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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- The Oxford Dictionary of Dance
- "Offers wide coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world. [...Includes] information on classical ballet, Spanish flamenco, Indian Bharata Natyam, Japanese Butoh, and jazz. The volume also covers post-modern dance, examining everything from Balanchine to recent practitioners of Eurocrash, minimalism, and contact improvisation."
- Grove Music Online
- Grove Music Online is the most important and complete music encyclopedia. Includes information on ballets and a few important choreographers.
Databases
Dance Bibliographic Databases • Other Bibliographic Databases
Dance Bibliographic Databases
- International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) Full
Text
- Major source to find articles on dance. Provides indexing and abstracts of articles from around 230 international periodicals ranging from 1864 to the present, plus full text for 73 journals. In addition to dance, it covers a wide range of other subjects in the performing arts.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text
- Good source to find information on the physical aspects of dance. Provides access to full text for more than 415 journals in exercise science, dance, psychology and applied human sciences.
Other Bibliographic Databases
- RILM - Abstracts of Music Literature
- First database to use to find articles about music. RILM is the most comprehensive music bibliographic database. It provides citation for international scholarly journals, magazines and newsletters articles, books, dissertations and thesis, reviews and conference proceedings dating from 1967 to the present day. It covers all genres and styles of music (e.g., classical, jazz, popular).
- CBCA Complete
- Another useful source to find articles on dance activity in Canada, especially reviews of dance performances held in Canada. Indexes over 600 Canadian newspapers, magazines and journals in all subject areas, from 1982 to the present, and includes the full text for over 150 periodicals starting in 1993.
- Eureka.cc
- Useful source to find articles on dance activity in Quebec, especially reviews of dance performances held in Quebec. Offers full text access to several Quebec French newspapers and magazines, including La Presse, Le Devoir, Voir, and L'Actualité from as far back as 1985 for La Presse.
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
- Good source to begin a research or to search for articles on multidisciplinary topics. The largest multidisciplinary academic database, Academic Search Premier provides the full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating from 1975.
- ERIC
- Excellent source to find articles on dance education. Providing citations with abstracts to articles, reports and conference papers from 1966 to present, ERIC is the most important database in the field of education.
Dance Electronic Journals
- American journal of dance therapy
- Attitude
- Dance chronicle
- Dance magazine
- Dance research
- Dance research journal
- Dance spirit
- Dance teacher
- DanceView
- Dfdanse: Le magazine de la danse actuelle à Montréal
Dance Companies
- Balletcompanies.com
- Contains over 2,000 links to ballet and dance companies around the world. Includes linksto dance festivals, newsgroups, dance magazines, suppliers, etc.
- Directory of Contemporary/Modern Dance Companies
- Directory of comtemporary and modern dance companies websites developed by Amy Reusch and James S. White, and maintained by Jon Wright.
- The Forsythe Company
- Official website of the Forsythe dance company.
- La La La Human Steps
- Official website of the La La La Human Steps dance company.
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company
- Official website of the Merce Cunningham dance company.
- O Vertigo
- Official website of the O Vertigo dance company.
Dance Festivals and Events
- Canada Dance Festival
- Official website of the Canada Dance Festival, "a presenter of contemporary Canadian Dance, a partner and a community player that facilitates the development of the art form, its artists and its appreciative audience. The festival is our biennial marquee event." Also provides a wealth of links under these headings: Canadian associations and resources, professional training institutions, schools and classes, Canadian presenters, Canadian arts councils & organizations, Canadian companies with web sites, selected national and international festivals, media/magazines, etc. This website is bilingual.
- Dancing on the Edge: Festival of Contemporary Dance
- Official website of Vancouver's Dancing on the Edge Festival of Contemporary Dance and Movement.
- Destination Dance
- Calendar of dance performances in Canada provided and maintained by Dance Media Group/Groupe Danse Média.
Dance Associations and Organizations
- Circuit-Est
- Official website of Circuit-Est, an organization that "supports the dance professional’s growth, both on a technical and a creative/artistic level [...] through its programming of advanced training and professional development."
- Society of Dance History Scholars
- Official website of the Society of Dance History Scholars.
- Regroupement québécois de la danse
- Official website of the Regroupement québécois de la danse, a not-for-profit association representing and defending the interests of more than 500 Quebec dance professionals at public and political levels, as well as at national and international levels.
- Studio 303
- Official website of Studio 303, a not-for-profit registered organization dedicated to the development innovation in new dance and interdisciplinary practices situated in Montreal. Studio 303 offers workshops, rehearsals and monthly presentations.
- Tangente
- Official website of Tangente, an organization dedicated to developing and supporting contemporary dance culture in Montreal.
Dance Portals
- Criticaldance Forum & Ballet-Dance Magazine
- This website is dedicated to ballet, modern and all forms of performance dance. Includes feature articles, reviews, forum discussions, etc.
- Culturekiosque: Dance
- Covers international events with news and commentary. Includes calendars of featured and seasonal events, articles, and book and performance reviews. Articles are available in English, French, and German.
Dance Directories
- Artslynx International Dance Resources
- A major dance website with links under the following headings: African dance, books, choreographers, company listings, competitions, dance artwork, dancer health, dance therapy, funding, jobs, journals, listserves, notation, organizations, studio listings, universities, world dance, video resources, etc.
- Balletcompanies.com
- Contains over 2,000 links to ballet and dance companies around the world. Includes linksto dance festivals, newsgroups, dance magazines, suppliers, etc.
- Canadian Dance Links
- Directory of dance-related websites in Canada.
- Cyberdance: Ballet on the Net
- CyberDance is an extensive internet dance database containing thousands of links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet. Includes links to events, auditions, competitions, FAQs, newsgroups, chat sites, articles, reviews, magazines, summer programmes, colleges and schools, etc.
- Dance Links
- Directory of dance-related websites developed by Amy Reusch and James S. White, and maintained by Jon Wright. Offers links to: modern/contemporary dance companies, dance presenters & performance listings, newsgroups, dance publications, dance organizations, funding resources, university dance departments, dance schools, dancers, etc.
- Directory of Dance Programs in Universities
- Directory of links to dance programs in universities around the world developed by Amy Reusch and James S. White, and maintained by Jon Wright.
- Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
- Excellent directory providing numerous links to more than 20 styles of dance, from Balkan to zydeko.
- Selected Dance Resources on the Internet
- An excellent collection of links to dance-related websites developed and maintained by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Includes links to book dealers and publishers, dance companies, American and Canadian performance calendars, academic programmes and local schools, festivals and competitions, grants and funding, archives, libraries, museums, organizations, video distributors, online magazines and newspapers, etc.
- Society of Dance History Scholars: Online Resources
- This website provides links to other sites on specific periods of dance history, such as: medieval and Renaissance dance, baroque dance, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century social dance, etc. Also offers links to: dance organizations, funding sources, libraries and research institutions, booksellers and publishers, periodicals, discussion groups, etc.
page last updated on: Thursday 27 October 2011
