| | Acknowledgments | p. 11 |
| | A Word from the Author | p. 15 |
| | Polish Folk Dances: Their Origins and Development | p. 21 |
| | Selected Regional Dances | |
| | Lowicz Region | p. 33 |
| | Opoczno Region | p. 63 |
| | Green Kurpie Region | p. 97 |
| | Lublin Region | p. 147 |
| | Rzeszow Region | p. 177 |
| | Sacz Lachy Region | p. 227 |
| | Podhale Region | p. 261 |
| | Sample Dances from Sub-regions of Podhale | p. 298 |
| | Upper Silesia (Gorny Slask) Region | p. 305 |
| | Cieszyn Dances | p. 314 |
| | Beskid Mountain Dances | p. 348 |
| | Dances Popular all over Upper Silesia | p. 366 |
| | Dances from Other Subregions | p. 387 |
| | Macro Region of Wielkopolska | p. 399 |
| | Kaszuby Region | p. 425 |
| | The National Dances | |
| | Polonez | p. 469 |
| | Mazur | p. 505 |
| | Kujawiak | p. 553 |
| | Oberek | p. 587 |
| | Krakowiak | p. 615 |
| | Bibliography | p. 657 |
| | Profile: Ada Dziewanowska | p. 663 |
| | Index | p. 665 |