DANC 309W - Dance History / Pearson, Jessica

A collection of over two hundred social dance manuals at the Library of Congress. The list begins with a rare late fifteenth-century source, Les basses danses de Marguerite d'Autriche (c.1490) and ends with Ella Gardner's 1929 Public dance halls, their regulation and place in the recreation of adolescents. Along with dance instruction manuals, this online presentation also includes a significant number of antidance manuals, histories, treatises on etiquette, and items from other conceptual categories. Many of the manuals also provide historical information on theatrical dance. All illuminate the manner in which people have joyfully expressed themselves as they dance for and with one another.

The digital collections with dance materials represent genres including worldwide traditional dances, European and American social dance practices, ballet and modern dance, and more.

Documenting the history of Jacob’s Pillow and the artists who have contributed to its legacy, the archives include audiotapes, board minutes, books, correspondence, costumes, films, photographs, posters, programs, scrapbooks, videos, and more. The Archives is one component of the Pillow’s Preservation Program, which also documents the ongoing activities of the Festival and organizes exhibits exploring various aspects of dance history.

The New York Public Library's Digital Collections feature diverse divisions with a wide array of digitized materials. Explore the various divisions to discover rich history, culture, and art.

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This is a link to the Dance Magazine website. If you hit a paywall while browsing articles, try searching for articles using the library database link of Dance Magazine provided below.

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Dance/USA champions an inclusive and equitable dance field by leading, convening, advocating, and supporting individuals and organizations. Dance/USA’s core programs are focused in the areas of engagement, advocacy, research, and preservation.

The Dance Studies Association (DSA) is member-driven US based international organization of dance scholars, educators, and artists. The organization aims to strengthen the visibility and increase the reach of dance studies as a critical field of knowledge production, encompassing political, creative, and embodied practices at the intersection of the arts, humanities and social sciences. The Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) was a professional organization for dance historians in the United States and worldwide that was founded in 1964 and then merged in 2017 with the Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) to form the Dance Studies Association.

The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is a non-profit organization that supports dance educators in every setting and genre. They are dedicated to advancing dance education for people of all backgrounds.