Victor Silvester - Bibliography

Bibliography

• Victor Silvester, Modern Ballroom Dancing, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1927 - many editions (about 60 in his lifetime). First edition included waltz, foxtrot, quickstep and tango, plus mention of blues, one-step, black bottom and paso doble. In World War II and after, there was some space given to such as samba, rumba, "rhythm dance" (a way for beginners to get round the ballroom) and "quick waltz" (= Viennese waltz). Editions in the mid-1950s would have included the jive and cha-cha-cha. By 1977, the book included the full set of ten dances used in international competitions, plus rock n' roll and disco dance (brief notes only). Recent edition: London: Ebury, 2005 edition, revised and augmented by Bryn Allen: ISBN 0-09-190509-5.
• Victor Silvester, Theory and Technique of Ballroom Dancing. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1932; 2nd ed 1933 and other editions.
• Victor Silvester (with foreword by Philip J. S. Richardson), The Art of the Ballroom. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1936.
• Victor Silvester, Old Time Dancing. Herbert Jenkins, London. 1949 and later editions.
• Victor Silvester, Dancing for the Millions: A concise guide to modern ballroom dancing. London: Odhams Press, 1949.
• Victor Silvester Sequence Dancing. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1950, and later editions.
• Victor Silvester, More Old Time Dances. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1951.
• Victor Silvester, Modern Dancers' Handbook. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954.
• Victor Silvester, c.1955. Victor Silvester's Album.
• Victor Silvester, Dancing Is My Life: The Autobiography of Victor Silvester. London: Heinemann, 1958.
• Walter Whitman and Victor Silvester, The Complete Old Time Dancer. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1967.
• Victor Silvester, Modern Ballroom Dancing: History and Practice. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1977.
• Victor Silvester, Old Time and Sequence Dancing. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1980.

Also published were sheet music arrangements.