Dance Resources

Starting Points

dancer photo These sources are a great place to start your research. You'll learn about the people, places, events, and concepts that have shaped your subject.

Oxford dictionary of dance

Biographical dictionary of dance

Books & Library Materials

Ballet guide

complete guide to modern dance

concise Oxford dictionary of ballet

International dictionary of ballet

Modern dance terminology

Film choreographers and dance directors

Websites

Online resources for Dance

Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920

A collection of digitized ballroom dance instruction manuals from the Library of Congress.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Jerome Robbins Dance Division

This is the premier library in the United States for all aspects of dance. If a dance video exists, this library will probably have it.

Balletcompanies.com

Includes "over 1800 links to ballet and dance companies" worldwide.

Online Ballet Dictionary

This dictionary allows you to read a definition and see it performed by dancers from the American Ballet Theatre.

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