Dance Subject Guide

Remember to critically evaluate Internet resources before using them in your research. Use the following criteria:

• Authority: Can the author of the page be readily identified and are his/her qualifications for providing the page clearly stated?
  
  
• Accuracy: Are there any spelling errors? Is the source of factual information clearly documented?
  
  
• Objectivity: Is the information relatively unbiased?
  
  
• Currency: When was the page written or last updated?
  
  
• Coverage: Is the topic explored in depth? Is there considerable content on the page? Are entire articles or items provided or just excerpts from larger works?

General/Dance:

American Ballet Theatre (http://www.abt.org/)
Consult the "repertory archives" section for excellent information on choreographers, composers, and individual ballets (including premieres and plot synopses). The online dictionary includes definitions for 170 ballet terms, taken from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet . Requires the QuickTime plug-in to view the demonstrations.

Dance Links (https://dancer.com/ballet-info/online-resources/)
A compilation of internet sites relaed to dance. Especially relevant to people currently involved in dance performance.

The IHDP Dance Page (from The Institute of Historical Dance) (https://historicaldance.org.uk/links)
Provides links to historical dance sites with primary source material, including images and texts from the Library of Congress American Memory Collection and much more. Topics include Renaissance Dance, Baroque Dance, and more.

Sapphire Swan Dance Directory (http://sapphireswan.com/dance/)
This list of dance web sites offers suggestions to begin browsing the Internet for information on your topic. Be careful, however: many of the links are out of date. Look under “Dance Styles" to find specific topics.

Tap Dance Homepage (http://sapphireswan.com/dance/)
Provides wonderful links to video and sound clips, ideas for tap in movies, a glossary of terms, and more.

Yahoo: Folk and Traditional Dance Sites (http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_and_Traditional/)
Use as a starting point for dance sites pertaining to particular countries and cultures. Be sure to evaluate these resources before using them in your research (see below).

• Musicovery
  Allows you to search by general musical genre combined with emotional attributes.
  
  
• Pandora
  A good way to find related artists, and good ideas via genre radio stations.
  
  
• Colorofmysound.com
  Search music by color!