Dance
A guide to resources for study and research in Dance
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Welcome
Welcome to the WMU Libraries' subject guide for Dance!
This guide will help you find books, video, articles, and other resources for class work and research in Dance.
Library resources--online or in print--provide the most reliable information for your assignments and research.
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Dance Scholarship Online
- Dance USAAssociation for dance professionals.
- Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public LibraryInformation on research collections at "the largest and most comprehensive archive in the world devoted to the documentation of dance."
- Performing Arts Encyclopedia - Library of CongressA guide to the music, dance, and theater collections and exhibitions at the Library of Congress. Includes digital collections accessible through the site.
Related Websites
- Best of the Web - DanceLinks to dance websites by categories, including ballet, modern, jazz, tap, folk dance, historical dances, flamenco, Chinese, Indian, and many other styles.
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: DanceLinks to many resources related to dance: research, grants and funding, magazines and journals, technology, health, and much more.
- Village Voice - DanceReviews by Deborah Jowitt and others. Good coverage of NYC dance and entertainment scene.
Dance
Poster for Loie Fuller at the Folies Bergere (courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Meet Your Librarian
Michael Duffy
Librarian:
Michael Duffy
Professor
Fine Arts Librarian
1051 Waldo Library
Pronouns: he/him/his
During the Fall and Spring semesters, I am generally available
most Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall Lobby or Ticket Office in Dalton Center and
most Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Student Lounge in Richmond Center.
I may be available at other times by appointment.
Professor
Fine Arts Librarian
1051 Waldo Library
Pronouns: he/him/his
During the Fall and Spring semesters, I am generally available
most Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall Lobby or Ticket Office in Dalton Center and
most Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Student Lounge in Richmond Center.
I may be available at other times by appointment.
(269) 387-5236
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