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Tina A. Oswald

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R. W. Steen Library, Office #203G
P.O. Box 13055, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055

936-468-1861

Subjects: Dance, Education, Fine Arts, Human Sciences, Human Services, Kinesiology & Health Science, Music, Theatre

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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.

201-555 — Physical Education & Training
557-1198.995 — Sports
1580-1799 — Dance

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

Publication Manual

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.

Selected Books in Steen Library on Dance History and Culture

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.

Selected Books in Steen Library on Dance Research

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.

Selected Books in the Steen Library on Choreography and Movement

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.