An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490 to 1920
A collection of over two hundred social dance manuals at the Library of Congress.
Dance Resources
American Ballroom Companion
American Ballet Theater
American Ballet Theatre Ballet Dictionary hosts a unique interactive resource designed to bring dance to the Web and make it accessible to everyone.
American Collegiate Dance Association
The ACDA website includes a professional membership pathway, festivals, events, and programs that will benefit collegiate students of dance in various ways.
Dance/USA
Dance/USA sustains and advances professional dance by addressing the needs, concerns, and interests of artists, administrators, and organizations.
Dance Notation Bureau
The Dance Notation Bureau’s (DNB) mission is to advance the art of dance through the use of a system of notation called Labanotation.
International Dance Council
International Dance Council CID-UNESCO
CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.
Jacob's Pillow
Jacob's Pillow hosts several videos, events, and a robust variety of other resources about dance.
Databases
Also on the Thrift Library homepage, the "Databases A-Z" button will help you navigate through academic papers. The "Group By" selection allows users to group by category, where there is a subject section for History resources.
Some of the most helpful for this course include: