Dance

Gloria Kelley
Head, Technical Services
Dacus Library
Winthrop University
July, 2008

Books:  (Dacus Online Catalog)

Books dealing with dance are under some of the subject headings listed below.  For books about a dancer or choreographer, search SUBJECT  under the person's name (last name, first name).  You may also want to try searching by keywords in the title (WORD).  You may also search under the names of specific dances or dance company.

Bibliographies:

Adamczyk, A. J. Black dance:  An annotated bibliography.  (REF GV1595 .B1 A33 1989)

Bopp, M. S. Research in dance:  A guide to resources.  (REF GV1594 .B1.B6 1994)

Edsall, Mary E. A core collection in dance.  (REF GV1594 .B1 C67 2001)

Forbes, F. R.J. Dance:  An annotated bibliography 1965-1982. (REF GV1594 .B1.F67 1986)

Getz, Leslie.  Dancers and Choreographers:  a selected bibliography. (REF GV1785 .A1.B1.G48 1995)

McLean, M.  An annotated bibliography of Oceanic music and dance. (REF ML120 .I745.M2 1995)

Resources in sacred dance:  Annotated bibliography from Christian and Jewish traditions:  books, booklets and pamphlets, articles and serial publications, media, and reference sources. (REF GV1783.5 .B1.R47 1991)

Towers, D., editor. The dance film and video guide. (REF GV1595 .D31 1991)

Biographies:

Billman, Larry, Film choreographers and dance directors:  An illustrated biographical encyclopedia with a history and filmographies 1893 through 1995.  (Ref GV1779 .B55 1997)

Bremser, Martha. Fifty Contemporary Choreographers (Ref. GV1785 .A1 .B74 1999)

Cohen-Stratyner, B.N.  Biographical dictionary of dance. (REF GV1785 .A1.C58 1982)

Dictionaries:

Craine, Debra. Oxford dictionary of dance. (REF GV1585 .C78 2000)

Dictionary of dance: Words, terms, and phrases (REF GV1585 .D528 1996)

International dictionary of modern dance. (REF GV1585 .I58 1998)

Mara, Thalia. The Language of Ballet: a Dictionary (REF GV1585 .M37 1987)

Preston-Dunlop, V.M. Dance words. (REF GV1585 .P74 1995)

Directories:

Catron, Louis E.  Theatre sources dot com : a complete guide to online theatre and dance resources. (REF PN2052 .C38 2001)

Dance annual directory. (REF GV1587.5 .D36)

Encyclopedias:

Chujoy, A. & Manchester, P.W. The dance encyclopedia. (REF GV1585 .C5 1967)

The encyclopedia of dance & ballet. (REF GV1585 .E5x)

The international encyclopedia of dance: A project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. (REF GV1585 .I586 1998)

Videos:

The JVC video anthology of world music and dance.  (M1627 .J83 1990)

The JVC Smithsonian folkways video anthology of music and dance of Africa. (ML3760 .J83 1996)

Indexes:

Academic Search Premier  

Academic OneFile

LexisNexis Academic

Find "Dance News" in the "News" category, the "Business" category, and the "World Almanac" in the "Reference" category.  Provides full-text articles about dance companies, dance organizations, dance meetings, and dance facts.

FirstSearch: Arts and Humanities Search

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature  

Internet Sites:

CyberDance. ( http://www.cyberdance.org )

Digital Performance Archives Charting Cybertrends in Performance ( http://dpa.ntu.ac.uk/dpa_site/ )

Sapphire Swan Dance Directory ( http://www.SapphireSwan.com/dance/ )