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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