Welcome to the Research Guide for Dance. This guide is intended to familiarize you with the various resources available to you through Rowan University Libraries and on the internet for research and exploration in dance. If you need more in-depth help or guidance, feel free to use the Ask a Librarian service or schedule a research consultation.
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This guide, the guides linked below, and many of the library databases provide access to lots of materials that you cannot find for free online.
Performances from the greatest dance companies and performers worldwide.
Instructional materials cover specific techniques, such as basic and advanced ballet techniques, jumps, turns, pirouettes, barre work, and pointe technique, providing a valuable resource for technical analysis and study spanning from traditional ballet to hip hop, street dance, and modern dance.
Formerly the International Index to the Performing Arts, contains journal articles for the study of the performing arts.
Provides indexing, detailed abstracts, and full text for articles covering a wide range of subjects in the performing arts, including dance, film, drama, opera, stagecraft, comedy, pantomime, puppetry, magic, and television, from 1864 to the present.