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Dance 290: Dance Forms of Africa
research help for Dance Forms of Africa
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Research and Instruction Librarian for Music & Fine Arts
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Streaming Video
- Academic Video Online Premium (AVON) This link opens in a new windowDocumentaries, newsreels, and performance footage. Dance in Video (below) is a subset of AVON.
- Dance in Video This link opens in a new windowStreaming video of dance performances and documentaries about dance. A subsection of AVON (above). Use AVON if you want to access a broader range of cultural documentaries.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowStreaming video from the Film Media Group's collection, covering a wide range of subjects.
- JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance This link opens in a new windowDocumentary footage of music and dance from around the world on the Anthropology channel of Academic Video Online.
Physical Videos (DVDs, etc.)
These DVDs include good footage of Africa dancers and musicians.
If you do not have a DVD player, the public computers at Halvorson Music Library include DVD drives.
You can also borrow external DVD drives from the Rolvaag Library circulation desk; instructions for reserving one are available here. Once you are in the technology reservation system, the drives are listed under "Circulation Desk Items." Make sure to talk to the circ desk worker if you need any kind of USB adapter to connect the drive to your computer.
- The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of AfricaCall Number: M1627 J32 2005 1-3Publication Date: 2005Documentary footage of African dance. Disc 1 is Egypt, Uganda, Senegal; Disc 2 is The Gambia, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria; Disc 3 is Kenya, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa
Streaming Audio
- Music Online
Streaming access to world music, some popular music, and western art music. Often includes liner notes for the albums.