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Reference Resources
Reference works provide background information and topic ideas. They are an excellent starting point for your research. The following titles
are essential resources for the study of Dance. Items with REF in front of the call number can be found on the first floor in Reference.
A Core Collection in Dance
GV1594 .C673 2001
Guide to dance resources compiled by the Dance Librarians Committee of ACRL; Mary E. Edsall, editor.
Dancer's Resource
REF GV1589 .J65 1999
The Watson-Guptill guide to academic programs, internships and apprentice programs, residential and
artist-in-residence programs, studio schools and private teachers, workshops and festivals; by Mark W. Jones.
International Dictionary of Ballet
REF GV1585 .I57 1993
Source for historical and international information on ballet.
International Dictionary of Modern Dance
REF GV1585 .B46 1998
Contains interesting chronology of modern dance.
International Encyclopedia of Dance
REF GV1585 .I586 1998
Comprehensive six-volume encyclopedia of dance.
Research in Dance: A Guide to Resources
REF GV1594 .B6 1994
Guide by Mary S. Bopp to sources for dance research materials and to the literature of dance.
Books
Search the library catalog by keyword, subject, author, title, or call number.
Keywords:
Start your search with keywords from your topic. Consider keywords that are synonyms or similar terms for your topic or concept.
Subject terms:
Subject headings are the official Library of Congress Subject Headings. To find subject terms, do a keyword search on your topic, then view
the subject headings provided in the record. Possible subject terms include:
Ballet
Choreographers
Cunningham, Merce
Dance Criticism
Dance History
Dance Social Aspects
Labanotation
Modern Dance
Nureyev, Rudolf
Video Materials
The CSULB Library has an excellent collection of Dance performances on video. To find a video, search by keywords such as Dance
Performance, Ballet Performance, Nureyev, Modern Dance. Limit the search to
Media Collection
using the drop down menu next to the search
box. Videos are found in the lower level of the library. The following titles are a small selection from the library's collection:
Martha Graham [videorecording] : in performance / [conceived and choreographed by Martha Graham ;
produced by Nathan Kroll]. West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, 2002, c1957-1961
GV1785.G7 M275 2002
Rudolf Nureyev [videorecording] : his complete Bell Telephone Hour performances, 1962-1964
Pleasantville, NY : Video Artists International, 2000.
GV1785.N8 R826 2000
Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance
[New York, NY?] : Fox Lorber CentreStage : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, c2001.
GV1785.C85 M483 2001
Find Articles in Databases
To find articles, choose a database for your search. Each database indexes a wide variety of scholarly journals, magazines, and news sources. To see a
complete list of databases in the university click here. The most relevant databases for Dance research are listed below.
Academic Search Elite
General subject database containing indexing and abstracts for nearly 3,000 journals, with many dating back to 1984. Academic Search
Elite also provides a full-text data for over 1,200 journals, with some information dating back to 1990. Journal titles in this database include:
Dance Chronicle, Dance Magazine, Dance Research Journal, Performing Arts Journal.
ERIC
Good source for references to journal articles and documents on dance education. References to thousands of educational topics. Coverage:
1966 to date.
International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)
An index to international performing arts periodicals, covering a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, film,
television,theater, and more. Coverage is primarily 1998 to present.
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
Perhaps the most important scholarly index on the subject. Includes over 60,000 articles. Coverage is international.
Project Muse
Full text of nearly 200 scholarly journals relating to "the fields of literature and criticism ... the visual and performing arts ... and many others.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Good source for newspaper reviews of dances. Newspapers, journals, legal digests and reports, and other publications covering economic,
business, medical, social science and popular culture issues. Coverage: most files started between 1970 and 1985 and run to the present.
Some legal materials (laws, court reporters, law digests) go back to 1799.
Humanities Abstracts
Citations to more than 400 periodicals on archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts,
philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Abstracts are available from March 1994 to date. Coverage: February 1984 to date.
SPORT Discus
Resource for references to articles about various aspects of dance, including conditioning for and injuries to dancers. Coverage: 1975 to date.
MEDLINE on FirstSearch
References to articles about injuries to dancers and nutrition. Accesses indexes to more than 3,500 journals published internationally,
covering all areas of medicine.
Metasites
Artslynx/Dance
A comprehensive gateway for web sites on dance. This is a well-organized site with many categories of dance links.
Cyber Dance
Ballet and Modern Dance on the Net.
Dance Links
A collection links on ballet, dance resources, films, shopping, companies, agents. Includes a section on the history of Pointe.
Voice of Dance
Current national events, performance reviews, news, with links to dance services, shopping, performances, and schools.
Directories
Contemporary/Modern Dance Companies
Directory of U.S. and International Dance Companies listed alphabetically.
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
Links to more than 30 styles of dance from Aztec to zydeko. Inlcudes directory of dance companies by region.
Organizations
Dance Notation Bureau (DNB)
The Dance Notation Bureau's mission is to advance the art of dance through the use of a system of notation. This site features
information on notation basics; sources for assistance in studying Labanotation, notating dances, and staging from the Labanotation
score. There is also a section for teachers containing materials that can be downloaded and used in the classroom, plus a bulletin board
that allows discussions of notation issues.
Dance Heritage Coalition
According to the site, the DHC focuses in four areas: Access to materials; the continuing documentation of dance employing both
traditional methods and developing technologies; preservation of existing documentation; and, education regarding methods, standards,
and practice for access, documentation, and preservation.
NASD, National Association of Schools of Dance
As stated on their web page, NASD is an organization of schools, colleges, and universities that offer dance studies. The web site is
intended to provide general assistance regarding the operation of NASD, including the accreditation process.
National Dance Association (NDA)
The National Dance Association (NDA) is an organization for dance educators which is based in Reston, Virginia. The mission of the
National Dance Association is to promote the development and implementation of sound philosophies and policies in all forms of dance
and in dance education at all levels. The site includes information about membership, publications and communications, conventions and
meetings, and programs and professional services.
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is an organization established to advance dance education centered in the arts.
The Journal of Dance Education (JODE) is the official publication of the organization.
Society of Dance History Scholars
The Society of Dance History Scholars "is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting study, research, discussion, performance,
and publication in dance history and related fields."
General Dance Research
The New York Public Library Dance Collection
Catalog of the New York Public Library Dance Collection that is THE collection of dance materials in the world. The catalog is so detailed
that it also can function as an index to a wide range of dance periodicals.
Online Dance
Exhibits
An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals Ca. 1490 - 1920
An online exhibit from the Music Division of the Library of Congress with a directory of video clips showing samples of the dances.
To access the video clip directory click here.
The Katherine Dunham Collection
This exhibit from the Library of Congress features a moving image collection of Katherine Dunham's work as a pioneer in Modern Dance.
View video clips of her technique, fieldwork, performances, and interviews.
