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Dance - by country |
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Biographical Dictionary of Dance. Barbara Naomi Cohen-Stratyner. New York: Schirmer Books, 1982. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1785 A1 C67]
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Core Collection in Dance. Mary E. Edsall, editor. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2001. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1594 E38 C67]
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Dance Encyclopedia. Anatole Chujoy, comp. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1585 C55 1967]
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International Dictionary of Ballet. Martha Bremser, ed. 2 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 1993. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1585 I57 1993]
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International Dictionary of Modern Dance. Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf, ed. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1998. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1585 I572 1998]
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International Encyclopedia of Dance. Selma Jeanne Cohen, ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1998. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1585 I58 v.1-6]
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Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Debra Craine and Jucith Mackrell. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1585 C74 O93]
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Tap Dance Dictionary. Mark Knowles. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1998. |
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[ALLEN DANCE REF GV1794 K66 T3]
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The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance. Cambridge, MA: Rounder Records, 1990. |
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The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas. Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 1995. |
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[ALLEN MVML 3549 J3 v.1-6]
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Attitudes & Arabesques |
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Ballet Alert! Online |
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Ballet Review |
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Choreography and Dance |
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Contact Quarterly |
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Dance Chronicles |
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Dance International |
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Dance Magazine |
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Dance News Annual |
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Dance on a Line |
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Dance Perspectives |
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Dance Research Journal |
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Dance Teacher |
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Dancing Times |
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JOPERD: Journal of Physical Ed., Recreation & Dance |
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Journal of Dance Education |
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Journal of Dance Medicine and Science |
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PAJ: A Journal of Performance & Art |
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Pointe |
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Research in Dance Education |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Indexing and abstracts for over 8,000 journals in all subject areas, with full text of articles from nearly 4,600. Includes some popular magazines as well as scholarly journals. Coverage from 1965-present. UH access only.
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CAIRSS for Music
CAIRSS (Computer-Assisted Information Retrieval Service System) is a bibliographic database containing more than 16,000 citations from over 1,350 journals in music education, music psychology, music therapy, and music medicine.
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CINAHL
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Indexes English language journals, books, dissertations, standards, research instruments, etc. published since 1982. Includes cited references. Selected items include abstracts.UH access only.
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ERIC
The database of education research since 1966. Index with abstracts of articles from over 775 journals. Also indexes education research in books or the massive collection of ERIC documents in microfiche. (University of Hartford has micro since 1980). UH access only.
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MEDLINE
Comprehensive database of international literature, covering every aspect of medicine and healthcare. Accessible through two services:
NLM Gateway
PubMed
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WorldCat
Available through FirstSearch, the holdings of over 9,000 libraries world-wide. University of Hartford registered library borrowers may place requests through WorldCat for items not held by University Libraries. UH access only.
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Alliance of Artists Community - Service organization for the field of artists’ communities. Lists residences in the performing and media arts and opportunities for interdiscplinary collaboration; offers workshops, research, financial resources, and advocacy.
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Artslynx International Dance Resources - This comprehensive site includes links to university dance departments, organizations, publications, research and scholarship, book and video suppliers, international competition sites, school and studio directories, health resources, employment resources, world and ethnic information and sources of funding.
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Dance Links - Short but focused, this site includes links to dance companies, schools and organizations throughout the world. It also includes links to dance-related newsgroups, publications, and FAQs.
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EUDRID - Information about dance in Europe, organized by country.
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Performing Arts Encyclopedia - Guide to musical, theatrical, and dance collections available at the Library of Congress, such as Women in the Performing Arts. Includes collections, databases, online presentations, exhibits, and finding aids.
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Renaissance Dance - Includes list of primary and secondary sources online as well as companies, workshops, teachers, etc.
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Sapphire Swan Dance Directory - Directory of dance resources on the web. Links are provided to sites with other collections of links, sites that have good information about an area of dance, and selected sites of dance organizations and individual dancers. Includes links to jobs and competitions.
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Voice of Dance - Includes news articles; multimedia; Q&A columns with top dance professionals; recommendations for books, videos, and music; and employment listings.
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WWW Subject Pages - Developed by library staff, the following WWW Subject Pages include relevant resources that match the curriculum. The emphasis is on assisting undergraduate students.
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Bissonnette on Costume - Geographic, Time and Subject searches are available on this Kent State University Museum web site.
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Costume Page - A comprehensive index of costume and costuming-related links. There are well over 2,000 unique links listed on these pages. Some of them cover more than one area of interest.
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American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920 - This site presents a collection of over two hundred social dance manuals at the Library of Congress. Along with dance instruction manuals, this online presentation also includes a significant number of antidance manuals, histories, treatises on etiquette, and items from other conceptual categories.
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Australian Dance Collection: a Directory of Resources - Catalog of the National Library of Australia. Entries have two components: an historical note/brief biography and a descriptive list of individual items for that entry. These include film and video; oral history/audio items; manuscript materials; pictorial/photographic materials; programs, posters and other items of ephemera.
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Library of Congress Present Music, Theatre and Dance - Guide to musical, theatrical, and dance collections available at the Library of Congress. Use the advanced search screen to find dance materials in its collections and in a variety of formats, including databases, online presentations, videos, exhibits, and finding aids.
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New York Public Library: The Dance Collection - Provides access to their catalog as well as dance resources on the internet, including festivals, competitions, schools, periodicals, research resources, grants, and computer applications for dance.
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American Ballet Theatre - The ABT's homepage includes information about their New York season, their Repertory Archives, dancer biographies, and pictures.
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Full Force Dance Theatre - Directed by Katie Stevinson-Nollet, the FFDT has presented modern dance since 1992. Site includes its workshops and audition dates.
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New York City Ballet - The NYC Ballet's home page is a comprehensive searchable site with detailed information about repertory and dancers, and reference tools including bibliographies, discographies, workout books, and links to other useful sites. Includes schedule and ticket information.
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Congress in Research and Dance - Includes information about awards, conferences, and CORD news as well as archives, their newsletter, and links to dance sites.
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Connecticut Dance Alliance - Connecticut's state-wide dance organization provides performance opportunities, marketing, support for professional development, an e-newsletter and calendar.
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Dance Heritage Coalition - A coalition of major dance collections that focuses on access to materials, documentation of dance, preservation of existing documentation, and education. Includes many helpful links.
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Dance/USA - National service organization for professional dance. Provides information about companies, jobs and auditions, presenters, service organizations, summer festivals, community programs, publications, meetings.
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National Dance Association - Involved with dance education, this site has useful information about dance publications, programs, events, and awards.
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Alexander Technique - Includes a full description of the technique, recommended publications, and links to societies.
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Performing Arts Medicine at Ithaca College - Developed by Ithaca College's School of Health Science and Human Performance and the School of Music, this site has links to various topics of interest where you will find informative articles.
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