Reference work

By: Irene Foote Castle

Date: 1914

Source: Irene Foote Castle. "Proper Dancing-Costumes for Women." In Modern Dancing, by Vernon and Irene Foote Castle. Special Edition. New York: The World Syndicate Co., 1914.

About the Authors: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, as they were known, were professional dance partners as well as coauthors and husband and wife. Vernon Castle (1887–1918) was born Vernon Blythe in England. He received a degree in engineering from Birmingham University, but his career took a different direction when he moved to New York and began appearing as a dancer in plays, using the stage name Vernon Castle. Irene Foote (1893–1969) was born in New Rochelle, New York. She studied dance as a child, and at the age of 16 she appeared in local theatricals, learning dance techniques that would become part of the "Castle style." Irene and Vernon met in...