| Description | A table of contents can be found at the front of one of the files; this table of contents dates to mid-20th Century.
The files contain published dances and exercises from the early- to mid-20th Century (with most publications containing musical scores and written instructions for the dances [but no dance scores]).
The files contain the following:
Published dances choreographed by Sonia Serova (these published dances contain written descriptions of the each dance along with a musical score [but no dance score]). All dances were published by the Vestoff-Serova Russian School of Dance, New York, [USA], in the early-20th Century. Some of the dances were annotated in the 20th Century. Includes the following dances:
- "The Life of a Rose"
- "June Time"
- "The Fountain"
- "Spring"
- "Winter"
- "Suite of Five Valses"
Typed written instructions for dances [possibly square dances], written early-20th Century. Includes the following dances:
- "How Do You Do", choreographed by Lawrence "Bud" Bol
- "Two Little Ladies Form a Ring", choreographed by Bob McLean
- "Solomon Levi", choreographed by Mel Ackerman
- "Hot Time", choreographed by Virginia Morrison
- "Ladies to the Center and Back to the Bar", choreographed by OK Rich
- "Sicilian Circle", choreographed by Virginia Morrison
- "Dip and Dive", choreographed by Jim Lackey
- "Four Leaf Clover", choreographed by Jim Lackey
- "Red River Valley", choreographed by John Dolce
Annotated published musical scores for dances, titled "Accompaniment for Dance Technique", by Freda D Miller [there are no accompanying dance scores or instructions for dances]. Musical scores published by Independent Music Publishers, New York, [USA], mid-20th Century.
Published dances choreographed by Louis H Chalif (these published dances contain written descriptions of the each dance along with a musical score [but no dance score]). All dances were published by the Chalif Normal School of Dancing, New York, [USA], in the early-20th Century. Some of the dances were annotated in the 20th Century. Includes the following dances:
- "Spanish Bell", published 1929.
- "The Spirit of Spring", published 1915.
- "The Barbarian", published 1924.
- "Butterfly Waltz", published 1929.
- "Chanson d'Eté", published 1929.
- "Tourdion", published 1915.
- "Alphabet Ball", published 1924.
- "Speed", published 1923.
- "Valse Vive", published 1929.
- "Greek Maidens Playing Ball", published 1914.
- "Blossoming Boughs", published 1926.
- "In Colonial Days", published 1927.
- "Summer Breeze", published 1925.
- "The Court Jester", published 1927.
- "Farandole", published 1928.
- "Flames", published 1924.
- "Utushka", published 1916.
- "The Cloud", published 1929.
- "Valse Charmante", published 1929.
- "Wandering Winds", published 1921.
- "Sparkle Waltz", published 1929.
- "Torch Dance", published 1929.
- "Idylle", published 1917.
- "Modjeska", published 1929.
- "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", published 1922.
- "Chinese Serenade", published 1929.
Published musical score, titled "Glad Day", by Freda D Miller. Score published by Independent Music Publishers, 1946.
Published exercises by Portia Mansfield to music by Louis Horst. (Most exercises contain written descriptions of the exercises, stick-figure diagrams, and musical scores.) Some of the exercises were annotated in the 20th Century. Includes the following publications:
- "Rhymthmic Design" (also choreographed by Charlotte Perry). Published by J Fischer and Bro., New York, [USA], 1928.
- Photocopy of a musical score [but no instructions for an exercise] titled "Lift". Score written mid-20th Century. Photocopy made mid-20th Century.
- "Perry-Mansfield Book Five: Sixty Exercises in Rhythmic Movement". Published by J Fischer and Bro., New York, [USA], 1939. Also includes a booklet of accompanying published musical scores; published by J Fischer and Bro., New York, [USA], 1939. |