Free Historic Dance Manuals & Books (Public Domain)

Old dance manuals are a window into how people actually danced — waltzes, quadrilles, cotillions, folk dances and early ballet technique. Every book here is in the US public domain and free to read online.

15th century 2

16th century 9

17th century 25

18th century 97

19th century 439

20th century 575

Undated & e-texts 70

Items from Project Gutenberg, the Internet Archive and the Library of Congress. Public domain in the United States.