Sheet
Music
This Library of Congress site lets you do searches for words like "Mazurka" and come up with dance tunes
Ted Tjaden presents his collection of sheet music for Ragtime era waltzes
Other Online References
Richard Powers' definitive page on Cross Step Waltz
This Library of Congress site lets you do searches for words like "Mazurka" and come up with dance tunes
Ted Tjaden presents his collection of sheet music for Ragtime era waltzes
Other Online References
Richard Powers' definitive page on Cross Step Waltz
From the Ballroom to Hell (the little one from 1894)
you can purchase at Lark in the Morning, in San Francisco
From the Ballroom to Hell (a collection of sources, by Elizabeth Aldrich)
is available in a number of stores
Modern Dancing, by Vernon and Irene Castle (1914)
you can purchase at Lacis, Adeline & Ashby, in Berkeley
Instructional Videos
Victorian dances, presented by Dance Through Time, you can check out from the Berkeley Public Library
note these were filmed in a tiny space, so the dances will look and feel different when you do them in an actual ballroom
Other Places into
Vintage Dance:
| State |
City |
Organization |
Description |
| Connecticut |
New
Haven |
Elegant Arts Society |
Workshops
for several historical eras, and formal costumed balls |
| Massachusetts |
Boston |
Commonwealth Vintage
Dancers |
Formal
costumed balls and casual tea dances |
| Michigan |
Ann
Arbor |
Grand Traditions |
Victorian
and Ragtime lessons, occasional balls and costume sales |
| New
York |
New
York |
Elegant Arts Society |
Workshops
for several historical eras, and formal costumed balls |
| Ohio |
Cincinnati |
Flying
Cloud Academy |
Performance
troupe with occasional workshops and balls |
| Oregon |
Portland |
Dance
Eclectic |
Weekly
DJ dance (mostly modern but Vintage-friendly), plus classes and special
events |
| Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
Mixed Pickles |
Historical
re-enactment performances and workshops |
| Washington |
Seattle |
Dance For Joy |
Workshops
and classes, mixed DJ dances, and annual Waltz ball |
| Washington |
Seattle |
Northwest Dance Network |
Swing
and Waltz classes and dances, some with bands |
| Washington |
Seattle |
Waltz Etcetera |
Weekly
Waltz and Blues DJ dance, sometimes classes |