The purpose of this guide is to provide you with a starting point to finding Dance resources.
Reference sources
Reference sources are a good starting point for any assignment topic, as they can help to clarify concepts and keywords, as well as provide an overview of a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, handbooks, manuals, etc. Reference books are not available for loan, but can instead be used in the library.
| Title | Call number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Oxford dictionary of dance (online version) | KG R 792.803 11 (print version) | A searchable database of information on dance, dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organisations. |
| Classical ballet terms : an illustrated dictionary | KG 792.803 12 | A source for ballet terms |
| International dictionary of modern dance | KG R 792.803 9 | A source for modern dance terms |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | A online source for brief information about dance, dancers, technical terms, and major works and quality web resources. |
Books
To find books on a topic, the best starting point is to perform a keyword search on the library catalogue. Once you have found an item that looks relevant, you can then use the subject headings assigned to that record to find other items. Alternatively, you can browse the shelves at the following locations:
| Call number | Major subject headings |
|---|---|
| 792.8 | Dance |
| 792.8, 792.82 | Ballet |
| 792.80994 | Ballet - Australia |
| 792.82 | Choreography |
| 792.807 | Dance - Study and teaching |
| 792.82 , 793.3 | Dance notation |
| 792.807094 | Dancing injuries |
| 792.8023 | Dance - Psychological aspects |
Journals
(Also referred to as magazines, serials or periodicals.)
The library subscribes to a large number of print and electronic Dance journals that will provide articles about current developments and research. You may like to browse recent issues or use one of the databases (below) to search for journal articles on a particular topic.
| Call number | Journal Title |
|---|---|
| P 793.3 166 | Animated : the community dance magazine |
| P 792.8 21 | Ballet review |
| P 792.8 61 | Ballettanz |
| P 792.80994 17 | Brolga : an Australian journal about dance |
| P 792.8 62 | Contact quarterly |
| P 793.30994 2 | Dance Australia |
| P 793.32 27 | Dance chronicle : studies in dance and the related acts |
| P 793.3 140 | Dance forum |
| P 792.8 269 | Dance international |
| P 792.809943 1 | Dance life |
| P 792.8 1 in hardcopy and online via eJournal | Dance magazine |
| P 792.8 261 | Dance now |
| P 793.3 101 and online via JSTOR | Dance research : the journal of the Society for Dance Research |
| P 793.3072 2 and online via JSTOR and ProQUest | Dance research journal |
| P 793.3 163 in hardcopy and online via Proquest | Dance teacher |
| P 793.31973 8 | Dance/USA journal |
| P 792.8 173 | Dancing times |
| P 796 169 | ICHPER-SD journal : the official magazine of the International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance |
| P 617.102 3 | Journal of dance medicine & science |
| 793.3 2 | Laban Guild--for movement and dance |
| P 616.9803 57 | Medical problems of performing artists |
| P 792.8 270 in hardcopy and online via SwetsWise | Research in dance education |
| P 792.8 53 | Writings on Dance |
Databases for dance journal articles
A selection of Dance related databases are listed below.
| Database title | Coverage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dance on Disc | KG Databases 792.8016 1 A CD-ROM database available from the KG Library Help Desk. | Contains full bibliographic descriptions of the items catalogued in the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Covers all formats of material and all areas of dance. |
| Academic Research Library via Proquest (including "ProQuest Arts") | 1971 - (Fulltext 1987 -) | Subjects include: arts; business; children; education; health; humanities; multicultural; psychology; and social sciences. |
| Academic Search Elite via Ebsco | 1984 - (Fulltext 1990 -) | Subjects include arts and literature. |
| APAIS Australian Public Affairs Information Service (via Informit) | 1978 - (Some fulltext) | Indexes current journals and newspapers in Australia and overseas for material on Australia's political, economic, legal, social and cultural affairs. A good source for Australian Dance information. |
| Arts & Humanities Subject Corner via ScienceDirect | 1995 - | A subject view of Arts and Humanities, featuring journal lists, new journals, databases, selected articles and related web sites. |
For more recommended databases, see the Databases Subject Guide (Creative Industries)
Internet resources
A selection of authoritative Dance related web sites are listed below.
| Website | Type of resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AUSDANCE: Australia Dance Council http://ausdance.anu.edu.au |
Australian | Australia's professional dance organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors, writers, artists, students and the public. |
| Australia Dancing http://www.australiadancing.org/ |
Australian | The Australian Dance Collection: a Directory of Resources including people, companies, performances, oral histories and many more Australian Dance resources. |
| Artslynx International Dance Resources http://www.artslynx.org/index.htm | International | Dance Links, Ballet Links, and other resources organized into accessible link libraries. |
| Australia Council for the Arts - Dance http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/dance/ | Australian | Information and resources for professional dancers and dance educators. |
| BUBL Links - Dance http://bubl.ac.uk/link/d/dance.htm | International | Catalogue of selected Internet Dance resources from European universities. |
| BUBL Links - Ballet http://bubl.ac.uk/link/b/ballet.htm | International | Catalogue of selected Internet Dance resources from European universities. |
| Infomine Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - Visual & Performing Arts http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?category=arts | International | INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level from The University of California . |
| Cyberdance: ballet on the net http://www.cyberdance.org/ | International | A collection of over 3,500 links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet. |