Introduction
The best way to find research and scholarly articles about dance is to search one or more of our journal databases. We've listed a few here that will have a range of date coverage and will include scholarly and non-scholarly materials. Check out the database descriptions below to choose one that best fits your research question.
If you are specifically looking for news coverage and reviews, look at the second tab focused on newspaper databases.
For quick links to selected dance magazines and journals in our collection, explore the third tab.
Recommended Databases
- International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new windowInternational Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text contains all of the content available in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for 100 titles, including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more.
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new windowThis database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full text for more than 160 of the indexed journals. The database currently includes almost a million records, the majority from the most recent ten years of each journal.
Coverage: 1864 - current - Project Muse This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles from more than 200 scholarly journals in history and the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. Disciplines covered include literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. A brief bibliographic description of each title is given. Searches can be conducted across the full text of all journals in the database.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Provides page images of back issues of the core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. Users may browse by journal title or discipline, or may search the full-text or citations/abstracts.
We've collected quick links to several prominent newspapers below. If none of these is what you're looking for, you can find more general information about accessing newspapers through the library in the Finding Newspapers Guide linked below.
- Find NewspapersA guide to finding newspapers in the Library, with emphasis on historical newspapers and digitized historical newspapers
- The New York TimesProvides current articles, classifieds, and the crossword puzzle from the New York times, plus archives in a variety of categories.
- Chicago TribuneFounded in 1847, the Chicago Tribune, is the top source of news and information in the Chicago area and the largest news organization in the Midwest. The Tribune, winner of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, is known for its innovative investigative reporting, insightful coverage of the arts and culture, and community-leading opinion writing (Chicago Tribune).
- Washington PostThe Washington Post (sometimes abbreviated to WaPo) is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (Wikipedia).
Trade Publications and other Dance Magazines
- Dance MagazineA look at today's exciting world of dance, color feaures of the most talked about companies and performers, dance news, reviews of performances, dance books, films and TV, and more (EBSCO).
- Dance SpiritTraining tips, advice from experts, exercises designed for dancers, combinations and competition news and results.
- Dancing TimesMission is to maintain the highest standards of criticism and dance history, give voice to leading authorities, encourage high teaching standards, and stress the importance of dance in education.
- PointePointe is an international trade publication aimed toward ballet dancers and students.
Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journals
- Dance ChronicleDance Chronicle publishes research on a wide variety of Western and non-Western forms, including classical, avant-garde, and popular genres, often in connection with the related arts: music, literature, visual arts, theatre, and film. [Their] purview encompasses research rooted in humanities-based paradigms: historical, theoretical, aesthetic, ethnographic, and multi-modal inquiries into dance as art and/or cultural practice (Taylor & Francis).
- Dance Education in PracticeDance Education in Practice is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Articles are focused on practical approaches to dance education and teaching that provide educators with models of new ideas, strategies, and content they can apply to their own practice (Taylor & Francis).
- Dance ResearchDance Research, the journal of the Society for Dance Research, is essential reading for those involved in the study and practice of dance. The journal covers dance worldwide both from a historical and contemporary perspective, engaging with current debates on dance and across cognate disciplines with dance at the centre of inquiry (Edinburgh University Press).
- Dance Research JournalDance Research Journal is the longest running, peer reviewed journal in its field, and has become one of the foremost international outlets for dance research scholarship. The journal carries scholarly articles, book reviews, and a list of books and journals received (Cambridge University Press).
- Journal of Dance EducationThe Journal of Dance Education publishes original articles on topics related to the practical and theoretical aspects associated with dance education. Articles considered for publication in the journal should emphasize professional issues concerned with all aspects of teaching dance and dance education. JODE aims to present new knowledge and rigorous scholarship about perennial and current issues in order to improve the quality and integrity of dance teaching and learning (Taylor & Francis).
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and DanceThe Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), an official publication of the Society of Health and Physical Educators, is a peer-reviewed, four-color, professional journal. Continuously published since 1896, JOPERD serves as an authoritative, professional source for educators in physical education, sport, recreation, and dance in all settings (Taylor & Francis).
- Research in Dance EducationResearch in Dance Education aims to inform, stimulate lively and critical debate, and promote the development of high quality research and practice in dance education. The journal is relevant to dance academics, teachers and learners (Taylor & Francis).