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GV1580-1799.4
Dance (Cabell, 1st floor)

GV 1589
Dance -- Study and teaching

GV 1645-1728
Dance history

M 1450
Dance music

M 1520-1526
Ballets (full scores, piano scores, excerpts)

PN 2037
Theatrical Costume

TT 490-698
Costume design & construction

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Dance Reference

International Encyclopedia of Dance
Call Number: Online Access
With nearly 2,000 articles written by scholars from fifty countries, the Encyclopedia covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers.
The Oxford Dictionary of Dance
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2010
Covers all aspects of dance performance and the diverse dance world from classical ballet to modern, from flamenco to hip-hop, from tap to South Asian dance forms. Includes detailed entries on technical terms, steps, styles, works, and countries, in addition to many biographies of dancers, choreographers, and companies.
The Encyclopedia of World Ballet
Call Number: Online Access
Publication Date: 2015
Surveys the emergence of ballet from ancient Asian models to the present, providing overviews of rhythmic movement as a subject of art, photography, and cinema. This reference covers: choreographers, composers, costumers, dance companies, dancers, productions, set designers, techniques, and terminology.
Dance Words
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference GV1585.P74 1995
A collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners. Includes the words and phrases of their technical and vernacular languages (which are used to communicate what is essentially a non-verbal activity) that have been collected in rehearsal, classes and workshops by interviews, and from published sources.
International Dictionary of Ballet
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference GV1585 .I57 1993
Arranged alphabetically from Adolphe Adam to Jiri Kylian, this reference includes entries on individual artists, individual ballets, and on ballet companies.
The Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance, and Musical Theater
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference ML100 .Q44 2004
Encyclopedia showcasing the contribution of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people to music, dance, and musical theater.

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