Evaluating websites using the CRAAP Test
The CRAAP test helps you decide whether an information source is trustworthy by using five criteria: Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. More information about the CRAAP test is available here
All-Purpose Dance Websites
Ballet
- ABT Online Ballet DictionaryVideo demonstrations of terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet.
- Balletcompanies.comOver 3000 links to ballet and dance companies all over the world, searchable by country.
- 500 Years of Italian Dance: The Cia Fornaroli CollectionHundreds of images from the Cia Fornaroli Collection at The New York Public Library illustrate the rich history of Italian dance.
- George Balanchine Foundation: CatalogueConcentrates primarily on George Balanchine's work for the ballet stage
- Lincoln Kirstein BibliographyIndex of the published writings of Lincoln Kirstein (1907-96), Co-founder of the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet
Modern and Contemporary Dance
Dance Improvisation / Contact Improvisation
Ballroom Dancing
- BallroomDancers.comVideo and music clips, dance steps, links to resources, discussion, and more
- An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction ManualsA collection of over 200 social dance manuals, ca. 1490-1920, at the Library of Congress
Research and Professional Organizations; Data
- Dance/USAThe national service organization for the professional dance field.
- Dunham's DataDatasets related to the touring and travel of choreographer Katherine Dunham.
Miscellaneous
- LabanWriterA free downloadable program (for Mac only) that permits choreography to be stored on a computer by means of Labanotation.
My Profile
Linda Fairtile
Contact:
Parsons Music Library
Modlin Center for the Arts
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Modlin Center for the Arts
University of Richmond, VA 23173
804 287-6849
