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Dance

Starting points for research in dance

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Factual and Background Resources

DANCE

HISTORY/SOCIETY

Scholarly Analysis and Criticism

Article Databases

Scholarly Books

UCI Libraries has a broad range of dance books, almost all of which will be on the third floor of Langson Library. Here are a sample of books that might be of interest to you for this class. You can find others using Library Search.

Primary Sources

You can find primary sources in many different locations. Most of what might be of interest to you for your timeline project can probably be found in some of the following databases:

Citations (MLA)

Citing your resources can be frustrating, but is a necessary part of the scholarly process. Not only does it provide credit to original thoughts, but it also helps demonstrate how scholarship is a giant conversation that you're taking part in; essentially, by citing someone, you're having a "discussion" with them and helping your readers to follow your thought process.

The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) MLA page is a great resource to answer almost all of your MLA citation questions. Here are some links to help you quickly find relevant sections to you: