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Best of the Web: Performing Arts » Dance
- Books (18)
- Dance Companies (5)
- Dance Education (3)
- Dancer's Health (24)
- Grants & Funding (7)
- International Dance Resources (36)
- Online Journals, Magazines & Newspapers (21)
- Preservation (10)
- Technology & Dance (5)
- Web Indexes for Dance (8)
- New York City Dance Resources (23)
- Research (23)
- Service Organizations & Unions (38)
- Videos (22)
- DanceViewTimes
- DanceWeb Europe
- Dancing in the Streets
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Dancing on the Edge
Vancouver.
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Dancing Times Books
British magazine, which selectively distributes books and videos.
- Danspace Project
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DANZA DANCE DANSE DANS TANZ
Information for dance in Mexico.
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DANZA en espa?ol
In Spanish.
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Deutscher Tanzsportverbandes
German ballroom dance site.
- Dixon Place
- Duke University Press
- Dutch Ballroom Server
- Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, Index of Choreography
- Estate Project for Artists with AIDS--Planning the future
- Eye on Dance
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Facets
Searchable data base offering videos for purchase and rental.
- Feldenkrais Guild of North America
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Field
Serving the independent performing artist.
- Flamenco--World Flamenco
- Folk Dance Association
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FOOTAGE.net
A network of stock footage resources.
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Foundation Center
Listing of Grantmaker Websites, funding trends, guides to funding and proposal writing, and so much more. Includes highlights of the 1998 study on arts funding, and the Literature of the Nonprofit Sector. One of the most useful sites on the web. Also an online librarian to answer reference questions. Highly recommended.
- Franklin Furnace
- Friends of Terpsichore
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Gale Group
International Dictionary of Ballet and International Dictionary of Modern Dance are published under Gale's St. James Press imprint.
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Gay Men's Health Crisis
Information as well as numerous services available to people living with HIV/AIDS. Site is also available in Spanish.
- George Balanchine Foundation
- Glossarist - Dance Glossaries and Dictionaries
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Golden Legend
Antiquarian and rare books specializing in theater and dance.
- Google Dance Directory
- Guide to the Alexander Technique
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HIV Insite: Gateway to AIDS Knowledge
University of California San Francisco project.
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Images of the Dance
Photographs online at the New York Public Library (Click on numbered items close browser window to return to this page.)
- Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
- Indian Dance
- Indian Dance Links
- Information Centre for Dance in Finland
- International Federation of Television Archives
- International Figure Skating
- International Guild of Musicians in Dance
- International Gymnast
- International Inline Skating Association (IISA)
- Irish Dance
- J.& J. Lubrano
- Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Archives
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Joseph Rous Paget-Fredericks Dance Collection, ca. 1913-1945
Structured as a finding aid, this "digital" archive contains over 2,000 photographs, pictures, and memorabilia, housed in the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. It is part of the California Heritage Digital Image Finding Aids.
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Joyce Theater
Includes Joyce Soho.
- Kultur Video
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Laban Writer
A Laban notation editor for Macintosh.
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Library of Congress
Information about Library of Congress motion picture collections.
- Library of Congress--Performing Arts
- Lindy Hop
- London Dance.com
- Middle Eastern Dance
- Morris Ring
- Movement Research
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National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Directory for state arts and regional arts organizations. Essays on featured topics from policy to practice. Hard to navigate, check site map for easy navigation.
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National Dance Association
Dance Education.
- National Dance Council of America
- National Dance Education Organization
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National Dance Institute
Founded by Jacques d'Amboise to promote dance among children across the country.
- National Endowment for the Arts
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National Museum of Dance
Saratoga Springs, New York.
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National Task Force on Emergency Response
Be prepared!
- New York International Ballet Competition
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Newdance.com
Browse the directory by country.
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Northeast Document Conservation Center
Offers information as well as preservation services.
- NYC Dance Places
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OhioDance
Links to university and college dance programs in Ohio and to other dance education organizations.
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P.S. 122
Performance Space 122 is a not-for-profit arts center serving the New York City dance and performance community. P.S. 122 is committed to supporting the development of work by individual artists who create live art with an authentic vision.
- Palindrome Inter.media Performance Group
- Pilates
- Pow Wow dancing
- Public Broadcasting--Great Performances
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Public Motion Picture Research Centers and Film Archives
An international guide to archives, compiled by the Library of Congress.
- Qigong Association of America
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Reel.com
Searchable data base offering videos for purchase.
- Regional Dance America
- Renaissance Dance
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Renaissance Dance Sources
Compiled by Joseph Casazza and Elizabeth Cain includes a transcription of the New York Public Library Dance Collection's "Il Papa Manuscript."
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Richard Stoddard
Out of print dance books.
- Routledge
- Sacred Dance--Christian
- Salsa
- Samba
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Save As: Dance
Includes preservation and documentation resources and contacts, access to National Initiative to Preserve America's Dance (NIPAD), and the UCLA National Dance/Media Project.
- Scottish Country Dance
- Screen Actors Guild
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SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
The extensive directory of the Societe Internationale des Bibliotheque et des Musees des Artes du Spectacle includes many institutions with dance components.
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SkateWeb
Figure skating.
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Skating the Infobahn
Inline skating.
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Society for Dance Research
Based in the United Kingdom.
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Society of American Archivists
A general resource for archives offering publications on standard practices.
- Society of Dance History Scholars
- Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
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Spirit of Dance
Cape Cod Community Television.
- SquareDancing.com
- Swing Dance
- Swiss Web Dance
- Symphony Space

