Subject
Research Guides
Dance
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of business topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Current Biography Yearbook (multiple volumes) | REF CT100 .C8 (Annual) |
| Dance Encyclopedia | REF GV1585 .C5 1967 |
| Oxford Dictionary of Dance | REF GV1585 .C78 2000 |
| International Encyclopedia of Dance (6 volumes) | REF GV1585 .I586 2004 |
| Meaning in Motion: New Cultural Studies of Dance | REF GV1588.6 .M43 1997 |
| Film Choreographers and Dance Directors | REF GV1779 .B55 1997 |
| Complete Guide to Modern Dance | REF GV1783 .M6 |
| Biographical Dictionary of Dance | REF GV1785 .A1 C58 1982 |
| Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (29 vols.; see "Dance") | REF ML100 .N48 2001 |
| Grove Dictionary of American Music (4 vols.; see "Dance") | REF ML101 .U6 N48 1986 |
| African-American Performance and Theater History | REF PN2270 .A35 A46 2001 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the GV1580-1800 (Dancing) and ML3400-3541 (Music: Dance, Music: Popular) call number ranges.
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- General Reference Center Gold/InfoTrac: reviews, newspaper articles, and other articles.
- American National Biography: full-text articles and biographies about deceased Americans.
- Biography Resource Center/InfoTrac: extensive full-text, in-depth biographies.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Arts/Performing Arts.
- ArtsLynx International Arts Resources Dance Page
http://www.artslynx.org/dance/
links to dance-related sites organized by type of dance and other topics - Society of Dance History Scholars
http://www.sdhs.org/
not-for-profit organization promoting study and discussion of dance history - Voice of the Shuttle: Dance
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3640
website for humanities research with links to drama sites and reference sources - Guide to Dance Resources
http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/Dance/internet.htm
dance resources organized by topic by the Dance Dept. at the Univ. of Wisconsin