DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY

PRINT SOURCES:

Alford, Violet and Rodney Gallop. The Traditional Dance. London: Methuen, 1935.
European rituals, folk dance, ballroom dance, mummers plays, many related to drama.

Beaumont, C. W., ed. A Bibliography of Dancing. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1963.

Beaumont, C. W. and Stanislas Idzikowski. A Manual of the Theory and Practice of Classical Theatre Dancing. London: Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, 1977.
Frequently reissued since 1922. On Cecchetti style.

Blom, Lynne Anne and L. Tarin Chaplin. The Intimate Act of Choreography. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1982. 0-8229-5342-0

Bottomer, Paul. Let’s Dance: Learn to Salsa, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, Line Dance, Lambada, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Two-Step, Jitterbug and Swing with Style, Grace and Ease. Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998.
Written by an international dance champion. Step-by-step photographs.

Camryn, Walter. An Analytical Study of Character Movement for Dancers, Singers, and Actors. New York: Dance Mart, 1959.

Cohen, Selma Jeanne. The Modern Dance: Seven Statements of Belief. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1965, 1966.

Cooper, Susan. Staging Dance. Routledge, 1998. ISBN 0878300813

Cunningham, Merce. Changes: Notes on Choreography. New York: Something else, 1968.

Dance Masters of America, Inc. Ballroom Teacher Training Manuals. 723 W. Smith St., Orlando, FL 32804.

“Dance/Movement Issue.” The Drama Review, 24(December 1980).
Includes Veltrusky article, articles on Wigman, Enters, mime festivals.

DeMille, Agnes. To a Young Dancer. Boston: Little, Brown, 1962.

Dictionary Catalog of the Dance Collection. New York: New York Public Library, 1974.
Materials in the Dance Collection of the Performing Arts Research Center, NY Public Library.

Ellfeldt, Lois. A Primer for Choreographers. Palo Alto, CA: Mayfield Publishers, 1967.
How to go about composing.

Enters, Angna. “The Dance and Pantomime: Mimesis and Image,” The Dance Has Many Faces, Walter Sorrell, ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 1966.

Erdman, Jean. “The Dance as Nonverbal Poetic Image,” The Dance Has Many Faces, Walter Sorrell, ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 1966.

Findlay, Elsa. Rhythm and Movement: Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1971.

Franklin, Eric N. Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance. Human Kinetics Publishers, 1996. ISBN 0873229436
583 imagery exercises designed to improve dance technique, artistic expression, and performance.

Goldberg, RoseLee. Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1988.

Golden, Manine Rosa. Shall We Dance?: Eight Classic Ballroom Dances in Eight Quick Lessons. Hyperion, 1996. ISBN 0786882123
Each dance is diagrammed and begins with a description of the dance and its origins. Covers the foxtrot, waltz, tango, cha-cha, samba, swing, rumba, and mambo.

Hammond, Sandra Noll. Ballet Basics. Palo Alto, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1974. 0-87484-258-1

Hawkins, Alma. Creating Through Dance. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1959, 1964.

________. Moving From Within: A New Method for Dance Making. Pennington, NJ: Princeton Book Co., n.d.

Hayes, Elizabeth R. Dance Composition and Production for High Schools and Colleges. New York: Dance Mart, 1955.

H’Doubler, Margaret. Dance: A Creative Art Experience. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1940, 1977.
On aesthetics, art, education.

Horst, Louis. Pre-Classical Dance Forms. Brooklyn, NY: Dance Horizons, 1968.

Horst, Louis and Carroll Russell. Modern Dance Forms in Relation to the Other Modern Arts. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Book Company, 1987. 916622-52-5

Humphrey, Doris. The Art of Making Dances. New York: Grove Press, 1959.
Good for directors and ad hoc choreographers.

Karsavina, Tamara. Classical Ballet: The Flow of Movement. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1978.

Laban, Rudolph. Modern Educational Dance. London: MacDonald and Evans, 1948.

Lawson, Joan. A Balletmaker’s Handbook: Sources, Vocabulary, Styles. New York: Routledge, 1992.

________. Beginning Ballet: From the Classroom to the Stage, 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 1994. 0-87830-056-2
Also includes history of ballet through the ages.

________. Mime: Theory and Practice of Expressive Gesture. Brooklyn, NY: Dance Horizons, 1973.
Dictionary of terminology from the classic ballet.

________. The Teaching of Classical Ballet. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1973.
Common faults in young dancers and their training.

________. Teaching Young Dancers. London: A. & C. Black, 1975.
Muscular coordination in classic ballet training.

Litvinoff, Valentine. The Use of Stanislavsky Within Modern Dance. New York: American Dance Guild, 1972.
Movement must be motivated.

Magriel, Paul David. A Bibliography of Dancing. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1936.

Mandel, Dorothy. Uncommon Eloquence. Denver: Arden Press, Inc., 1986.
Biography of Angna Enters; after her performing years she taught movement for actors. Also see Ginnine Cocuzza’s dissertation from NYU.

Martin, John. Introduction to the Dance. Brooklyn, NY: Dance Horizons, 1965.

McConnel, Joan. Ballet and Body Language. New York: n. p., 1977.

McGreevy-Nichols, Susan and Helene Scheff. Building Dances: A Guide to Putting Movements Together. Human Kinetics Publishers, 1995. ISBN 0873225732
A how-to book covering introducing, developing, and assessing the basics of choreography in grades K-12. Includes a deck of Deal-a-Dance cards that provide movement examples students can try out right away.

Melcer, Fannie. Staging the Dance. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, 1955.
Practical guide; modern dance and its educational goals.

Mettler, Barbara. Group Dance Improvisations. Tucson, AZ: Mettler Studios, 1975.

Minton, Sandra Cerny. Choreography: A Basic Approach to Using Improvisation. Human Kinetics Publishers, 1997. ISBN 0880115297
How to solve common choreography problems, design and shape movements into a dance, organize a dance concert, and observe a finished dance. Features 63 movement exploration exercises.

Morgenroth, Joyce. Dance Improvisation. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1987.

Mueller, John. Dance Film Directory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Book Publishers, 1979.
Guide to films on ballet and modern dance.

Nagrin, Daniel. Dance and the Specific Image: Improvisation. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994.

Noverre, Jean Georges. Letters on Dancing and Ballet. New York: Dance Horizons, Inc., 1966.
Reprint of 1803 edition on mime in ballet.

Oxenford, Lyn. Design for Movement. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1954.
Group patterns, pageants.

Parker, David and Esther Siegel. Guide to Dance in Film. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1978.
Productions, dancers, choreographers; includes TV.

Paxton, Steve. “Contact Improvisation,” The Drama Review. Vol. 19, no. 1, 1975: 40- 42.

Pennington, Jo. “Expression Through Movement,” Dance Magazine, November, 1926.

Penrod, James and Janice Gudde Plastino. The Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for Beginners. Palo Alto, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1980.

Perugini, Mark. Mime. London: The Dancing Times, 1957.
Pantomime in the dance.

“Post-Modern Dance Issue,” The Drama Review. Vol. 19, no. 1, 1975.

Preston, Valerie. A Handbook for Modern Educational Dance. London: MacDonald and Evans, 1963.
On Laban’s work.

Ruyter, Nancy Chalfa. “American Delsartism: Precursor of an American Dance Art,” Educational Theatre Journal, 25(December 1973).

Schneer, Georgette. Movement Improvisation. Pennington, NJ: Princeton Book Co., n.d.

Shafranski, Paulette. Modern Dance: Twelve Creative Problem-Solving Experiments. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1985.

Shawn, Ted. Every Little Movement. New York: Dance Horizons, 1963.
Philosophy of Francois Delsarte, application to dance. First published 1910.

Smith-Autard, Jacqueline M. Dance Composition: A Practical Guide for Teachers, 2nd ed. London: A & C Black, 1992. 0-7136-3583-5

Sorell, Walter. “The Actor and the Dance,” The Dance Has Many Faces, Walter Sorell, ed. New York: World Publishing, 1951.

Stephenson, Richard M. and Joseph Iaccarino. The Complete Book of Ballroom Dancing. New York: Doubleday, 1980. 0-385-14553-5

Stodolsky, Ellen. “New Dance/Theatre: Theatre That Moves,” Dance Magazine, 48(April 1974): 51-55.

Sunderland, Margot with Ken Pickering. Choreographing the Stage Musical. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1990. 0-87830-030-9

Tamiris, Helen. “The Dance and Acting,” New Theatre II, March 1935.
Movement training for actors.

Turner, Margery J. New Dance: Approaches to Nonliteral Choreography. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1971.

Vaganova, Agrippina. Basic Principles of Classic Ballet. New York: Dover, 1969.
Russian style.

Van Praagh, Peggy and Peter Brinson. The Choreographic Art. London: A. & C. Black, 1963.
History, material, methods, etc.

Walker, Kathrine Sorley. Eyes on Mime. New York: John Day, 1969.
Mime in the ballet.

Warren, Gretchen Ward. Classical Ballet Technique. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida Press, 1989. 0-8130-0945-6

Wright, Judy Patternson. Social Dance: Steps to Success. Champaign, IL: Leisure Press, 1992. 0-88011-449-5