Richardson, P. J. S. (Philip John Sampey), 1875-

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Co-founder of the Dancing Times, 1911, the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, 1920, and The Camargo Society, 1930. Richardson also founded and organized the "Sunshine" Charity Matinees and the All England Sunshine Stage Dance Competitions. As an editor, Richardson contributed to a number of books and periodicals, but in 1946 he published A History of Ballroom Dancing (1910-1945) and in 1960, Social Dances of the Nineteenth Century.

Richardson's interest in the history of dancing led him to become an avid collector of rare books on the subject. His personal library collection was bequeathed to the RAD after his death in 1963.

From the guide to the Philip Richardson Archive Collection, c. 1900-1963, c. 1760-1780, c. 1800-1900, (Royal Academy of Dance)

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Birth 1875

Death 1963

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