Research Guides: Dance: Books & More

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Most dance books can be found in the GVs (Recreation & Leisure), which are located in the southwest corner of the 4th floor.

You might also find relevant books in the Ms (Music).

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF 76.7 .P83 2020
Publication Date: 2020
This Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.

The dance through the ages by Walter Sorell
Call Number: GV 1601 .S69 1967B
Publication Date: 1967
Chapters on dance as a ritual, as well as dance in different countries.
Dancing Culture Religion by Sam Gill
Call Number: GV 1588.6 .G54 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Expands the boundaries to explore dancing and its significance for religious studies.
Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development by Elizabeth M. Dowling and W. George Scarlett, eds.
Call Number: This is an e-book, click on the title to access.
Publication Date: 2005
There is a good article in this work on Dance.
History of Dance by Mary Clark and Clement Crisp
Call Number: GV 1601 .C7 1981
Publication Date: 1981
Traces the development of all kinds of dance, including ballet, and focuses on the important dancers, choreographers, and styles. (Write up from Amazon.)
The Living Dance by Judith Chazin-Bennahum; Ninotchka Bennahum
Call Number: GV1588.6 .L58 2012
ISBN: 9781465202062
Publication Date: 2012
Updated 3rd edition shows functions of dance in terms of subcultures, gender roles, fashion, and community survival providing a contemporary, critical, and feminist perspective to the history of dance.
moving history/dancing cultures by Ann Dils and Ann Cooper Albright, eds.
Call Number: GV 1601 .M86 2001
Publication Date: 2001
For the e-book; click on title to access. For the paper copy, find it by call number on the 4th floor.

What Moves You? by Charlotte Nichol; Lise Uytterhoeven
Call Number: This is an ebook; click on title to access.
Publication Date: 2017
Fosters a creative approach to dissertations/final projects--guiding the development of a personal study program.
Arts Evaluation and Assessment: Measuring Impact in Schools and Communities by Rekha S.Rajan, & Ivonne Chand O'Neal
Call Number: This is an e-book; click on the title to access.
Publication Date: 2018
There is a chapter on the assessment of dance programs in schools.
Performing Arts as High-Impact Practice by Michelle Hayford & Susan Kattwinkel
Call Number: This is an e-book; click on title to access.
Publication Date: 2018
Uses case studies to show the use of HIPs in performing arts arenas in higher education.

Conditioning for Dance by Eric Franklin
Call Number: GV 1588 .F73 2019
State-of-the-art conditioning exercises that are science-based and specifically for dancers.
Hiking the Horizontal by Liz Lerman
Call Number: This is an e-book; click on title to access.
Publication Date: 2014
Chronicles career of Lerman with a collection of her writings reflecting her exploration of dance as a vehicle for human insight and understanding.