Dance

Resources in this category:

American Ballet Theatre
http://www.abt.org/

ABT homepage featuring a ballet dictionary, company archives with information on past shows and coreographers, dancer bios, and a variety of other information about the company.

An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals ca. 1600 - 1920
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html

"An American Ballroom Companion presents 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. Search by Keyword; Browse by Subject, Author, Title."

Ballet Dictionary
http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html

The American Ballet Theatre's dictionary of ballet terms. Site features a video accompaniment for many of the entries, including demonstrations of dance movements. Video viewing requires QuickTime plug-in.

CyberDance Ballet on the Net
http://www.cyberdance.org/

This is a good site for updated information on ballet companies, dance education, news, people, organizations, international information and links to other dance related sites. There are links to ballet company web pages and biographies and photographs of dancers. There is also a glossary of dance related terms.

Esflamenco.com
http://www.esflamenco.com/enindex.html

Covers Spanish flamenco culture: dancing, guitar playing, and singing.

Information Super Dance Floor
http://homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/home.htm

Gives detailed instructions for performing many country western dances. Don Deyne gives the choreography which he uses, lists a glossary of dance terms, and discusses dance floor etiquette. The site also gives listings on more traditional classes on dance instruction.

Learn to Ballroom Dance Online at Dancetv.com
http://www.dancetv.com/

"If you have always wanted to learn how to ballroom dance but never knew where to start, this is the right place for you. You can start learning the Waltz, Fox Trot and Swing by looking at our Learn-Online sections, or you can browse through our Dance Tips section."

New York City Ballet
http://www.nycballet.com/index.html

The homepage of the New York City Ballet provides information about performers, current performances, news items, and the American School of Ballet. It includes photos, trivia, puzzles, links to the costume shop and gift shop, and a dance bibliography.

Pow Wows
http://www.powwows.com/

Discusses the history, etiquette, costumes, drums, and music of Pow Wow dancing. It has articles that describe specific women's dances and men's dances. It also features a calendar of events.

Renaissance Dance
http://www.rendance.org/

"Here you will find information on everything to do with European dance from the 15th to early 17th centuries." This site includes drawings and photographs from primary and secondary sources and a comprehensive bibliography.

Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
http://www.sapphireswan.com/dance/

This directory features links to pages about almost every type of dance. They include: Ballet, Ballroom, Contra, Folk, Morris, Historical, Morns, Square, Tango, Swing, and Lindy. The links are from all over the world, from The New York Ballet to St. Petersburg. The dance schools have dates, times, and the cities and the theatres that they are performing at this year. Need help with ballet terms or how about finding your perfect costume to Tango in? Want to take dance lessons? You can find a dance school that suits you, and one that is close to where you live. They also have links to the best and latest dance products from big dance companies. These are all found in the Dance Directory. So, if you love dancing this site is just for you!

Southern Native American Pow Wows
http://library.thinkquest.org/3081/

Discusses the songs and song format, drums, dance styles, and arena of Pow Wow dancing. It includes RealAudio sound files of songs and music. There are also many pictures of dance and costumes. Includes a glossary for new terminology and also includes a crafts/how-to section with instructions on how to make Native American craft items.

Tap Dance Homepage
http://www.tapdance.org/tap/taphome.htm

Learn about tap dancing with the glossary of terms and notation, brief history of tap, tap steps, a directory of tap companies and performers, tap dance calendar, and more on this site.

The Pontic Music Homepage
http://www.scimitarmusic.com/pontos/

Resources relating to the Greeks of Pontos who were settled mostly in Macedonia after the 1922 Treaty of Lausanne. Instruments including the kemenche, a type of lyra, and the tulum, a type of bagpipe, are discussed as well as dance forms including dipat, kochari, and serra.

Western Square Dancing
http://www.dosado.com/

Information and resources about square dancing, including clubs and schools, call lists and definitions, software, articles and humor, a caller's corner, and links to other square dancing resources.