk dance, folklore, and recipes. The index is valuable for dancers, teachers, library collections, researchers, and students of international folk dance. Softcover.
Osgood, Bob. Five Years of Suare Dancing.
Los Angeles, California: Sets in Order, 1954. 176 pp. Descriptions of more than 180 square dances from the pages of Sets in Order. Line drawings. Softcover.
Osgood, Ginger. Round Dances Up-to-date, Round 'N' Round, Dancing a Round, Today's Round Dances.
Los Angeles, California: Square Dance Publishers.
Pack, Martin A. Costumes and Dances of Poland.
American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs, 1978. 40 pp. No dance descriptions. History and background on six dance types: Polonez, Mazur, Kujawiak, Oberek, Krakowiak, Goralski. Costume color plates, map, piano music, song words. Bibliography. Softcover.
Page, Ralph. An Elegant Collection of Contras and Squares.
Colorado Springs, Colorado: Lloyd Shaw Foundation, 1984. 153 pp. Softcover.
Page, Ralph. Heritage Dances of Early America.
Colorado Springs: The Lloyd Shaw Foundation, Inc. 64 pp. Breakdowns for 25 early contra dances from 1788 to 1808. Background.
Painter, Muriel Thayer. A Yaqui Easter.
Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, revised edition 1971. 40 pp. The Yaqui Indian Easter Ceremony -- from the initial events of Ash Wednesday through the final "Circle" on Easter Sunday -- briefly described and interpreted by a long-time student of the tribe. Black and white line drawings. Softcover.
Pani, Jiwan. Celebration of Life, Indian Folk Dances.
New Delhi, India: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2000. 131 pp. Hardcover.
Parson, Thomas E. How to Dance.
New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc., 1947, 1955, 1956. 88 pp. Formerly "Ballroom Dance." Descriptions and line drawings for Cha Cha Cha, Fox Trot, Lindy, Mambo, Merengue, Rumba, Samba, Tango, and Waltz.
Patnaik, Dhirendranath. Folk Dances of Orissa.
Sri Arjun Charan Samal, 2000. 57 pp.
Pedersen, Dagny and Neva Boyd. Folk Games of Denmark and Sweden.
Chicago: H. T. FitzSimmons Co., 1932.
Pegels, Jurgen. Character Dance.
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1984.
Petrides, Theodore. Greek Dances, and How to Do Them.
Athens: Lycabettus Press, 1976. New York: Peters International, Inc., 1976. 167 pp. Descriptions of 18 dances. Background, illustrations, black and white photographs. Softcover.
Petrides, Theodore. Folk Dances of the Greeks, Origins and Instructions.
New York: Exposition Press, 1961. 78 pp. Descriptions for 27 dances with illustrative foot patterns in line drawings; glossary, index. Hardcover.
Petrides, Theodore and Elfleida. Folk Dances of the Greeks.
London: A. and C. Black, 1937. New York: Exposition Press, 1961. Descriptive text; 8 color plates and 32 pages of line drawings; includes costumes, accessories, and embroidery.
Pettigrew, Dora W. Peasant Costume of the Black Forest.
New York: MacMillan Co., 1937.
Pholeric, Janet J. Folk Dances Around the World.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1981. 129 pp. Hardcover.
Pillich, William F. Social Dance.
Dubuque, Iowa: William C. Brown Co., 1967. Chapters on moving with a partner, hesitation, balance, side-close, box, way to strt, and selected dance designs. Line drawings. Softcover.
Pinon, Roger and Henri Jamar. Dances of Belgium.
London: Max Parish and Co., 1953.
Pioneeer Folk Dance Tunes and Rhythms.
Teacher's Manual.
Anne Pittman, Marlys S. Waller and Cathy L. Dark. Dance a While, A Handbook for Folk, Square, Contra, and Social Dance.
Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing Co., 6th Edition, 2008. 592 pp. Descriptions of many folk dances, social dances, contra dances, round dances, mixers, and calls for square dances. History, background, teaching, positions, dancing, facilities, equipment, organization, group instruction, fundamentals, notation, more. Terms, drawings, illustrations, contents, bibliography, index. Spiral bound softcover.
Popescu-Judetz, Eugenia. Sixty Folk Dances of Romania.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Duquesne University Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts, 1979. 249 pp. Softcover.
Pittion, Paul. Chants et Dancesde Tous Les Pays.
Bordas, 1945.
Primer, Kathleen. Scandinavian Peasant Costume.
London: A. and C. Black, 1939. New York: MacMilland Co., 1939. Descriptive text; 8 color plates and 64 pages of drawings; head-dresses, hair styles, embroidery, and jewelry, as well as garments.
Quigley, Colin. Close to the Floor, Folk Dance in Newfoundland.
St. John, Newfoundland: Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1985. 128 pp.
Rafkis, Alkis. The World of Greek Dance.
Athens, Greece: Finedawn Publishers, 1987, 1997. Contains tradition and folklore in Greek dance, history, dance events, and a comprehensive directory of festivals, groups, museums, and resources.
Ragini, Sri. An Introduction to Hindu Dancing, Kritanjali.
New York: H G. Govil, 1928.
Rathgarber, Hubert. Let's Folk Dance.
St. Louis, Missouri: Mmb Music, 1980. Six simple folk dances from around the world with easy-to-perform directions. Voices with recorder and Orff instruments; parts ranging from quite simple to moderately difficult. Softcover.
Rearick, E. C. Dances of the Hungarians.
New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1939.
Reek, Jeanne. Folk Dance and Lore of Norway.
Sons of Norway, 1971. Softcover.
Reid, Eileen. Canadian Folk Dances.
Van Nuys, California: Alfred Publishing Co., 1997. 28 pp. Dance graphics, Orff and percussion arrangements plus cultural information. Useful for grades 2-7. Dances include: The Maple Leaf Stomp, Carding the Wool, The Prairie Circle. Songs include: Alouette, O Canada, En Roulant Ma Boule, The Raftsmen; CD. Softcover.
Rey, J. The World of Dance, Folk dance and ballet in Czechoslovakia.
Artia, 1950. Hardcover.
Reyes, R. S. and Petrona Ramos. Philippine Folk Dances and Games.
New York: Silver Burdett Co., 1927.
Reyes-Tolentino, Francisca. Philippine National Dances.
New York:
Richardson, J. R. A Selection of Folk Dances.
Oxford, England: Pergamon Press, 1978. 39 pp. Softcover.
Richardson, J. R. A Selection of Folk Dances, Israel.
Oxford, England: Pergmon Press, 1978. 36 pp. Softcover.
Riel, Fran and Buelah Davis. Happy Dancing: Handbook of Dance Mixers.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Burgess Publishing Co., 1966.
Rippon, Hugh. Discovering English Folk Dance, Third edition.
London: Shire Publishers, 1999. 96 pp. The history and evolution of the dances and their regional variations are described, their origins and meanings explained and the differences between English and Scottish dancing discussed. Examining everything from morris dancing to the Minehead hobby horse dances and the Helston Furry Dance and a definitive list of festivals where these dances can be seen. Softcover.
Riveroll's Art Gallery. Mexican Dances.
Mexico: Roberto Riveroll, 1947. Portfolio of costumes, dances, folklore, and music.
Rohrbough, Lynn. Handy II, Kit T, Kit R, Kit P.
Delaware, Ohio: Cooperative Recreation Service.
Rohrbough, Lynn. Treasures from Abroad.
Delaware, Ohio: Recreation Kit O.
Rosenberg, David. Folk Dancing with Dave Rosenberg.
Self Published, 1959.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. Scottish Country Dance Book, Vols. I-VI.
London and Glasgow: Peterson's Publications, Ltd. (New York: Carl Fischer), 1930.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. Scottish Country Dance Books, Vols. I-XXII (Pocket Editions).
London: Patersons' Publications, Ltd., no dates. Traditional dances in steps and formation from manuscripts, old books, and from the experience of dancers during the last 200 years. Tiny softcover.
Ryan, Grace. Dances of Our Pioneers.
New York: Ronald Press, 1939.
Sachs, Curt. World History of the Dance.
New York: W. W. Norton and Co., Inc., 1937.
Sakellariou, Haralampios. Fifty Greek Dances.
Athens: 1940. Translated by Th. Stefanidi.
Saldivar, Gabriel. Historia de la Música en México, Epoca Pre-Cortesian y Colonial.
Mexico: 1934. Based upon original musical and written manuscripts. Mexican music and dances of pre-conquest and colonial period. Historical deelopment of the Son, Jarabe, and Huapango, as well as the growth and character of the traditional dance-songs of Mexican children. In Spanish.
Saldivar, Gabrial. El Jarabe, Baile popular Múxicano.
1937. Traces the origin of the Jarabe from the various 16th-century zapateado dances and notes its development into the modern Jaraves. In Spanish.
Salvén, Erik. Dances of Sweden.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1949. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Sam, Sam-Ang and Sam Chan Moly. Khmer Folk Dance.
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Khmer Studies Institute, 1987. 121 pp. Softcover.
Sanella, Ted. Balance and Swing.
New York: Country Dance and Song Society, 1982. 156 pp. Descriptions of 55 square dances, contra dances, and triplet dances of New England. Piano music. Spiral bound softcover.
Scandinavian Dances, Series I-III.
London: Ling Association.
Schimmerling, Hans Aldo. Folk Dance Music of the Slavic Nations.
New York: Associated Music Publishers, 1951. 167 pp. General historic, religious characteristics; musical characteristics of Slavic folk tunes; brief notes on the dances with musical examples for all countries.
Schlottmann, Jeannette, Abbie Duggan Rutledge and Anne Schley. Folk Dances of the United States and Mexico.
Books for Libraries, 1980. Hardcover.
Schlottmann, Jeannette, Abbie Duggan Rutledge and Anne Schley. The Folk Dance Library, Folk Dances of European Countries.
New York: A S. Barnes and Co., 1948. Hardcover.
Schwendener, Norma. Legends and Dances of Old Mexico.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1934. Twelve dances and source material on Indian dances of Mexico.
Schwendener, Norma and B. C. Pulford. Singing Feet.
English translation of Old Holland folk dances, by Anna G. Gatz and Anne Dekoe; German dances by Anna Helms and Julius Blaske, 1938.
Sedillo, Mela. Mexican and New Mexican Folk Dances.
Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1938, 1939, 1945. Eight regional dances of Mexico and 9 New Mexican dances; first-hand information and historical development of New Mexican dance.
Sejda, Jan. Polish Folk Dances, Vol. 1.
Chicago: Polish National Alliance, 1969. Softcover.
Semb, Klara. Dances of Norway.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1951. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover./DD>
Shafter, M. S. American Indian and Other Folk Dances.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1927.
Shambaugh, Mary Effie. Folk Dances for Boys and Girls.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1927, 1929, 1939. A collection of European folk dances, including dances for elementary, intermediate, and advanced grades. Hardcover.
Shambaugh, Mary Effie. Folk Festivals.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1932. International folk dances particularly selected for use in folk festivals. Hardcover.
Shambaugh, Mary Effie. Folk Festivals for Schools and Playgrounds.
New York: A. S. Barnes and Co,, 1936. 155 pp. Organization of five folk festivals. Background, customs, dances, stage craft, outlines, costumes, bibliography.
Sharp, Cecil J. An Introduction to English Country Dancing.
London: Novello and Co., 1909 (New York: H W. Gray Co., 1909). Descriptions and tunes for 12 dances; detailed analysis of technical terms and symbols, general movements and figures.
Sharp, Cecil J. Fifty Folk Songs, Compiled at the Request of the English Folk Dance Society.
London: Novello and Co., 1920. Softcover.
Sharp, Cecil J. Country Dance Tunes, Set I-IV.
London: Novello and Co. Collected and arranged from traditional sources.
Sharp, Cecil J. Morris Dance Tunes, Sets I-X.
London: Novello and Co. Collected from traditional sources.
Sharp, Cecil J. The Morris Book, Vols. I-V.
London: Novello and Co. (New York: H W. Gray Co.), 1909, 1913. Included are the dance, special instructions, and descriptions of dances. Small hardcover.
Sharp, Cecil J. The Sword Dances of Northern England, Vols. II-III.
London: Novello and Co. (New York: H W. Gray Co.), 1912, 1913. Complete description of the heritage of the dance, costume, music, and steps. All figures are illustrated with line diagrams. Dancers are accomplanied by the Captain's song, a prologue or play.
Sharp, Cecil J., George Butterworth and Maud Karpeles. The Country Dance Book.
London: Novello and Co., 1934. 54 pp. Descriptions of several dances of England including Morris, Longways, Country. History, background, arms and hands movements, figures.
Sharp, Cecil J. and Maud Karpeles. The English Country Dance Book, Vols I-V.
London: Novello and Co. (New York: H W. Gray Co.), 1909, 1918, 1937. 51 pp. Steps, music, instructions, terms and symbols, construction, general figurs, and dances, with additional figures, vairants, and directions used by the caller. Small softcover.
Shatulsky, Myron. The Ukrainian Folk Dance.
Winnipeg, Canada: Kobzar Publishing Co., 210 pp. Softcover.
Shaw, Lloyd. Cowboy Dances, A collection of Western Square Dances.
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1939, 1940, 1949. 375 pp. Calls explanations of 75 basic square dances up to 1940. History, background, style, spirit, description, black and white photographs. Hardcover.
Shaw, Lloyd. Cowboy Tunes.
Calwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1939.
Shaw, Lloyd. The Round Dance Book, A Century of Waltzing.
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1948, 1949. 443 pp. Descriptions of almost every round dance known surviving up to 1948, including gavottes, mazurkas, polkas, schottisches, two-steps, waltzes, etc. History, background, style. Hardcover.
Shay, Anthony. Choreographic Politics, State Folk Dance Companies, Representation, and Power.
Evansville, Indiana: Wesleyan Publishers, 2002. 252 pp. As the first book to address the topic of state-sponsored folk dance ensembles and their structures; examines the repertoires, performances and choreographic strategies of these companies within the political, social, gendered and ethnic contexts in which each company was created; includes a look at music, costumes, and various artistic directors and choreographers. Softcover.
Shay, Anhony. Choreographing Identities, Folk Dance, Ethnicity, and Festival in the United States and Canada.
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co., 2006. 260 pp. Several "parallel layers" of dance: dances performed at intra-cultural social occasions, dances used for representation or presentation, and folk dance performances. Individual chapters center on various immigrant cultures. Softcover.
Shay, Anthony. Dancing Across Borders, The American Fascination with Exotic Dance Forms.
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co., 2008. 231 pp. Throughout the work, the author describes the uniquely American enthusiasm for learning exotic dances, describing specific deficiencies in the U.S. cultural identity that have led many people to seek new or alternative identities through the various exotic dance genres. Softcover.
Shoshani, Michal. Folk Dances of Israel.
London: Boosey and Hawkes, 1970. 111 pp.
Shuldham-Shaw, Winifred. Cecil Sharp and English Folk Dances.
Hall the Printer, 1928. Softcover.
Sickels, Alice L. Around the World in St. Paul.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Singing Games and Folk Dances.
Brasstown, North Carolina: John Campbell Folk School, 1941.
Sizemore, Donald. Cherokee Dance, Ceremonial Dances and Dance Regalia.
Cherokee, North Carolina: Cherokee Publications, 1999. 175 pp. Softcover.
Šmiroris, K. and B. Sotková. National Costumes of Czechoslovakia.
Artia, no date. Sixty-five pages of text; 104 color photographs, 34 black and white photographs.
Smith, Susan. Made in France.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Book for young people.
Smuckler, David. Cracking Chestnuts.
Self published. Contra dances.
Snider, Marcia. Folk Dance Handbook.
Vancouver: Hancock House Publishers. 74 pp. For use in grade schools. Teaching in step-by-step method of easy dances. Basics, development.
Social Plays, Games, Marches, Old Folk Dances, and Rhythmic Movements, For Use in Indian Schools.
Charleston, South Carolina: BiblioBazaar, (reproduction) 2009. 70 pp. Softcover.
Society for International Folkdancing. A Selection of Folk Dances, Vol. 5, Israel.
Pergmamon Press, 1977. Contains sheet music and descriptions of ten dances, 6-1/2 x 9-3/4", 32 pp. No words or translations. Contains list of records with the music. Softcover.
Solway, Andrew. Country and Folk Dance.
Chicago: Heinemann Raintree, 2008. 47 pp. Provides a detailed look at the huge variety of country and folk dancing from all over the world. For young adults. Softcover.
Spacek, Anna and Neva Boyd. Folk Dances of Bohemia and Moravia.
Chicago: H. T. FitzSimmons Co., 1917.
Spalding, Susan Elke and Jane Harris Woodside. Communities in Motion, Dance, Community, and Tradition in Americas Southeast and Beyond.
London: Greenwood Press, 1995. 288 pp. Old-time square dancing in Virginia, Indiana, and Newfoundland; African-American step shows; clogging; Cherokee traditional dance; historical reconstructions of 18th-century dance; and modern contra. Hardcover.
Spence, Lewis. Myth and Ritual in Dane, Game and Rhyme.
London, 1947. Analysis of the religious-magic ritual sources of such diverse human activities as children's games, the precisely conventionalized court dance of the Orient, European folk dances, etc.
Spicer, Dorothy Gladys. The Book of Festivals.
New York: The Woman's Press, 1937.
Spiesman, Mildred. Folk Dancing.
Philadelphia: Saunders, 1970. A selection of dance descriptions classified according to the basic step motif and arranged according to difficulty. Material on folk dance teaching. No index. Booklet.
Spreen, Hildegard. Folk Dances of South India.
Bombay, Oxford: Oxford Press, 1945, 1948. Technical instructions for 30 folk dances; simple musical accompaniment for each dance; original text of the songs, English translations; glossary; expllanations of technical dance terms. Hardcover.
Storey, Rita. Line Dancing and Oher Folk Dances.
London: Franklin Watts, Ltd., 2008. 32 pp. Lively guides to popular dances. Clear photographs show the moves - step-by-step. Includes background information, tips on costumes, music to dance to, and how to stage performances. Softcover.
Strangeways, A. H. Fox. Six English Set Dances.
London: English Folk Dance Society
Sturman, Rivka. 10 Folk Dances.
Tel Aviv: Mifalet Tarbut Vechinuch, Ltd., 1961, 1962. 32 pp. 10 dance descriptions. Popular dances of Israel with melodic line in Hebrew. Line drawings. Softcover.
Sturman, Rivka. Dance Instructions.
No date.
Sturman, Rivka. Dance with Rivka.
No date.
Sturman, Rivka. Israeli Dances for All Ages.
1965. 19 pp. 12 dance instructions. Popular dances of Israel. Softcover.
Stutt, Joseph. The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England.
London: Thomas Tegg, 1838.
Svenska Folkdansens Vänner. Swedish Folk Dances.
Charleston, South Carolina: Nabu Press, 2010. 84 pp. Softcover.
Tatcher, Zafra. Israel Folk Dances.
New York: Youth and Chalutziut Department, Jewish Agency for Israel, 1959. 35 pp. Sixteen folk dance descriptions with melodic line and text. Softcover.
Taylor, Barbara and Susie Hofstatter (Editors). 100 Israeli Folk Dances.
New York: Israel Folk Dance Department of the American Zionist Youth Foundation, 108 pp. Dance descriptions for 100 Israeli dances. Choreographed in Israel and available on records recorded in America; black and white photographs. Softcover.
Tennevin, Nicollette and Marie Texier. Dances of France. Vol. II, Provence and Alsace.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1951. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Thompson, Allison (Compiler). Dances from Barnes Two.
Jefferson, North Carolina: The Squirrel Hill Press. Contains the instructions for 24 dances: nineteen modern-composed English country dances, four dances interpreted from historical sources, and one traditional dance. Contributors include seven choreographers from the U.S. and six choreographers from the U.K. Softcover.
Thompson, Allison. Dancing Through Time, Western Social Dance in Literature, 1400-1918.
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company Inc., 1998. 259 pp. Presents 88 literary selections that together form a survey of social dance in England and America over a span of 500 years. Seven sections (historical time periods) provide an editorial introduction with descriptions of relevant dances, and then eight to twenty or so illuminating passages from etiquette manuals, diaries, poems, plays, essays or novels. The selections illustrate specific dances, social dance behavior or the intimate reactions of participants. Full indexing aids those readers interested in specific authors or works.
Thompson, Allison. Lighting the Fire, Elsie J. Oxenham, The abbey Girls and the English Folk Dance Revival.
Jefferson, North Carolina: The Squirrel Hill Press, 1998. 80 pp. Elsie J. Oxenham (1880-1960) wrote nearly ninety books for English school-girls.
Thompson, Allison. May Day Festivals in America, 1830 to the Present.
Jefferson, North Carolina: The Squirrel Hill Press, 2009. 280 pp. Examines the creation and development of the traditional American May Day festival. It also provides an overview of May Day celebrations at 80 specific college and universities, eight of which continue to celebrate the festival annually. Hardcover.
Thompson, Allison. The Blind Harper Dances, Modern English Country Dances set to Airs by Turlough O'Carolan.
Jefferson, North Carolina: The Squrrel Hill Press, .
Thurston, Hugh Ansfrid. Scotland's Dances.
London: Bell, 1954, 1988. Takes a careful analytical approach to the history of dancing in Scotland and presents information in meticulous detail, listing the sources of dances currently popular. The book covers the whole gamut of Scottish dancing, from reels, Highland dances, and Hebridean dances to country dances. Hardcover.
Tilke, Max. Costume Patterns and Designs, A Survey of Costume Patterns and Designs of All Periods and Nations.
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1957. About 2,000 patterns on 128 pages of plates (122 in color); descriptive text.
Tobitt, Janet E. On Your Toes.
New York: Janet Tobitt, 1941.
Tobitt, Janet E. Whirling Maiden.
New York: Janet Tobitt, 1941.
Todd, Jack and Helen. Quick-Teach Fun Dances for Recreational Groups.
Akron, Ohio: Twelgrenn Enterprises, Inc., 1976. 53 pp. Descriptions of eight easy international folk dances and 54 American square dances, fun dances, musical games. Leadership, sound, dance selection, teaching, sample programs, index by age group and dance types. Softcover.
Todor, Frances. A Treasury of Mexican Folk Ways.
New York: Crown Publishers. Origins and detailed accounts of the kinds of dances to be found in Mexico; understandable information on the life and culture of the people; photographs, drawings, and color plates.
Tolman, Beth and Ralph Page. The Country Dance Book, The BEST of the Square and Contra Dances and all about them.
Weston, Vermont: The Countryman Press, 1976. Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1976. 198 pp. Descriptions of 73 dances, including marches, Sicilian circle, quadrilles, square dances. contra dances, jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, hybrids. History, background, techniques. Music sources, who's who list, list of Country Dance Societies, drawings, index. Softcover.
Toor, Frances. A Treasure of Mexican Folkways.
New York: Crown Publishing Co., 1937, 1947.
Toor, Frances. Festivals and Folkways of Italy.
New York: Crown Publishers.
Toor, Frances. Mexican Dances.
Mexico City, Mexico: Riveral Museum of Art.
Treasure Chest of Dances, Old and New.
New York: Treasure Chest Publications, Inc., 1937.
Trujillo, Lawrence Alan. The Spanish Influence on the Mestizo Dance
of Yukatan, Vera Cruz, and Jalisco, Mexico.
Denver: Dart Publications, 1974. 118 pp. No dance descriptions. History and background of Mestizo dance of three Mexican states. Glossary, bibliography, illustrations. Spiral bound softcover.
Turner, Margery J. Dance Handbook.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1959.
Turska, Jadwiga. Polish Folk Embroidery.
New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc. 336 pp. includes more than 200 color illustrations from 31 regions.
Umemoto, Rikuhei. Some Classic Dances of Japan.
London: The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, 1934. Edited by Cyril W. Beaumont. The text of the leture-demonstration given before the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, London, 1933.
Valdiosera, Ramon. Mexican Dances.
Mexico D.F.; Ecitorial Fischgrund APDO2071.
Valdiosera, Ramon and Salvador Echeverria. Mexican National Costumes.
Mexico D.F., Editorial, Fischgrund, 1949.
Van Cleve, Cecilia. Folk Dances for Young People.
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Co., 1916. Hardcover.
Van Der Ven-Ten Bensel, E. Dances of the Netherlands.
New York: Chanticleer Press, 1949. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association.
Van Zile, Judy. Perspectives on Korean Dance.
Indianapolis, Indiana: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001. 392 pp. Study of a culture developed from the point of view of its dance culture combines the best of objective and qualitative scholarship. Softcover.
Varagnac, Andre. National Costumes.
New York: Hyperion Press, 1939. Designed by Lepage-Medvey.
Varjasi, Rezso and Vince Horvath. Hungarian Rhapsody.
Budapest: Corvina Press, 1956. The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble; organization, music, action photographs, costume plates.
Vatsyayan, Kapila. Traditions of Indian Folk Dance, Second Edition.
New York: Clarion Books, 1996. 403 pp. Hardcover.
Veloz and Yolanda. Tango and Rumba.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1938.
Venable, Lucy and Fred Berk. 10 Folk Dances in Labanotation.
New York: Witmark, 1959.
Viski, D. Dances of the Hungarians.
London: Simpkin Marshall, Ltd., 1937.
Viski, Karoly. Hungarian Peasant Customs.
Budapest: Dr George Vajna and Co., 1932. Customs, festivals, and costumes.
Vizonsky, Nathan. Ten Jewish Folk Dances.
Chicago: American-Hebrew Theatrical League, 1942. 59 pp.
Volksdansmuziekgroep KADANS. Beeraak.
Winschoten, Netherlands: Stichting Nevofoon, 1988. 148 pp. Sheet music for 288 international folk dances. Spiral-bound softcover.
Vuillier, Gaston. A History of Dancing.
New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1897.
Wakefield, Eleanor Ely. Folk Dancing in America.
New York: J. Lowell Pratt and Co., 1966. Descriptions of many dances from many countries. History of folk dance in the United States.
Walia, Aarohi. Folk Dances of Punjab.
Unistar Books (National Book Shop), 2008. Hardcover.
Wallace, Carol McD., et al. Dance, A Very Social History.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996. Hardcover.
Weber, Henri. Grandpa's Dance Album.
New York: Belwin, Inc.
Weikart, Phyllis S. Folk Dance Manual, For Teachers and Dancers.
Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan, 1978. 322 pp.
Weikart, Phyllis S. Teaching Folk Dance, Successful Steps.
Ypsilanti, Michigan: High/Scope Press, 1999. 701 pp. Spiral-bound.
Weikart, Phyllis S. Teaching Movement and Dance, Intermediate Folk Dance.
Yipsilanti, Michigan: High/Scope Press, 1984. 338 pp. Softcover.
Welsh-Asante, Kariamu. Zimbabwe Dance, Rhythmic Forces, Ancestral Voices, an Aesthetic Analysis.
Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 2000. 140 pp. Hardcover.
West, Colleen Nelson and Susanne J. Davis. Recreational Folk Dance.
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing Co., 1998, 2009. 148 pp. Covers a cross section of recreational dances and provides descriptions, styling, formations, definition of steps, and positions with costume information. Hardcover.
Whelan, Frank. The Complete Book to Irish Dance.
Belfast, Ireland: Appletree Press, 2001. 192 pp. A history of Irish dance, from its ancient origins to the present day, and detailed step instructions for 30 popular Irish dances are covered in this comprehensive guide to the dancing that has enthralled audiences worldwide. Provides information about professional and social Irish dancing, paying special attention to the importance of music, costume, embroidery, and shoes. With clear and simple instructions to the most well-known Irish dances, as well as step-by-step photos demonstrating arm and body positions for reels, jigs, and hornpipes. Softcover.
White, Betty. Ballroom Dancebook for Teachers.
New York: David McKay Co., Inc., 1962.
White, Betty. Latin American Dance Book.
New York: David McKay Co., Inc., 1958.
White, Betty. Teen Age Dance Book.
New York: David McKay Co., Inc., 1952. Revised edition, 1963.
White, Betty. Teen Age Etiquette.
New York: David McKay Co., Inc., 1956.
White, William C. Made in USSR.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Book for young people.
Wingrave, Helen. Aspects of Folk Dance in Europe.
Non Basic Stock Line, 1994. Softcover.
Wingrave, Helen and Robert Harrold. Dances, Music and Costumes of Bulgaria.
London: Descriptions of eight dances of Bulgaria. Background, costumes, costume plates, piano music. Folio.
Wingrave, Helen and Robert Harrold. Folk Dances and Costumes of Switzerland.
London: 20 pp. Descriptions of nine easy dances of Switzerland. History, background, costumes, costume drawings, piano music.
Wingrave, Helen and Robert Harrold. Regional Dances of Europe.
London: Descriptions of 18 dances from the Basque area, Finland, Spanish Galicia, Italy, Portugal, Turkey. History, background, piano music. Spiral bound softcover.
Wingrave, Helen and Robert Harrold. Spanish Dancing.
London: 64 pp. Descriptions for positions of hands, carriage of the body, placement of legs and feet, etc., of Flamenco dancing. History, background, hand and foot position illustrations, castanet work, piano music, list of places in Spain to see Flamenco.
Witzig, Louise. Dances of Switzerland.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1949. New York: Chanticleer Press, 1949. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Wolska, Helen. Dances of Poland.
London: Max Parrish and Co., 1952. 40 pp. Descriptions of four dances. Background, costumes, costume color plates, piano music. Published under the auspices of The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Ling Physical Education Association. Small hardcover.
Wood, Melusine. Advanced Historical Dances.
London: Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, 1960. Background material on dances from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
Wood, Melusine. More Historical Dances.
London: Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, 1956.
Wright, A. P. and Webster Wright. How to Dance.
New York: Doubleday and Co., 1958.
Zahava, Ruth. Jewish Dances.
Los Angeles: Kilography, 1950. Ten descriptions, including music, Hebrew text, illustrations.
Zerebecky, Bohdan. Folk Dances of Bukovyna.
Ukrainian Canadian Committee, Saskatchewan Provincial Council, 1989. 85 pp.
Zerebecky, Bohdan. Folk Dances of Hutsulshchyna.
Ukrainian Canadian Committee, Saskatchewan Provincial Council, 1989. 70 pp.
Zerebecky, Bohdan. Folk Dances of Zakarpattia.
Ukrainian Canadian Committee, Saskatchewan Provincial Council, 1989. 73 pp.
Žganec, Vino and Nada Sremec. Croatian Folksongs and Dances (Hrvatske narodne pjesme i plesove).
Zagreb: 1951. 284 pp. 145 examples of folksongs with text and musical transcriptions; notes about the songs and dances of Croatia.
Zielinski, Stefan J. Dances of Poland.
Chicago: W. H. Safewski Music and Publishing, Co., 1953. Description and piano for advanced dances.

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