Gale Primary SourcesThis link opens in a new windowSearch "dance": over 157,000 monographs, 9,000+ manuscripts, over 2 million newspaper articles, and 171 photographs.
Dance Heritage CoalitionDHC is a national alliance of institutions holding significant collections of materials documenting the history of dance. Its mission is to preserve, make accessible, enhance and augment the materials that document the artistic accomplishments in dance of the past, present, and future.
The History of Modern DanceBrief preview version of a full-length documentary. Dance historians, modern dance instructors, and choreographers trace the evolution of modern dance and postmodern dance.
A History of Social Dance in AmericaArticle discusses 18th and 19th century American dance, its origins, and social roles, as well as types of dance, dance etiquette and fashion. Text is accompanied by images taken from dance programs, manuals, sheet music and periodicals of the era.
Library of Vintage Dance ManualsA bibliography of more than 6,700 historical dance sources,
with more than 2,100 available as free downloads,
and an ever-growing index of the dances contained in them.
(6,708 sources, 2,123 downloadable, 3,706 indexed)
