Research Guides: Dance: Books

Browsing The Shelves

Dance materials generally fall within the range of GV 1580 - GV 1799. Within that range, some of the useful subdivisions for Theory & Philosophy of Dance are:

GV 1585 - Dictionaries, encyclopedias
GV 1588 - Philosophy (and theory)
GV 1589- Study and teaching
GV 1590-GV 1594 - General works
GV 1595 - Special aspects of the subject as a whole
GV 1597 - Dancing as a profession
GV 1600 - Dance criticism, appreciation
GV 1645-GV 1728 - Dance history (and historical dance)
GV 1743 - National dances. Folk dances and dancing (General)
GV 1746-GV 1771 - Social dancing. Ballroom dancing
GV 1781-GV 1795 - Theatrical dancing (Biography: GV 1785)
GV 1796 - Special dances.
M 1450 - Dance music

Books about music also have information about dance.

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Notable books

International Dictionary of Ballet by Martha Bremser (Editor)
Call Number: GV1585 I57 1993
Publication Date: 1993-09-01
The International Dictionary of Ballet has as its subject all of ballet, from its beginnings in the Renaissance to contemporary dance.
International Encyclopedia of Dance
Call Number: GV1585 I586 1998
Publication Date: 1998-03-26
This six-volume reference work covers all forms of dance on a global scale, from antiquity to the present day.
Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives by Linda E. Dankworth (Editor); Ann R. David (Editor)
Call Number: GV1588.6 .D36 2014
Publication Date: 2014-02-05
Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives presents the work of dance scholars whose professional fieldwork spans several continents and includes studies of the dance and movement systems of varied global communities. It offers a selection of dance ethnographies that represent individual approaches to fieldwork through the medium of traditional dance from around the globe – Bali, Croatia, Japan, Mallorca, Okinawa, the Philippines, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and West Africa.
Movements of Interweaving by Gabrielle Brandstetter (Editor); Gerko Egert (Editor); Holger Hartung (Editor)
Call Number: GV1595 .M85 2019
Publication Date: 2018-07-20
Movements of Interweaving is a rich collection of essays exploring the concept of interweaving performance cultures in the realms of movement, dance, and corporeality. Focusing on dance performances as well as on scenarios of cultural movements on a global scale, it not only challenges the concept of intercultural dance performances, but through its innovative approach also calls attention to the specific qualities of "interweaving" as a form of movement itself. Divided into four sections, this volume features an international team of scholars together developing a new critical perspective on the cultural practices of movement, travel and migration in and beyond dance.