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Dance: A Guide to Research
 Compiled by Alicia Patrice


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DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, AND DIRECTORIES

Biographical Dictionary of Dance.  2 North Reference GV 1785 .A1 C58 1982
Dance Directory:  Programs of Professional Preparation in American 
    Colleges and Universities. 1997/98.   2 North Reference GV 1754 .A1 D3
Dancer's Resource:  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.  2 North Reference GV 1589 .J65 1999
Directory of Doctoral Programs in Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, and
Dance, U.S.A. and Canada. 2nd ed.   2 North Reference PN 2078 .U6 D515 1999
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers.   2 North Reference GV 1785 .A1 B74 1999
The Gail Grant Dictionary of Classical Ballet in Labanotation. 
     2 North Reference GV 1787 .M54
International Dictionary of Ballet.  2 v. 2 North Reference GV 1585 .I57 1993
International Dictionary of Modern Dance.   2 North Reference GV 1585 .B46 1998
International Encyclopedia of Dance:  A Project of Dance Perspectives
    Foundation, Inc. 2 North Reference GV 1585 .I586 1998
Stern's Performing Arts Directory. 2 North Reference GV 1580 .D247 1993
The Tap Dance Dictionary. 2 North Reference GV 1794 .K66 1998

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

Ballet Plot Index:  A Guide to Locating Plots and Descriptions of Ballets and
    Associated Material. 2 North Reference GV 1790 .A1 S77 1987
Bibliographic Guide to Dance. 2 v.   2 North Reference GVZ 7514 .D2 N462 1978 & 1979
Dance/Movement Therapy Abstracts. 1992.  2 North Reference RC 489 .D3 D35
Research in Dance. 1968-1973. 4 suppl. 2 North Reference GVZ 7514 .D2 A48

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GENERAL REFERENCE SOURCES

Balanchine’s New Complete Stories of the Great Ballets. 
    2 North Reference GV 1787 .B3 1968
Ballet Guide:  Background, Listings, Credits, and Descriptions of More than
    Five Hundred of the World's Major Ballets. 1976. 2 North Reference GV 1790 .A1 T47
Black Dance from 1619 to Today.  2 South GV 1624.7 .A34 E43 1988
Choreography by George Balanchine:  A Catalogue of Works. 1st ed.
    2 North Reference GV 1785 .B32 A2 1983

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A Bibliography of Dancing. 2 South GVZ 7514 .D2 B3 1963
A Bibliography of Dancing; A List of Books and Articles on the Dance and
    Related Subjects.  2 South GVZ 7514.D2 M2 1966 
Black Dance:  An Annotated Bibliography.   2 North Reference GVZ 7514 .D2 A33 1989
Dance:  An Annotated Bibliography, 1965-1982.   2 North Reference GVZ 7514 .D2 F58 1986
The Music and Dance of the World's Religions:  A Comprehensive, Annotated
    Bibliography of Materials in the English Language.   
    2 North Reference ML 128 .S17 R87 1996
Research in Dance:  A Guide to Resources.   2 North Reference GVZ 7514 .D2 B6 1994          

INTERNET RESOURCES

American Ballet Theater:  http://www.abt.org/

Artslynx International Dance Resources:  http://www.artslynx.org/dance/

Dance Books, Ltd.:  http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/

Dance Heritage Coalition:  http://www.danceheritage.org/

Dance Research Resources:  http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/dhc/findaid

Paul Taylor Dance Company: http://www.ptdc.org/

Society of Dance History Scholars:  http://www.sdhs.org/

The Dance Insider Online:  http://www.danceinsider.com/

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