Dance

An organization promoting participatory dance, music and song the Country Dance and Song Society was founded in 1915 with the help of Englishman Cecil Sharp, a musician who traveled in his own country and in the southern United States collecting folk dances and songs. Four years earlier he had helped found the English Folk Dance Society in London, and we began as a branch of that organization.
See the "Library" link/web page for online publications such as "The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium."

The DHC is a national alliance of institutions holding significant collections of materials documenting the history of dance.

The Dance Notation Bureau’s (DNB) mission is to advance the art of dance through the use of a system of notation. DNB does this by creating dance scores using the symbol system called Labanotation. This allows the dances to continue to be performed long after the lifetime of the artist. Dance scores function for dance the same way music scores function for music. DNB has produced and houses scores by artists such as George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Antony Tudor, Bill T. Jones, Doris Humphrey, William Forsythe, José Limón, Laura Dean, and about 270 others. Each year DNB assists in staging around 150-200 performances from scores.

DSA advances innovative analyses of dance by promoting diverse approaches and a globally inclusive, respectful dialogue in the dance field and various related disciplines. It advances the field of dance studies through research, publication, performance, and outreach to audiences across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

This guide concentrates primarily on George Balanchine's work for the ballet stage, but also lists resources about Balanchine's work for Broadway and films.

CID is recognized by UNESCO, national and local governments, international organizations and institutions.
It brings together the most important international, national and local organizations, as well as select individuals active in dance.

A non-profit organization supporting dance educators in every setting and genre, and dedicated to advancing dance education for people of all backgrounds.