DANC 2450: Ballet History
Ballet History
Call Numbers for Ballet History
These call numbers will be useful to you in your study of ballet history.
- GV 1600 Criticism and history
- GV 1621 Dance by region or country
- GV 1785 Biography
- GV 1786 Ballet
- GV 1787 Ballet history
- GV 1788 Ballet - Technique and teaching
- GV 1789 Costume and set design
- GV 1790 Specific ballets
Subject Headings for Ballet History
Try searching for these subjects in Books+ or other library catalogs.
- Ballet--Bibliography
- Ballet--Biography
- Ballet--History
- Ballet dancers--Bibliography
- Ballet dancers--Biography
- Ballet dancers--History
- Ballet dancing--History
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Dissertations & Theses
Many dissertations are available online. If not online, they can usually be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
- Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowIndexes virtually all doctoral dissertations and many masters theses produced in the U.S. since 1861. Dissertations from other countries date back to 1637. Abstracts available from 1980. Full text for dissertations being added continually. Most since 1997 are full text, though some authors choose to not make their work available. Print and microfilm copies are offered for a fee, but check out Interlibrary Loan before paying for a copy.
Finding Books in WMU Libraries
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Finding books in other libraries
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