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Journal Titles & Indexes (Electronic & Print)

Journals that are accessible via the Internet are listed under the database they are indexed by, while journals that are available in print only are listed separately. Databases that do not have an associated list of journals contain dance articles but are not limited to dance only. This is not a comprehensive list. You may need your OCU email username and password to access electronic resources.

• International Bibliography of Theater and Dance in Full Text (EBSCO)
  Dance Chronicle (1977-1 year ago)
  Dance Magazine (1999-Present)
  Dance News (2006-Present)
  Dance Research (1983-Present)
  Dance Teacher (2004-Present)
  Journal of Dance Medicine & Science (2004-Present)
  Research in Dance Education (2000-1 year ago)


• Acadmic Search Complete (EBSCO)
  Dance Magazine (1998-Present)
  New Dance Review (1994-1995)
  Dance Spirit (2001-Present)
  Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada (1991-2002)


• ERIC (EBSCO)
• Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
• Physical Education Index (print)
• Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature (print)
• Dance & the Arts (1995-1997) continues Dance Pages Magazine (1992-1994) (print only)
• Dance Magazine (1973-Present) (print only)
• Dance Teacher (1999-Present) continues by Dance Teacher Now (1990-1998) (print only)
• Dancer: America’s Favorite Dance Publication. (online only)

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.

Internet Sources

• Do I own the copyright to my choreography?
• Ballet.co (http://www.ballet.co.uk/)
• Librarians’ Internet Index (http://lii.org)
• CyberDance – Ballet on the Net (http://www.cyberdance.org/)
• Artslynx International Dance Resources (http://www.artslynx.org/dance/)
• Performing Arts in America 1875-1923 (http://digital.nypl.org/lpa/nypl/about/about_index.cfm)
• Society of History and Dance Scholars (http://www.sdhs.org/)
• Jerome Robbins Dance Division Audio and Moving Image Archive NYPL Digital Collections
• American Ballet Theatre Online Ballet Dictionary
  This reference tool includes definitions of major ballet terms as well as video demonstrations of some movements.
• An American Ballroom Companion Dance Instruction Manuals ca. 1490-1920

  "An American Ballroom Companion presents a collection of over two hundred social dance manuals at the Library of Congress ... Along with dance instruction manuals, this online presentation also includes a significant number of antidance manuals, histories, treatises on etiquette, and items from other conceptual categories. Many of the manuals also provide historical information on theatrical dance."
• Congress on Research in Dance

  CORD’s purpose is “to encourage scholars in dance to research, publish, and discuss material from all areas of dance.”
• Dance Heritage Coalition

  The DHC is a national alliance of institutions holding significant collections of materials documenting the history of dance. Its mission is to preserve, make accessible, enhance and augment the materials that document the artistic accomplishments in dance of the past, present, and future.
• Dance Manuscripts at the Newberry Library, Chicago

  Descriptions of the dance manuscript collections at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
• Dance Notation Bureau

  Gives description and examples of labanotation, a type of dance notation which uses symbols to capture dance steps. This site includes the DNBulletin as well as a link to DNB publications through Princeton Book Company.
• George Balanchine Research Foundation Research Resources

  This guide concentrates primarily on George Balanchine's work for the ballet stage. See notes about Balanchine's work for Broadway and films at the end of the list.
• International Dance Council CID-UNESCO

  CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world. It brings together the most important international, national and local organizations, as well as select individuals active in dance.
• Society of Dance History Scholars

  This not-for-profit organization is dedicated to promoting study, research, discussion, performance, and publication in dance history and related fields. The site provides current information about the society, gives news of forthcoming events, and provid
• The Dancing Master 1651-1728 An Illustrated Compendium

  The website brings together information from various publications on English country dances and tunes from the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

Videos

Note: An Actor/Actress search will also include books written by the actor/actress.
 

• A-V 793.31973 Am35 2003. America Dances! 1897-1948 A Collector’s Edition of Social Dance in Film.
• DVD 792.8 An86 2004. Mary Anthony A Life in Modern Dance.
• DVD 792.809 M361. Martha Graham in Performance.
• DVD 793.32 G567is 2006. Isadora Duncan Movement from the Soul.
• VHS 792.78 C166. Cantata and the Blues.
• VHS 792.8 SL25a. The Australian Ballet: the sleeping beauty.
• VHS 792.809 B456e 1995 v. 1 & 2 Early Dance Part 1. - From the Greeks to the Renaissance. Part 2. - The Baroque Era.
• DVD 793.31973 D271d 2002 The Dancing Man: Peg Leg Bates
• DVD 793.31973 Et74s 1995 Irish and Scottish Dance
• DVD 793.3 J339 2006 Jazz Changes Part 1 & 2
• DVD 792.80973 H749h 2008 History of Modern Dance
• DVD 792.8028092 F434d 2005 The Dancer
• DVD 792.8 B388v 2003 The Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet
• DVD 792.8 B493 2004 Bill T. Jones - Dancing to the Promised Land

NYPL Digital Collections --Jerome Robbins Dance Division Audio and Moving Image Archive