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Dance Links: General links to online dance resources, organized by category.

History of Modern Ballroom Dancing: "This article traces the history of the International Dancesport championship 'Modern Standard Ballroom' dances: Viennese Waltz, Modern Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, and Quickstep." Includes nice images.

An American Ballroom Companion (Dance Instruction Manuals): "Throughout time, the ballroom has been a setting for ladies and gentlemen to demonstrate dancing abilities, show off the latest fashions, and illustrate mastery of polite behavior required in society."

Sapphire Dance Links: Links to information on a wide variety of dance types and styles, from Balkan to Zydeco, and many in between.

Dance Links At Yahoo: A collection of links to information related to all kinds of dance information.

Dance Masterz: New School dance page from Japan, including hip-hop and other styles. See the "Styles" section for descriptions.

Dance, Music, and Theaters of Bali: Dances, music, and the theater of wayang are other forms of expression laden with religious meanings for the people of Bali. Includes images and explanation of the dances.

The Early Moderns: "A historical journey through the early years of modern dancing in the United States.

Caribbean Music & Dance Programs: Information of the dance of the Caribbean area, especially Cuban.

Rumba y Folklorico en Matanzas: A first person report of a trip to Cuba to study dance.

Musicals and Musical Theatre

History of Musicals On Stage: By Era: A series of short essays with illustrations and images which tell the history of the musical theatre and musicals, in the world over and in America.

Musical and Dance Films: Stage musicals and operettas, revues, music halls and vaudeville. Musical/dance films are cinematic forms which emphasize full-scale song and dance routines in a significant way (usually with a musical or dance performance as part of the film narrative), or they are films which are centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography.

The Great MGM Musicals Page: Musicals made by this producer, MGM, began in 1929 and continue to the present. This site links to most or maybe even all of them.

Movie Review Query Engine: Use this searcher to find reviews of films that have been made from musicals. Just type in the name, click "Search Reviews", and a list of the reviews will pop up. Emphasis is on films within the recent decade, but older films are also included.

The History of Musical Theatre and Film: An online course in musical theatre, with a wonderful collection of information on the subject. Thorough and well organized library of essays, photos, indexes and more.

Other Performance and Entertainment Arts Resources

Performing Arts Collections: American Memory at the Library Of Congress: Many primary source materials are available here, including sheet music, song sheets, sound files and recordings of songs, images and films. They are organized into a number of separate collections, devoted to areas such as: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties; Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection; Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip; Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920; America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets, and many more! Little animations of dance movements.

The Costume Page: Need a costume for your dance? Look here for it, plus many, many other related links to information. A great place to do historical research.

The History of Costume: "The 'History of Costume' was originally printed from 1861 to 1880 in Munich, and consisted of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the 19th century. It is an excellent source for students who are studying the history of fashion and for costume designers."

The Puppetry Home Page: Many excellent links to things related to puppetry, classified into various styles and traditions: Definitions, Theatres, Festivals, Organizations, and additional interesting sites.