Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Dictionaries and encyclopedias are a good place to start your research because they can give you a broad overview of the subject as well as terminology to use in subject searches.
- R 792.803 C846o. Craine, Debra. The Oxford dictionary of dance. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
- R 792.80321 K818c2. Koegler, Horst. The concise Oxford dictionary of ballet. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. (13031) (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
- R 927.933 C66b. Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi. Biographical dictionary of dance. New York: Schirmer Books, 1982. (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
- R 793.3 C559d. Chujoy, Anatole. The dance encyclopedia. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1949. (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
- R 792.6203 In8. International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
- R 792.803 In83b. International dictionary of modern dance. Detroit, MI : St. James Press, 1998. (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
Books
Below are several general titles on dance. Once you find books on your topic it is useful to browse the shelves in the same call number range.
- 792.8 F737d. Fonteyn, Margot. A dancer’s world : an introduction for parents and students. New York: Knopf, 1979.
- 793.32 J15d 1981. Jacob, Ellen. Dancing: a guide for the dancer you can be. Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1981.
- 793.32 J15d2 1998. Jacob, Ellen. Dancing : the indispensable reference. Southport: Variety Arts, 1998.
- 792.8 B450f 2005. Berardi, Gigi M. Finding balance: fitness, training, and health for a lifetime in dance. New York: Rutledge, 2005.
- R 792.8 B171c 1977. Balanchine, George. Balanchine’s Complete stories of the great ballets. New York: Doubleday, 1977. (Library Use Only – Reference Collection)
- 792.026 K415h. Kent Harrison, Mary. How to dress dancers: costuming techniques for dance. Princeton: Princeton Book Co., 1988.
- 792.82 An23c. Anderson, Jack. Choreography Observed. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1987.
- 792.809747 C871w 2000. Croce, Arlene. Writing in the Dark, Dancing in The New Yorker. Gainesville: University Press of Floriday, 2000.
- 793.301 L761c2 2007. Chazin-Bennahum, Judith. The Living Dance: An Anthology of Essays on Movement and Culture. 2nd ed. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt, 2007.
- 792.82092 F794b 1996. Beddow, Margery. Bob Fosse's Broadway. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1996.
- 792.82092 G564s 2008. Goldbery, Jame. Shoot Me While I'm Happy: Memories from the Tap Goddess of the Lower East Side. New York: Woodshed Productions, 2008.
- 792.8 R227g 2008. Gottlieb, Robert. Reading Dance: A Gathering of Memoirs, Reportage, Criticism, Profiles, Interviews, and Some Uncategorizable Extras. New York: Pantheon Books, 2008.
- 792.8071073 H195p. Hanna, Judith Lynne. Partnering Dance and Education: Intelligent Moves for Changing Times. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 1999.