WMU Research Guides: Dance: Ballet

Books about Ballet

Books on ballet are shelved at:

GV 1785 Biographies
GV 1786 Dance Companies
GV 1787 Ballet History
GV 1788 Technique and Teaching
GV 1789 Costume and Set Design
GV 1790 Specific Ballets

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Basic Ballet Sources

International Dictionary of Ballet by Martha Bremser (Editor)
Call Number: Ref GV1585 .I57 1993
ISBN: 1558620842
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.

Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets
MT95 .B3 1977 (Ref and General Stacks)
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Plots of 400 ballets.
American Ballet Theatre Ballet Dictionary

Dictionary of Modern Ballet by Francis Gadan and Robert Maillard, general editors; Selma Jeanne Cohen, American editor; introduction by John Martin; translated by John Montague and Peggie Cochrane
Call Number: Ref GV1787 .D513
Publication Date: 1959
Brief entries on ballets and dancers. Some beautiful color illustrations.

Ballet CD-ROM
Over 700 terms demonstrated, plus an interactive history of ballet and interviews with professional dancers.

Ballet on the Web

Dance Treasures
Essays and bibliography on significant figures in American dance.
Andros on Ballet
Articles on ballet by Dick Andros, a New York-based teacher and writer. Includes biographies, history, technique, and more.
Antony Tudor Ballet Trust
Guide to the ballets of Antony Tudor (1908-1987).
George Balanchine Foundation Research Resources
A guide primarily about Balanchine's works for the ballet stage.
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A guide primarily about Balanchine's works for the ballet stage.
Joffrey Ballet
The famed Chicago company.
New York City Ballet
A guide to their repertory with lists of related resources.

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