Dance
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Background Information
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Ballet Terms. London: A & C Black, c1997. GV 1585 .K45 1997 Main stacks
Glossarist dance glossaries and dictionaries
Provides access to over 30 online dictionaries and glossaries devoted to dance.
Modern Dance Terminology. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Book Co., c1997. GV 1585 .L65 1997x . Main Stacks
Oxford Dictionary of Dance. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. GV 1585 C78 2000 Main Reference
Tap Dance Dictionary. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, c1998. GV 1794 .K66 1998 Main Stacks
Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet New York : Dover Publications, 1982. 3d revised ed. GV1787 .G68 1982 main stax
Encyclopedias
Encyclopædia Britannica (Available only to UA Students, Faculty, & Staff)
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. New York : Garland Pub., 1998-2000. ML100 .G16 1998. Music Reference.
While the focus is primarily on music, there is some information on dances around the world. Check in the chapter for the country and in the index for dance information.
International Dictionary of Ballet. Detroit: St. James Press, c1993. GV1585 .I57 1993. 2 volumes. Main Ref.
International Encyclopedia of Dance. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. GV1585 .I586 1998 Info Commons Ref. Comprehensive multi-volume encyclopedia of world dance.
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (online version)
Useful for finding information on ballet and modern dance, plus music related to the dance.
Handbooks and Histories
Ballet & modern dance : a concise history. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Book Co., c1986. GV1787 .A467 1986. Main Stacks.
Ballet Guide: Backgrounds, Listings Credits and Descriptions for more than five hundred of the world's major ballets. New York: Dodd, Mead, c1976. GV1790.A1 T47 Main Ref.
A ballet-maker's handbook : sources, vocabulary, styles GV1782.5.L38 T64 1991 Main Stax
Complete Guide to Modern Dance. The. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1976. GV1783.M26 Main Stacks
The dance in America. New York, Harper & Row [1971] GV1623 .T4 1971 Main Stacks
Dance History: A Methodology for Study. London: Dance Books, 1983. GV1603 .D25 1983. Main stacks.
Simon and Schuster Book of the Ballet: A complete guide, 1581 to the present. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. GV17876. B275313. Main Ref.
The square dance and contra dance handbook : calls, dance movements, music, glossary, bibliography, discography, and directories. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1996. GV1763 .G86 1996. Main Stacks
Research Guides
Ballet Plot Index: A Guide to Locating Plots and Associated Materials. New York: Garland, 1987. GV1790.A1 S77 1987. Main Ref.
Dance Research Resources: Finding Aids for Archival Collections
The Humanities : a selective guide to information sources. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 2000Z6265 .B53 2000 AZ221 Main Ref.
The Performing Arts: A Guide to the Reference Literature. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1994. PN 1584 .S56 1994. Main Ref.
Research in dance : a guide to resources / by Mary S. Bopp GV1594 .B66 1994 Main Ref.
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