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| Dance in Video |
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Dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. |
| Grove Music Online |
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This online version of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Also includes the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. It offers keyword searching of articles, biographies, bibliographies, and contributors. You can also browse by article title, abbreviations, or contributors. |
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EndNote
Instructions (PC)
EndNote
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Print index in the Music Library
(ML100 .N48 2001) |
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| International Index to the Performing Arts |
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Full-text database of over 200 international performing arts periodicals, plus related articles and obituaries in The New York Times and The Washington Post. Covers 1864-present. |
| Music Index |
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The major index to periodical literature in the field of music. Indexes obituaries, book reviews, reviews of performances, and scholarly articles from over 300 music periodicals. Does not include abstracts. Covers 1975-present. |
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Print index in the Music Library
(ML118 .M9; 1949-present) |
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| Naxos Music Library |
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Naxos Music Library is a collection of classical music. "It includes the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 130,000+ tracks". You can read notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers or artists in Naxos's extensive database. |
| Physical Education Index |
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An index to articles about dance, health, physical education, physical therapy, recreation, sports and sports medicine, biomechanics, kinesiology, coaching, facilities, motor learning and perception. Covers 1970-present. |
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EndNote
Instructions (PC)
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Websites
General
| American Ballet Theatre |
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Consult the "Library" section for repertory archives offering information on choreographers, composers, and individual ballets (including premieres and plot synopses).
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| American Memory: Collections (Library of Congress) |
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Click on "Performing Arts" to search the Library of Congress's collections including "An American Ballroom Companion" which offers the full text of over 200 social dance manuals as well as "a significant number of antidance manuals, histories, treatises on etiquette," QuickTime films of dances, and much more. |
| Sapphire Swan Dance Directory |
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A "megasite" that provides links to multiple dance resources on the web. The site is organized by dance style and several other categories. Contains numerous links for world dance traditions. |
| Society of Dance History Scholars |
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This site provides information on the Society including their publications and conferences. A great feature is their excellent Online Resources section that points you to other useful sites including dance organizations, dance publications, libraries and research institutes, and more.
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| Voice of Dance |
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Offers current event information, news, and reviews as well as opportunities to communicate with other dancers and links to other useful dance resources.
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