The purpose of this page is to provide access some of the more useful sources for classical and modern choreography research.

	Books
	Articles
	Internet Sources

Books

CSUSM has purchased a variety of materials on dance, including choreography, or performance design. All are listed in the CSUSM catalog and can be found through keyword or subject searches. Note some books in the catalog are available through electronic format (click on the WWW link in the catalog record for 2-hour access.)

As dance is such a visual and kinetic art form, many materials are found in video or DVD format.

To find additional materials, you can look through these joint catalogs:

• Circuit is the joint catalog for CSUSM, SDSU, UCSD, and USD with delivery in 1-3 days.

• Melvyl searches the entire University of California catalog system and delivers in 5-10 days through Interlibrary Loan.

• WorldCat searches a 'universe' of library catalogs and delivers in 5-10 days through Interlibrary Loan.

Useful Subject Terms
Can't think of terms to accurately describe your topic?  Library catalogs use specific subject headings to group related books together. 'Dance choreography' is such a large topic, you will want to think of ways to narrow it down, by time period, artist, culture, style, etc. Ask a librarian to help, or here are some examples to think about:

• Choreography
• Choreography--United States--History  (note the geographic and time limiters)
• Choreography--Study And Teaching
• Choreographers  
• Cunningham, Merce  (note the last name, first name format when looking for a person as subject. This also is the format to use when looking for a work by a specific author, director or artist.)
• Modern Dance A subject heading for a particular style of dance, materials under this subject heading may be instructional or demonstrative.
• Labanotation  (a form of written notation to record dance choreography and movement)
• Ballet Dancing--Terminology
• Movement, Aesthetics Of    
• Performance Art (a related term in that it can include dance as one form of expression.)
   

Articles

Art Abstracts
Includes abstracts from periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, and more.

JSTOR
Contains complete full-text back files (EXCEPT for the latest five years) of core scholarly journals in such areas as sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American studies, Asian studies and others.

Project Muse
Full-text coverage for hundreds of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

RILM Music Abstracts
Abstracts from scholarly journals on international music and related disciplines, including dance.

Internet Sources
This is a representative sample of Art History sources on the web. Check the Museums page to see other sources on Art History.

Choreographing Your Work
A tutorial from the Dance Heritage Coalition on researching dance topics through archives and research libraries.

Copyright of Choreographic Works
Although a bit dated (written in 1994), this is important information for both complying with and protecting your work by proper use of copyright.

Dance Notation Bureau
The mission of this group is to preserve dance through the use of symbol notation (Labanotation).

Dancers and Choreographers
Web site from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on employment opportunities, job outlook and education and training requirements in the field of dance.

Institute for Choreography and Dance
While European-focused, this site does offer limited information on performances and publications.

National Dance Association
A sub-group of AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) includes calls for competition and event announcements a well as educational resources.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, Inc.
An organization to "foster, promote and develop the creativity and craft of stage directors and choreographers" providing communication, employment advice and more.