Terminology and dictionaries

• Classical ballet terms: an illustrated dictionary [print]
• Dictionary of dance: words, terms and phrases [print]
• Modern dance terminology [print]
• The Oxford dictionary of dance [online or print]
• Ryman's dictionary of classical ballet terms: Cecchetti [print]

Encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries

Topical

• Encyclopedia of world ballet [print]
• International dictionary of modern dance -- Information on people, companies, dance works, with an emphasis on the Western world [print]
• International encyclopedia of dance -- Major scholarly encyclopedia. Covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, classical, folk, traditional, ethnic, social dance [online or print]
• International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. -- Historical and descriptive materials on dance music and costume, methodologies, theories, criticism and the history of dance writing and publication [online]
• The encyclopedia of theatre dance in Canada (print)
• The queer encyclopedia of music, dance, & musical theater [print]

Biographical

• 50 contemporary choreographers [online or print]
• 101 from the encyclopedia of theatre dance in Canada -- Core selection of people from the larger encyclopedia [print]
• Encyclopedia of theatre dance in Canada -- People who have contributed to the art of dance in Canada [print]
• Film choreographers and dance directors : an illustrated biographical encyclopedia, with a history and filmographies, 1893 through 1995 [print]
• International dictionary of ballet -- Biographical dictionary of classical dance from the Renaissance to present day [print]
• Speaking of dance: twelve contemporary choreographers on their craft [online]

Handbooks

• Ballet music: a handbook [online]
• Complete manual of classical dance: Enrico Cecchetti method [print]
• Dance composition: a practical guide to creative success in dance making [online]
• The Oxford handbook of dance and reenactment [print]
• The Oxford handbook of dance and wellbeing [print]

Bibliographies and guides to dance research

• A Core collection in dance -- Core selection of print and other resources for dance research and collections [print]
• Classics and dance -- Bibliography of works on ancient dance in the modern world from the 15th century to the present, focusing on the individual dancer, dancing collectivities, and their relationship to scholarship [online]
• Dance Notation Bureau (DNB) -- Advances the art of dance through the use of Labanotation dance scores. Click on the DNB Library to view their Notated theatrical dances catalog
• Dance research resources: Finding aids for archival collections -- Searchable database of dance materials in more than 50 archival collections
• Directory of dance studies resources -- Annotated bibliography of works published by members of the Society for Canadian Dance Studies