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Dance and Choreography

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• 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

last updated 25 September, 2008