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Background & Overview

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.

Isadora Duncan

Encyclopedias

Ballet guide : background, listings, credits, and descriptions of more than 500 of the world's major ballets Ref GV1790.A1 T47 Get it in the library!
The complete guide to modern dance GV1783 .M26 Get it in the library!

The dance handbook Ref GV1601 .R63 1990 Get it in the library!

International encyclopedia of dance (6 vols) Ref GV1585 .I586 1998 Get it in the library!

Dance Terms

The concise Oxford dictionary of ballet Ref GV1585 .K6313 1982 Get it in the library!

International dictionary of ballet(2 vols) Ref GV1585 .I57 1993 Get it in the library!

Modern dance terminology Ref GV1585 .L65 Get it in the library!

Online Ballet Dictionary http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html
This dictionary allows you to read a definition and see it performed by dancers from the American Ballet Theatre.
The Oxford dictionary of dance Ref GV1585 .C72 2000 Get it in the library!

People

Biographical dictionary of dance Ref GV1785.A1 C58 1982 Get it in the library!

Film choreographers and dance directors : an illustrated biographical encyclopedia, with a history and filmographies, 1893-1995 Ref GV1601 .R63 1990 Get it in the library!

Other Resources

Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html
A collection of digitized ballroom dance instruction manuals from the Library of Congress.
Dance on Camera: A Guide to Dance Films and Videos http://www.dancefilmsassn.org

A free online database of dance films and videos maintained by the Dance Films Association, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting "excellence in dance films and videos."

The Grey House performing arts directory Ref PN1561 .G74 2005 Get it in the library!

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Jerome Robbins Dance Division http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html

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.

Peterson's professional degree programs in the visual & performing arts Ref PN1577 .P48 2003 Get it in the library!

Dance on Video & DVD If you are looking for films about dance, you will want to narrow your search to just videos, and to just those videos about dance.

Follow these steps to search Randall Library: [ click here for tips to finding dance videos not owned by Randall Library]

On the Randall Library Home Page, go to the Library Catalog's search box and click on "advanced search options."

You can limit your search to videorecordings that have dance in the subject heading.

Other subject headings to try:

ballet
ballroom dancing
modern dance
folk dancing
choreography
choreographers
names of dance companies, e.g., Pilobolus

You can also search for films about individual dancers and choreographers. Enter their last name first.

How to find dance videos not owned by Randall Library
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Jerome Robbins Dance Division http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html
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.

Dance on Camera: A Guide to Dance Films and Videos http://www.dancefilmsassn.org
A free online database of dance films and videos maintained by the Dance Films Association, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting "excellence in dance films and videos."

WorldCat
Available to UNCW users only. This is a super catalog of library materials from around the world. WorldCat enables you to see if a book, video, or other item exists, and if any libraries have it in their collections. Limit your search to "Visual Materials" to find videos and DVDs. Here is a sample search:

Interlibrary Loan [ http://natasha3.lib.uncwil.edu/illiad/logon.html ]
When you find videos that you want to obtain, Randall Library will try to borrow them for you from another library. This is a free service to all UNCW students, faculty and staff. Click on the link above and follow the instructions to request materials.

Other Resources for Dance

Dance Companies

Balletcompanies.com http://www.balletcompanies.com
Includes "over 1800 links to ballet and dance companies" worldwide.

The Grey House performing arts directory Ref PN1561 .G74 2005 Get it in the library!

Dance Education & Careers

Career opportunities in theater and the performing arts Ref PN1580 .F5 1992 Get it in the library!

Careers in focus. Performing arts PN1580 .C36 2002 Get it in the library!

Dance Programs in the U.S. and Canada http://www.cyberdance.org/colleges.html

Peterson's professional degree programs in the visual & performing arts Ref PN1577 .P48 2003 Get it in the library!

Summer Dance Programs http://www.cyberdance.org/summer.html

Pilobus Dance Theatre

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