Phillip J. S. Richardson

Phillip J.S. Richardson (full name: Phillip John Sampey Richardson) (1875–1963) was a British writer on dancing.

He was born in Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire, UK, on 17 March 1875, and died in London, on 17 February 1963. He was the editor of Dancing Times from 1910 until 1957, founded The Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain (later the Royal Academy of Dance), in 1920, and the International Council of Ballroom Dancing (later World Dance Council) in 1950.

He received an OBE in 1951, and the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award in 1963.. He was also a collector of rare dance books.

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