History of Ballroom Dancing
Couple dancing has an interesting history. But ballroom or social dancing, as we know it, did not develop until the middle ages.
Each historical period offered it's unique dances throughout the centuries:
Glance at the Origins of Ballroom Dancing
Dances of the Middle Ages
Dances of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries
Dances of the 19th Century
Dances of the turn of the 20th Century
Dances of the Ragtime era
Dances of the 20th Century