Library Resources for Dance

Jazz dance project

Reference books can provide key facts, names, and dates, as well as short essays on the topic:
  • REF 920   Women in World History
  • REF 920.009 AFR   African American Lives [biographical entries]
  • REF 973 ENC  Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history: [some biographical articles + article on "dance"]
Tips for finding Books using the Online Catalog:
  • The Library's catalog (or OPAC) is available at home or at school; go to Current Students web page, click on Library | Online Catalog
  • Search a person's last name as "Keyword" rather than "Subject" for more titles.
  • General dance keywords:  African American dance--History; Dancers--United States--Biography; Dance--United States--History; Dance--African-Americans; Jazz--History and criticism.
  • A few helpful titles: 709.73 WHE When the Spirit moves: --  781.64 MOR From Cakewalks to Concert Halls: -- 792.8 DRI A Century of Dance -- 793.308 STE Jazz Dance:.
  • Don't forget to check the index of a book to find the pages on your specific topic.
Citing Sources
  • Use the current guidelines for bibliographies and footnotes on the Current Students>Library>Upper School page: MLA Style for Bibliographies; Footnotes & Endnotes
  • Or, use NoodleBib to help format your bibliography and store bibliography info in your own folder on the Web. NoodleBib can also be used to organize and save notecards online. See the US Library web page, Introduction to NoodleTools, for details.
  • If you have questions about doing your bibliography, please feel free to ask Ms. Lutz or another librarian.

Last updated by Ms. Lutz 29 January 2008