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DANCE RESEARCH
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SELECTED
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BOOKS
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The electronic books
listed below are available through the
CCM Library Catalog
International Encyclopedia of Dance.
New York ; Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, 2005.
eBook
GV1585 .I586 2005eb |
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DANCE COMPANIES |
American Ballet Theatre
http://www.abt.org
Includes brief biographies on their principle dancers and choreographers, and
access to a ballet dictionary. Click on library to access dictionary and
repertory archive.
Ballet Companies
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballet/Ballet_Companies/
This is a directory of links to dance companies around the world.
Balletcompanies.com
http://www.balletcompanies.com/
Provides over 3,000 links to ballet companies throughout the world. click on
"more" at the bottom of the country list to find links to a directory of
suppliers, teachers, dance forms, dance magazines, dance technology pages and
much more!
Bolshoi Theater, Ballet and Opera
http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/
Includes a photo history of the Bolshoi Theater, photos of famous composers and
their works, and photos of classic and noteworthy performances. The images take
a while to load.
Joffrey Ballet
http://www.joffrey.com
The site includes a short history of the company, a list of dancers,
board of directors, reviews and a calendar of events.
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DANCERS |
Free to Dance
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/
Explores "the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have
played in the development of modern dance as an American art form." Includes a
timeline (1619-2001), historical and thematic essays, biographies of
African-American dancers, recommended resources, and lesson plans. Online
companion to PBS film of the same title, this site also contains transcripts of
interviews with those featured in the program.
Selected Major Dancers
Balanchine, George
George Balanchine
http://www.abt.org/education/archive/choreographers/balanchine_g.html
Biography with links to dances.
Baryshnikov, Mikhail
"Dancing Free"
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,37,00.html
Lengthy article by Jack Bettridge for "Cigar Aficionado".
"The Incomparable Misha"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/11/28/60II/main252755.shtml
"Stretching his Legs Creatively"
http://www.dance90210.com/bkovtimes.html
Article by Elizabeth Zimmer published in the L.A.Times
on March 6, 1997.
Cisneros, Evelyn
Evelyn Cisneros
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/cisneros_e.htm
Provides a short autobiography and list of accomplishments.
Duncan,
Isadora
Gesture, Dance, and the Duncan Technique
http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Ec&Ev_Distance_learning/gesture.htm
This article by Lisa Leizman is accompanied by a bibliography for
further reading and research on Isadora Duncan.
Isadora Duncan (1878-1927)
http://www.sfmuseum.org/bio/isadora.html
This site has reproduced an article by Samuel Dickson published in the "San
Francisco Kaleidoscope" and published by Stanford University Press in 1947.
Flatley, Michael
Michael Flatley
http://www.lordofthedance.com/
This commercial site includes some facts about Michael Flatley and his dance
company.
Gamonet de Los Heros, Jimmy
Jimmy Gamonet de Los Heros
http://www.gamonet.com/jgbiography.html
Provides a brief biography,
list of works, reviews by the critics and video clips
Graham, Martha
Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
http://marthagraham.org/center/
Dance company and instructional information, archives, and resources on this
famous dancer.
Greco, Jose
Jose Greco
http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/dhc/findaid/greco
One of the many resources provided by the New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts Dance Division.
Joffrey, Robert
Robert Joffrey
http://www.abt.org/education/archive/index.html
A short biography of this dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director
can be found by selecting "view by choreographer", then selecting "Joffrey",
from the left menu.
Limon, Jose
Jose Limon
http://www.abt.org/education/archive/index.html
Brief biography can be found by selecting "view by choreographer", then
selecting "Limon", from the left menu.
Nureyev, Rudolf
Rudolf Nureyev
http://www.abt.org/education/archive/index.html
Brief biography can be found by selecting "view by choreographer", then
selecting "Nureyev", from the left menu.
Pavlova, Anna
Anna Pavlova: a short biography
http://www.tte.nl/bn/pavlova/pavbio.htm
"Anna Pavlova" by Frederick Naerebout and Web page author Anna Beerens,
includes a bibliography and links for further reading.
Rogers, Ginger
Ginger Rogers
http://www.wic.org/bio/grogers.htm
A short biography published by the Women's International Center with
links to photo and "Poem for Ginger"
Spotllight Biography: Modern Dance
http://smithsonianeducation.org/spotlight/dance.html
Brief biographical information, plus links to other sites.
Tharp, Twyla
Twyla Tharp
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tha0int-1
The American Academy of Achievement, a non-profit organization dedicated
to the education and inspiration of youth, provides a profile, biography and
interview. Click on Hall of the Arts, then on Twyla Tharp.
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DATABASES |
Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
JSTOR
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GENERAL SOURCES |
About Belly Dance
http://www.bellydance.org/about_bellydance.html
The International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance
explores belly dance, its history, and related exercise.
Artslynx International Dance Resources
http://www.artslynx.org/dance/
Searchable mega-dance Index that offers an extensive directory for resources in
the performance, history and scholarship of dance.
Australia Dancing
http://www.australiadancing.org
This comprehensive site can be searched by keyword or browsed by using
categories such as people, companies, performances and oral histories. You can
also search related links and learn about Ausdance, Australia's professional
dance organization. The site is kept current and is hosted by the National
Library of Australia.
Belly Dancing - The Art of Middle Eastern Dance (by Shira)
http://www.shira.net/
Articles, poems and book reviews and more on the topic of the art of belly
dancing.
Cyber Dance - Ballet and Modern Dance on the Net
http://www.cyberdance.org
This site is a megasite containing over 3,500 links to classical
ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet. This site, which is
international in scope, provides links to dance company home pages. It also
links to information on people and organizations related to the field of dance.
In addition one can locate educational links to colleges, universities and
schools and programs offering dance options. Other links provide information on
events, auditions, competitions and research, FAQ's, articles, reviews, chat
groups, bulletin boards, newsgroups and magazines and further links to
commercial sites related to dance.
Dance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide
http://www.clpgh.org/subject/dance
Provides annotated links to Ballet sites, Dance Instruction sites, and Dance Web
Indexes.
Dance Style Locator
http://www.worldartswest.org/main/locator.asp
Covers dance styles from around the world,
performer biographies, and a world dance encyclopedia.
India Dance Schools & Artists
http://www.searchindia.com/search/Arts_/Dance/index.shtml
Provides links to Dance schools, Performing artists, and to many different types
of Indian Dance & Music.
Institute for Historical Dance Practice
http://www.historicaldance.com/
"The Institute of Historical Dance (IHDP, Ghent, Belgium) was founded by Lieven
Baert in 1992. Its aims are the research of historical dances (from 15th to 19th
century) on a scientific basis, as well as the practicing and performing the
dances themselves." Links include links to Renaissance, Baroque, and English
Country Dance resources as well as other historical dance pages.
The Library of Congress
Presents Music, Theater, & Dance
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/lcp-home.html
A performing arts digital library.
Missouri State Theatre and Dance
http://www.theatreanddance.missouristate.edu/
Provides links to Web resources about dance, links to other university
sites on dance, dance e-zines (both now defunct) and dance companies.
National Endowment for the Arts
http://arts.endow.gov
This site provides links to Federal information and services, including
Federal arts resources, funding, sample grants information, and the feature
section presents stories profiling dance artists.
NYPL, Library for the Performing Arts Jerome Robbins Dance Division
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/Intro.html
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library claims to be
“the largest and most comprehensive archive in the world devoted to the
documentation of Dance.”
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/
“…serves
as a guide to the collections and resources at the Library of Congress that
pertain to music, theater, and dance” and includes online presentations and
exhibitions.
Voice of Dance: Where Dance Lives!
http://www.voiceofdance.com
The site, sponsored by Danskin, includes dance reviews, dance images,
interviews, a dance chat group and a question section and access to an online
dance store for supplies.
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JOURNALS |
Music, Dance, Drama, Film:
Dance
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SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES
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AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS |
Bellydance Divas.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Goldhil Media : Distributed by Naturaljourneys, [2003],
c2002.
DVD GV1798.5 B45 2003
Dancing. W. Long Beach,
NJ : Distributed by Kultur International Films, 1993.
Video GV1594 .D3 1993
Latin Dancing for Beginners with
Teresa Mason. West Long Branch, NJ : Distributed by Kultur
International Films, [2003?]
DVD GV1751 .L38 2003
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BOOKS |
Dancing From Past to Present : Nation, Culture, Identities.
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 2006.
GV1601 .D36 2006
Jowitt, Deborah. Jerome
Robbins : His Life, His Theater, His Dance. New York : Simon &
Schuster, 2004.
GV1785.R52 J69 2004
Women's Work : Making
Dance in Europe Before 1800. Madison, Wis. : University of
Wisconsin Press, 2007.
GV1799.4 .W65 2007
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JOURNALS |
Dance Magazine (1976-2001, 2006- )
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation &
Dance (1981-1988)
Studies in Dance History (1990-1996) |
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