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Newspapers
/ Magazines Historic Articles and/or Pictures about dance |
Date |
Name |
Location |
Type |
ARTICLE |
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| 2/3/1687 | New York City Council | New York | Court Order | Dance Citation | |
| 5/17/1711 | The Spectator (see colliers 1912) | n/a | Magazine | Dangers of Danse Schools - daughter becoming a "Whirligig" | |
| 7/1816 | London Time's | England | Newspaper | Article-Ball | |
| 1844 | New York Herald | New York | Newspaper | Polka Article | |
| 3-9-1844 | Teatro Universale | Italy | "Magazine | Primitive dance | |
| 5/11/1844 | Illustrated London News | England | Magazine | First Polka done in England | |
| 2/20/1858 | Harper's Weekly | New York | Magazine | Ballroom, Jig, Husking Dances | |
| 10/13/1860 | New York Time | New York | Newspaper | Grand Ball (Prince) | |
| 1861 | Harper's Weekly | New York | Magazine | Country Dance | |
| 3/23/1861 | Frank Leslie's Illustrated | Washington | Newspaper | Lincoln Ball | |
| ?/1866 | Belgravia | England | Magazine | Article-Dance | |
| 10/13/1866 | Harper's Weekly | New York | Magazine | Charleston dance Picture, "Pretty Caper" | |
| 11/23/1867 | Harper's Weekly | New York | Magazine | A Parisian Ball | |
| 1868 | Frank Leslie's Illustrated | Washington | Newspaper | John Allen's Dance House | |
| 1/8/1870 | Frank Leslie's Illustrated | Washington | Newspaper | Fat Men's Ball | |
| 11/26/1870 | New York Time's | New York | Newspaper | Dance Article | |
| 1873 | Illustrated London | London | Magazine | Gallop | |
| 1886 | (National) Police Gazette | New York | Magazine | Revelry Rampant - Dance Orgies? | |
| 2/1886 | Century Illustrated Magazine | n/a | Magazine | The Dance In Place Congo | |
| 5/1889 | Century Illustrated Magazine | n/a | Magazine | Samoan Siva Dance | |
| 9/14/1889 | Frank Leslie's Illustrated | Washington | Newspaper | Hunt Ball at Newport | |
| 5/23/1891 | Frank Leslie's Illustrated | Washington | Newspaper | Devils Dance of White MT. Apache | |
| 9/1892 | California Illustrated | California | Magazine | "Nautch dancers of India" (travel article) | |
| 1893 | Billboard Magazine | (General Mag Info) | Magazine | was founded in 1893 | |
| 5/13/1893 | Truth Magazine | n/a | Magazine | Can-Can Article / Cartoons | |
| 12/1893 | Munsey's Magazine | n/a | Magazine | 'The Story of the Dance' by Margaret Fleming | |
| 7/1894 | Harper's Magazine | USA | Magazine | The Studio Dance | |
| 1900 | Ladies World | New York | Magazine | Dangers of the Dance | |
| 10/4/1902 | Mon Journal | France | Magazine | Cakewalk | |
| 11/29/1902 | Mon Journal | France | Magazine | Cakewalk | |
| 1/10/1903 | L'Illustration | France | Magazine | "New Dance called the Cakewalk" | |
| 9/26/1903 | "Saturday Evening Post | - | Magazine | "Dance at Dutch Pete's" | |
| 12/15/1904 | Feminia Magazine | n/a | Magazine | Valse, Minuet, Ballroom | |
| 12/30/1903 | Puck Magazine | USA | Magazine | Dance Lesson Discussion | |
| 4/13/1907 | Collier's Magazine | - | Magazine | The Dance (Dutch) | |
| 1/16/1908 | New York Herald | USA | Newspaper | "Leading Cotillions" | |
| 1910 | Ladies Home Journal | - | Magazine | "Harry Landis 2-Step, Dance of the Girls" | |
| 1/14/1912 | New York Sun | USA | Newspaper | Turkey Trot | |
| 1/20/1912 | Collier's Magazine | USA | Magazine | Barbary Coast Ragtime dances | |
| 1/21/1912 | New York Sun | USA | Newspaper | Turkey Trot | |
| 1/31/1912 | Puck Magazine | USA | Magazine | Ballroom Cartoon - Travels | |
| 2/4/1912 | New Bedford Sunday Standard | USA | Newspaper | "The Turkey Trot, Grizzly Bear & Other Naughty Diversions" | |
| 5/11/1912 | Collier's Magazine | USA | Magazine | reprint of the Spectator of 1711 - dangers of dancing | |
| 1/3/1913 | New York Evening Post | USA | Magazine | Dances barred from N.Y. Dance Halls | |
| 1/1913 | North American Review | - | Magazine | "The Fox-trot Comes Into Fashion" | |
| 1/ & 2/ 1914 | San Francisco Chronicle | USA | Newspaper | "Home Learning of the latest dances" (Tango, Hesitation, Lame Duck Maxixe) |
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| 1/17/1914 | Harper's Weekly | USA | Magazine | "Where's Your Daughter this afternoon" | |
| 1/1915 | Ladies Home Journal | - | Magazine | "The New Skating Dance" | |
| 2/1915 | Ladies Home Journal | - | Magazine | "Dance Steps" | |
| 4/19/1913 | Literary Digest | USA | Magazine | "N.Y. Sun reprint - Modern Savage dances | |
| 5/17/1913 | Harper's Weekly | USA | Magazine | Turkey Trot | |
| 11/1913 | Vanity Fair Magazine | USA | Magazine | "The Dance craze in Paris creates new Gowns" | |
| 11/1914 | Ladies Home Journal | USA | Magazine | Vernon Castle teaches the Foxtrot (new dances for winter) | |
| 1/15/1915 | Vogue | USA | Magazine | "Dance Saleries (If You Dance...) | |
| 1917 | North American Revue | - | Magazine | "7-12" | |
| 11/18/1917 | Pittsburgh Post | USA | Newspaper | "How To Dance The Jazz" ("Verdana"couple dance) | |
| 1/1920 | Woman's Home Companion | USA | Magazine | Marilyn Miller, Eaton, Jessica Brown, Davis | |
| 5/1920 | Ladies Home Journal | - | Magazine | "May Pole Dance" | |
| 7/1921 | The Cuero Daily Record | Cuero Texas | Newspaper | KKK Bans black dance hall Rental | |
| 2/1921 | The Woman's Illustrated Review | Atascadero, CA | Mag | On with the Dance | |
| 12/1921 | Photoplay | - | Magazine | "Irene Castle" | |
| 11/1923 | Dance Lover's Magazine | New York | Magazine | Is The Marathon Craze Dead, Gilda Gray's Voodoo Dance | |
| 4/15/1923 | New York Times | New York | Newspaper | "Dancing Marathon- Whirl In 3 Cities" | |
| 5/5/1923 | Literary Digest | - | Magazine | "Dance Marathon List Of Winners" | |
| 1/1924 | Screenland | - | Magazine | Rudolph Valintino | |
| 8/1925 | Harper's Bazaar | New York | Magazine | "Ballet" | |
| 8/30/1925 | New York Times | New York | Newspaper | "The Charleston" | |
| 4/1926 | Theater Magazine | New York | Magazine | The Hartman's, Fokine Dancers, Fowler & Tamara | |
| 12/1926 | Mentor Magazine | - | Magazine | "The Spirit Of The Dance" | |
| 8/1927 | Theater Magazine | New York | Magazine | Natacha Rambova, Anna Wong | |
| 2/1928 | Youth's Companion | - | Magazine | Valentine's Dance | |
| 6/1928 | McCalls Magazine | - | Magazine | "Dancing Towards Beauty" | |
| 10/1/1928 | Spur Magazine | - | Magazine | "Dancing & Personality" | |
| 1/1929 | "Travel Magazine | "Verdana"n/a | Magazine | "Ukrainian Gypsy Devil Dance" | |
| 11/17/1929 | Film Daily | New York? | Magazine | "Black and Tan" revue | |
| 1/10/1930 | Havana Magazine | Havana, Cuba | Magazine | 'Cuban Dancing article' | |
| 6/1930 | The Dancing Times | - | Magazine | Fowler & Tamara | |
| 3/28/1931 | Colliers Magazine | - | Magazine | "Spanish Dance" | |
| 7/1931 | Natl. Geographic | - | Magazine | "Devil Dancers Of China" | |
| 8/8/1932 | Boardwalk Marathon News | Atlantic City, NJ | Newspaper | Marathon News | |
| 9/13/1933 | Film Daily | - | - | "A Bundle Of Blues" revue | |
| 1/1934 | Vanity Fair | - | Magazine | "Buddy & Vilma Ebsen Dance" | |
| 6/3/1934 | Rocky MT. Newspaper | - | Newspaper | "Verdana"Bolero | |
| 7/1935 | Mademoiselle | - | Magazine | "Dancing in Harlem Drapery" | |
| 10/1935 | Vanity Fair | - | Magazine | "Radio City Music Hall Ballet Dancers" | |
| 2/1936 | Esquire Magazine | - | Magazine | "Harlem Dances" | |
| 4/1/1936 | Film Daily | - | Magazine | "Black Network" revue | |
| 5/1936 | Saturday Evening Post | - | Magazine | Big Dance Article | |
| 7/1937 | Popular Photography | - | Magazine | Savoy Blrm. & Dancers | |
| 12/4/1937 | Colliers Magazine | - | Magazine | Big Apple Dance | |
| 3/1937 | National Geographic | - | Magazine | "Mex. Indians Flying Pole Dance" | |
| 5/21/1937 | Log Magazine | - | Magazine | "Ring Dance" | |
| 6/21/1937 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | Rockettes, movie- Day At The Races | |
| 8/3/1937 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Robert & Marianne Rope Dance" | |
| 9/9/1937 | Film Daily | - | Magazine | "Barbershop Blues" revue | |
| 9/13/1937 | N.Y. Times | - | Newspaper | "Thomas Dan Rice" - Jim Crow | |
| 1/4/1938 | Look Magazine | - | Magazine | "How To Dance The Shag" | |
| 3/1938 | Police Gazette | - | Magazine | "Sally Rand" | |
| 4/5/1938 | Pic Magazine | - | Magazine | "COLOR=Lindy Hop& the Savoy" | |
| 6/?/1938 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Valentino Tribute" (In Casket) | |
| 12/4/1939 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Dancing Calif. CO-Ed- U.C.L.A." | |
| 5/1939 | Stage Magazine | - | Magazine | "Bojangles, Cotton Club, Rockettes" | |
| 12/4/1939 | Life Magzine | - | Magazine | "Dancing Co-Ed. Cover | |
| 12/18/1939 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Mata Hari Scrapbook" | |
| 1/13/1940 | New York Age | - | Magazine | "Darktown Strutters Ball" Announce | |
| 4/1940 | Police Gazette | - | Magazine | "Torrid Dancers" | |
| 8/1940 | Household Mag | - | Magazine | "Sex Moves Off the Dance Floor" - by Merriam Modell | |
| 11/1940 | Police Gazette | - | CMagazine | "Jitterbug Contest Coverage" | |
| 11/5/1940 | Look Magazine | USA | Magazine | Fred Astaire & Paulette Goddard demonstrate the newest dance step 'DIG IT' in 14 pix. | |
| 1/1941 | Vogue Magazine | - | Magazine | "Hoochi Coochi-Recognized form" | |
| 1/1941 | Womans Day | USA | Magazine | Let's Dance | |
| 5/1941 | Click Magazine | - | Magazine | Jitterbug Dance | |
| 6/1941 | Hit Magazine | - | Magazine | French Can-Can | |
| 7/18/1941 | Film Daily | - | Magazine | "Carnival of Rhythm" revue | |
| 9/22/1941 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Brazil's Top Dancer" - Eros Volusian | |
| 10/1941 | Motion Picture Magazine | - | Magazine | Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford | |
| 1/19/1942 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Life Goes To A Swing Shift Dance" | |
| 9/12/1942 | Philadelphia Afro-American | - | Magazine | "Cabin in The Sky" revue | |
| 12/14/1942 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Gypsy Rose Lee" | |
| 2/15/1943 | Film Daily | - | Magazine | "Cabin In The Sky" revue | |
| 3/14/1944 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Junior Dance" | |
| 1/22/1945 | CLife Magazine | - | Magazine | "Jitterbug" | |
| 2/8/1945 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Gypsy Dance" -Rosario & Antonio | |
| 4/5/1945 | Post Magazine | - | Magazine | The Gandy Dancers | |
| 6/25/1945 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Naval Academy Ring Dance" | |
| 8/5/1945 | New York Age | New York | Magazine | "Caldonia" revue | |
| 11/17/1945 | NY Amsterdam News | New York | Magazine | "Big Timers" revue | |
| 11/19/1945 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | Pollok -' Bali Dancer' (topless) | |
| 1/12/1946 | New Yorker Magazine | New York | Magazine | "Dangerous Dancing" (Lifts) | |
| 8/1946 | Arts & Architecture Magazine | - | Magazine | "Zoot Suit Riots" | |
| 8/27/1946 | Philadelphia Tribune | Philadelphia? | Newspaper | "Navy" "Boy, What a Girl" revue | |
| 2/8/1947 | New Yorker Magazine | New York | Magazine | " The Dance Party" | |
| 10/1947 | True Magazine | n/a | Magazine | "Savoy Ballroom" | |
| 12/8/1947 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | 'How to dance under a Bar' | |
| 9/6/1948 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | 'Spirit of the dance' Arabesque clashes with two grands jetes | |
| 9/14/1948 | New York Age | New York | Magazine? | "Boarding House Blues" revue | |
| 10/4/1948 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | 'Turkey Mating Dance' | |
| 11/1949 | Night & Day | - | Magazine | "History Of Burlsesk" | |
| 11/28/1949 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | "DANCER NITA BIEBER" | |
| 11/1950 | Arizona Highways | Arizona | Magazine | "Mexican Hat Dance" | |
| 11/1950 | Uncle Ray's Magazine | Madison WI. | Magazine | Australia's Blackfellows Kangaroo Dance | |
| 5/1952 | Pix Magazine | - | COLOR=Magazine | "Rumba, Jitterbugs, Bubble Dances" | |
| 1/21/1953 | Colliers Magazine | - | Magazine | The Palladium | |
| 6/1/1953 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Can-Can" | |
| 8/2/1953 | Vue Magazine | - | Magazine | "Dime A Dance Girl" | |
| 9/28/1953 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | Rosita Winston & Val Rybar - Dance | |
| 11/30/1953 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | "Kiss Me Kate" | |
| 12/1953 | Our World Magazine | USA | Magazine | Mambo - The New Dance Craze | |
| 4/25/1955 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | Marge & Gower Champion, Polish dancers, John Butler - Ballet | |
| 9/1954 | SEE Magazine- | - | Magazine | "Dixie, Swing or Bop" | |
| ?/1955 | Hot Rod Magazine | - | Magazine | "Hot Rod Hop" with Instructions | |
| 1/1955 | See Magazine | USA | Magazine | Silvana Mangano in "Mambo" | |
| 11/1955 | Home Town Journal | - | Magazine | "Square Dancing" | |
| 1/9/1956 | Life Magazine | USA | Magazine | Charlie Chaplin's dancing Daughters, Naval dance | |
| 3/31/1956 | V Guide | - | Guide | "Bob Browns TV Dance Party" | |
| 10/1957 | Craze Magazine | - | Magazine | "New-Haitian Merengue" | |
| 10/1957 | Disney Magazine | - | Magazine | Dance Article, & Tommy Cole | |
| 2/1958 | Teen Magazine | USA | Magazine | Rock and Roll Dance (Swing) | |
| 6/2/1958 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Van Cliburn Russian Dancers" | |
| 7/1958 | Scamp Magazine | USA | Magazine | "Chiquita & Johnson dance team" | |
| 1/17/1959 | TV Guide | - | Magazine | "NBC-Arthur Murray Dance Contest" | |
| 6/1961 | Teen Magazine | USA | Magazine | New Dance - "The USA" | |
| 7/1961 | Ballroom Dance Mag | USA | Magazine | The Pachanga | |
| 7/17/1961 | Newsweek | USA | Magazine | 'The Purest Flamenco' - Antonio and his dance | |
| 11/24/1961 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "The Twist" | |
| 1/6/1962 | Suppressed Magazine | USA | Magazine | Are Dance Halls Dens of Iniquity? | |
| 3/22/1964 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | Disco Dances - Frug, Watusi etc. | |
| 12/11/1964 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | Radio City Rockettes | |
| 12/15/1964 | Look Magazine | - | Magazine | "Dancing 60's-Twist etc." | |
| 6/1968 | Jet Magazine | USA | Magazine | "2 whites beat a Black because he asked a white girl to a dance" | |
| 8/25/1972 | Life Magazine | - | Magazine | "Lindy Hop Pics from 1943" | |
| 7/22/1976 | Jet Magazine | - | Magazine | "Cab Calloway" | |
| 11/1976 | After Dark Magazine | - | Magazine | "Disco Fever" | |
| 4/3/1978 | Time Magazine | - | Magazine | "Travolta Disco Fever" | |
| 6/1978 | After Dark Magazine | - | Magazine | "Bob Fosse's Dance Explosion" | |
| Some of these are articles or pictures I have used in this site. Even if I have not used them, I am still listing them here as you may find them useful. It helps to know dates etc. when you go to the library (or ?), to search for these things. If you know of some others, please let me know so I can add them. | |||||