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George Washington: A Biography in Social Dance

George Washington: A Biography in Social Dance
by Charles Cyril Hendrickson and Kate Van Winkle Keller
Book  *GWD-bk: $25.00 
No Kissing Allowed in School: A Virginia Dancing School in 1784
“No Kissing Allowed in School” A Virginia Dancing School in 1784
by Kate Van Winkle Keller & George A Fogg
Book: *NKAS-bk: $9.00 
Colonial Social Dancing for Children

Colonial Social Dancing for Children
by Charles Cyril Hendrickson
Book  *CSD-bk: $19.00 
Book & CD
*CSD-set: $33.00 
The Playford Ball
The Playford Ball
by Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer
Book  PB-bk: $19.00 
John Griffiths, Dancing Master, 29 Country Dances
John Griffiths, Dancing Master, 29 Country Dances, 1788
by Charles Cyril Hendrickson
Book  JG-bk: $10.00 
Out of Print
A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era: 1776-1795


A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era: 1776-1795
by Kate Van Winkle Keller and Ralph Sweet
Book  ACD-bk: $13.00 

"Sweet Richard, Tunes from A Choice Selection of American Country Dances"
Book & 1 Cassette
ACD-set: $24.00 
Twenty Four Early American Country Dances, Cotillions & Reels for the Year 1976
Twenty Four Early American Country Dances, Cotillions & Reels for the Year 1976
by James E. Morrison
Book  EAD-bk: $14.00 
Twenty Four Early American Country Dances, Cotillions & Reels for the Year 1976
With cassette "Young Widow" : EAD-set: $24.00

Social Dances from the American Revolution
by Charles Cyril Hendrickson and Kate Van Winkle Keller
Book   *SDAR-bk: $6.00
Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, 1730
Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, 1730
by Kate Van Winkle Keller and George A. Fogg
Book  *JA-bk: $15.00 



Minuets for Dancing
by Charles Cyril Hendrickson and Frances C. Hendrickson
Book   *MFD-bk: $6.00

Book and CD Set. (Digital keyboard and sampled sound)   *MFD-set: $15.00

The Richmond Assemblies, 1790–1797
by Kate Van Winkle Keller & George A. Fogg
24 pages    *RA-bk: $6.00

Minuets, Cotillions, and Early American Country Dances
Arranged by Marshall Barron
New Haven, CT: Playford Consort Publications, 1989
48 pages    MC-bk $15.00

Successful Campaign and other Early American Country Dances
by Marshall Barron
New Haven, CT: Playford Consort Publications, 1989
20 pages   SC-bk   $12.00

New Country Dances from Maine, 1795
by Kate Van Winkle Keller and George A. Fogg
Annapolis, MD:
The Colonial Music Institute, 2008

52 pages   NCD-bk  
*$8.00

Functional Music for Dancing by Other Performers

Music for the Dances in Colonial Social Dances for Children
Music for the Dances in Colonial Social Dances for Children 
CD  *CSD-cd: $16.00 
Young Widow: Tunes from Twenty-Four Early American Country Dances
 
 

Young Widow: Tunes from Twenty-Four Early American Country Dances 
Cassette  YW-cs: $11.00 

Sweet Richard: Tunes from A Choice Selection of American Country Dances from the Revolutionary Era
 
 

Sweet Richard: Tunes from A Choice Selection of American Country Dances from the Revolutionary Era 
Cassette  SR-cs: $11.00 

Favorites of the Boston Centre with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre

Favorites of the Boston Centre with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 1
Favorites of the Boston Centre with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 1
CD  CDS1-cd: $16.00 
More Favorites of the Boston Centre with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 2
More Favorites of the Boston Centre with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 2
CD  CDS2-cd: $16.00 
Simple Pleasures with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 3
Simple Pleasures with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 3
CD  CDS3-cd: $16.00 
Modern Treasures with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 4
Modern Treasures with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 4
CD  CDS4-cd: $16.00 
At Home with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 5
At Home with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 5
CD  CDS5-cd: $16.00 
At the Ball with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 6
At the Ball with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 6
CD  CDS6-cd: $16.00 
By Request with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 7
By Request with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 7
CD  CDS7-cd: $16.00 
By Choice with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 8
By Choice with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 8

CD  CDS8-cd: $16.00 
Strong Roots with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 9
Strong Roots with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 9

CD  CDS9-cd: $16.00 
New Shoots  with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 10
New Shoots with Bare Necessities-CDS Boston Centre Volume 10

CD  CDS10-cd: $16.00 
A New English Ball with Bare Necessities Volume 11
A New English Ball with Bare Necessities Volume 11

CD  CDS11-cd: $16.00 
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A Playford Ball with Bare Necessities Volume 12
A Playford Ball with Bare Necessities Volume 12

CD  CDS12-cd: $16.00 
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Books about Colonial Dance, and Social Life
If the Company can do it!
"If the Company can do it!"
by Kate Van Winkle Keller
Book  *ITC-bk: $8.00 
John Griffiths, Eighteenth-Century Itinerant Dancing Master
John Griffiths, Eighteenth-Century Itinerant Dancing Master
by Kate Van Winkle Keller
Book  JGK-bk: $4.00 

Dance and Its Music in America:
1528-1789

DMA-bk: List price-$84.00
713 pages, 149 illustrations.
NOW SHIPPING!
Sketch Book 76: The American Soldier 1775-1781
Sketch Book 76: The American Soldier 1775-1781
by Robert L. Klinger
Book  KS-bk: $8.00 
Distaff Sketch Book: A Collection of Notes and Sketches on Women's Dress . . .America, 1774-1783
Distaff Sketch Book:. . . Women's Dress . . . America, 1774-1783
by Robert L. Klinger
Book  KSkD-bk: $8.00 


Dances for the French King:
Andre Lorin's
"Livre de Contredance"
CD-ROMs and DVDs
The Performing Arts in Colonial American Newspapers, 1690-1783
Special Price: $30.00

The Performing Arts in Colonial American Newspapers, 1690-1783
by Mary Jane Corry, Kate Van Winkle Keller, Robert M. Keller
CD-ROM  PAC-cdr: $30.00 

Windows XP Compatible. Ask about Vista/Web Page Edition.
Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: An Index
Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 1589-1839: An Index
by Robert M. Keller, Raoul F. Camus, Kate Van Winkle Keller, Sue Cifaldi
CD-ROM  *EASM-cdr: $25.00 
Introduction to Baroque Dance - Two Volumes
Introduction to Baroque Dance - Dance Types
by Paige Whitney-Bauguess
Digitally Remastered. BD-dvd: $29.95 


The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium




The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium
by Robert M. Keller
CD-ROM  *DM-cdr: $35.00 
Dance of the French Baroque Theatre
Dance of the French Baroque Theatre by Paige Whitley-Bauguess & Thomas Baird
DFBT-dvd: $29.95 
Created and published September 18, 2001    Updated September 12, 2009
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