Research Guides: Performing Arts: Dance

Dance Databases at Purdue

These resources are specific to Dance

SPORTDiscus
Important for the physical aspects of dance: such as training and conditioning, injuries and medicine.
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance This link opens in a new window
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IBTD, a fully-indexed databank of journal article, book, and dissertation citations on all aspects of theatre and performance the world over, includes full-text from over 170 journals and 360 books.

American Ballroom Companion
A collection of over two hundred social dance manuals at the Library of Congress
CriticalDance forum and ballet-dance magazine
Current news of the dance world sponsored by CriticalDance, an international non-profit entity founded for the purpose of promoting and supporting the dance arts.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
The largest archive in the world devoted to the documentation of dance, including major collections of papers, letters, and artifacts from dance greats, including Isadora Duncan, Rudolph Nureyev, Agnes De Mille, and others.
Off Jazz Dance World
Information about jazz and tap dance, including terminology in French and English and jazz and tap variations on video clips
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
Links to more than 30 glossaries of dance, including ballet, flamenco, swing, Irish, and other types of dance

International Association for Dance Medicine and Science.
IADMS's mission is to enhance health, well-being, training, and performance in dance by cultivating medical, scientific, and educational excellence.
Dance Notation Bureau
The Dance Notation Bureau’s (DNB) mission is to advance the art of dance through the use of a system of notation.
Dance Studies Association
The Dance Studies Association (DSA) is an international organization of dance scholars, educators, and artists that aims to strengthen the visibility and increase the reach of dance as embodied practice, creative endeavor, and intellectual discipline.