DANCE RESEARCH

 

 

General Reference Sourcesonline encyclopedias and other reference works; print versions of some are available in the library

 

Find books on dance subjects in the online catalog

 

 

Suggested subject headings for Subject or Keyword Searches in the Online Catalog

 

Art and Dance                                                                        Dance Music  

Ballet Costume                                                                       Dance Notation

Ballet Dance                                                               Dance Production

Ballet Dancing                                                                        Dance Social Aspects

Ballet in Motion Pictures                                            Dancing Injuries

Ballroom Dancing                                                       Folk Dancing

Choreography                                                             Improvisation in Dance

Country Dancing                                                        Jazz Dance

Dance Biography                                                        Modern Dance

Dance Companies                                                       Music and Dance

Dance for Children                                                     Round Dancing

Dance for the Aged                                                    Tap Dancing

Dance in Motion Pictures

 

Browse these call number areas for books on dance and dance-related subjects:

 

GV1580-GV1799        Dance

QMs and QPs              Human Anatomy

QP300s                        Kinesiology

RC925-RC935            Diseases and problems of the musculoskeletal system

 

Find articles on dance

 

Use the indexes below to find citations to articles on dance subjects.  Links to online indexes are on the library’s research database page or in the online catalog using the Subject search Dance Databases.  The databases are available off-campus with your pop e-mail username and password. 

 

Print Indexes

 

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature-on the index tables in the library; coverage back to 1905

 

New York Times Index-print and online versions available – excellent for arts research; available in the library back to 1950

 

Online Indexes

 

General Newspaper Articles - most have full-text articles; contact the library for the off-campus NCLIVE password

 

General Journal Articles  - most have full-text articles; contact the library for the off-campus NCLIVE password

 

Dance Databases– articles on dance, costumes, choreography and biographies of dancers and choreographers

 

Citation formats

 

Journal – Jones, Pat.  “Why do People Dance?” Newsweek  Feb. 2001:32-40.

 

New York Times – Tiger Woods leads; table; photos (M), Ag, VIII, 6:1. (note year from cover of index)

 

Book-Rogers, Roy. Trigger and Me. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962.