Historical Source
Dancing Masters of America, Inc., 55th Annual Convention — Descriptions of Dances as Taught at the Grand Ballroom, Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, LA. Week of July 31st — August 1st, 1938.
Publisher: Dancing Masters of America, Inc. (DMA), 1938 Annual Convention, Grand Ballroom, Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana. Week of July 31st–August 1st, 1938 (55th annual convention). Multi-author pedagogical compendium: dances presented by Bill Pillich (New York City — Shufflin' the Deck four-character tap medley), Berenice Holmes (62 E. Lake St., Chicago IL — Chopin Prelude + Toe Solo + Basic Steps ballet), Bill Powers (St. Louis MO — 'Wooden Soldier and Painted Doll' tap novelty), Frances Cole (Spanish Swing Waltz + Waltz Schumann to Schumann Op.26 Allegro from G. Schirmer Inc.), Ernest E. Ryan (Fox-Trot Combinations I-IV, Tango Combinations I-VI, Collegiate Fox-Trot, Collegiate Swing Fox Trot), Myrtle Doris Pettingale (Cleveland OH — Tango I-IV, Waltz I-III, Medium Fox-Trot I-IV), Louis Stockman (Indianapolis IN — The New Up Swing routine for high school and college students, The Dixie Dip Ballroom Tap Novelty, Louisiana Waltz), Donald Sawyer (New York City — Swing Barn Dance to 'Whoa Babe' + 'Turkey in the Straw', La Conga, Ronde de Jambe Waltz). Source: Richard Powers collection ABBYY TXT, 1938_D.M.A.txt. Historical value: captures the post-1935-JS / pre-WWII mid-20c DMA federation consolidation, with 15+ composite dance compositions taught at a single convention — bridges Castle-era ballroom (Davis 1923, Silvester 1935) and the post-WWII DVIDA/ISTD canonicalization. The Roosevelt Hotel NOLA location and the Bill Pillich 'Shufflin' the Deck' tap-theatrical compendium mark the transition of the DMA circuit from pure-ballroom federation to ballroom-plus-stage-performance training. Has_Step_Detail=Partial: compositions are recorded at combination/measure granularity (e.g., 'step forward L (1), R to side and close with L (2&)') but without the CBM/sway/rise-and-fall/footwork notation required for Has_Step_Detail=Yes.Year: 1938Family: dmaCatalog: local
Dance manual/reference by Dancing Masters of America, Inc. (DMA), 1938 Annual Convention, Grand Ballroom, Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana. Week of July 31st–August 1st, 1938 (55th annual convention). Multi-author pedagogical compendium: dances presented by Bill Pillich (New York City — Shufflin' the Deck four-character tap medley), Berenice Holmes (62 E. Lake St., Chicago IL — Chopin Prelude + Toe Solo + Basic Steps ballet), Bill Powers (St. Louis MO — 'Wooden Soldier and Painted Doll' tap novelty), Frances Cole (Spanish Swing Waltz + Waltz Schumann to Schumann Op.26 Allegro from G. Schirmer Inc.), Ernest E. Ryan (Fox-Trot Combinations I-IV, Tango Combinations I-VI, Collegiate Fox-Trot, Collegiate Swing Fox Trot), Myrtle Doris Pettingale (Cleveland OH — Tango I-IV, Waltz I-III, Medium Fox-Trot I-IV), Louis Stockman (Indianapolis IN — The New Up Swing routine for high school and college students, The Dixie Dip Ballroom Tap Novelty, Louisiana Waltz), Donald Sawyer (New York City — Swing Barn Dance to 'Whoa Babe' + 'Turkey in the Straw', La Conga, Ronde de Jambe Waltz). Source: Richard Powers collection ABBYY TXT, 1938_D.M.A.txt. Historical value: captures the post-1935-JS / pre-WWII mid-20c DMA federation consolidation, with 15+ composite dance compositions taught at a single convention — bridges Castle-era ballroom (Davis 1923, Silvester 1935) and the post-WWII DVIDA/ISTD canonicalization. The Roosevelt Hotel NOLA location and the Bill Pillich 'Shufflin' the Deck' tap-theatrical compendium mark the transition of the DMA circuit from pure-ballroom federation to ballroom-plus-stage-performance training. Has_Step_Detail=Partial: compositions are recorded at combination/measure granularity (e.g., 'step forward L (1), R to side and close with L (2&)') but without the CBM/sway/rise-and-fall/footwork notation required for Has_Step_Detail=Yes. (1938). Imported from local collection.