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Dance

The dance subject guide provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online.

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Selected Websites

  • Arts Calendar
    Find out what is happening in South Florida. Information about upcoming performances at the Miami City Ballet, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and more.
  • BalletCompanies.com
    List of ballet companies from around the world as well as a few other dance companies. 
  • Costumer's Manifesto
    The Manifesto is an educational costume site for researching shows, school papers, and places to buy materials.
  • Dance/USA
    Propelled by our belief that dance can inspire a more just and humane world, Dance/USA will amplify the power of dance to inform and inspire a nation where creativity and the field thrive.
  • Florida Dance Association
    Get information on the Florida Dance Association and upcoming performances.
  • History of Bellydance
    Information on the history, cultural and styles of Middle Eastern dance.
  • Jerome Robbins Dance Division
    The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library is the largest and most comprehensive archive in the world devoted to the documentation of dance. Chronicling the art of dance in all its manifestations—ballet, ethnic, modern, social, and folk—the division is much more than a library in the usual sense of the word.
  • Miami City Ballet
    Learn about the Miami City Ballet. Website includes history, dancers, upcoming performances and employment.
  • National Endowment for the Arts
    A public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts. 
  • Performing Arts Encyclopedia 
    Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress. 
  • The Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)
    PAMA is an organization comprised of dedicated medical professionals, artists educators, and administrators with the common goal of improving the health care of the performing artist. 
  • Tribalbellydance.org
    Educational resource on the different styles of tribal bellydance.