Dance video sites
- Jerome Robbins Dance: Moving Images Archive Dance archive reputed to be the world's largest. Digitized videos and recordings.
- Jacob's Pillow Dance InteractiveAn ever-growing collection of dance videos filmed at Jacob’s Pillow from the 1930s to today.
- NumeridanseIncludes over 3000 videos, including classical, traditional/folk, urban, and jazz dance.
Searching for Dance and Dance History
There are many search terms you can use to find books on the topic in the LIBRARY CATALOG (link at left). Be thinking of broader and narrower terms you can use (e.g., Dance as a broad term; Ballet as a narrower term). Here are some suggested searches/terms:
Search the following SUBJECT BROWSE terms (change dropdown menu next to the search box at left to "Subject"):
Dance--History
Dance--History--17th century
Dance--Ireland
Dance--France--History
Religious dance (note: use this for Liturgical dance)
Dance--Religious aspects
Dance--Psychological aspects
Also try KEYWORD searches (change dropdown menu to "Boolean Keyword"). Here are some examples:
Christianity and (dance or dancing)
gender and dancers
Find Journal Articles
- MedlineUse when researching physical and medical issues in dance.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Use when researching emotional and psychological issues in dance. - Religion Index (ATLA) This link opens in a new window
Useful when researching dance in worship and religious aspects of dance.
