We have numerous books on the shelves and online, which provide an overview or introduction to a topic. You will find the majority of the Dance Education book collection at classmark 792.8-793.3 and 370 (on the 3rd floor at Augustine House).

• 370-380 Education
• 790-792 Performance

Journals are regular publications and include articles written by different authors on their specific research. These can be challenging to read; however, they are great for finding up-to-date information for your literature reviews and for learning about current developments in your field.

You can browse printed copies of journals on the 2nd floor of Augustine House in the silent zone (west wing).

You can see what online journals are available by using LibrarySearch. Try entering the title in to the search box or using the Find e-journals link.

Examples of Dance Education journals:

• Dance Chronicle
• Dance Now
• Dance Research
• Journal of Dance Medicine and Science
• Research in Dance Education

Run a quick search in LibrarySearch to find full-text journal articles to read online. Try searching for a key word or phrase connected with your research topic i.e. “performing arts”, “Hip-Hop dance education” or “ballet dancing”.

Open access journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals includes journals such as Performance Philosophy. Open access journals are often scholarly, but the difference is, they believe in making their research accessible to anyone with an internet connection. This means that you (or your institution) don’t have to have a subscription to the journal to be able to read the articles they publish..

We have databases that are collections of academic resources organised by subject. These are great for more detailed searches for your research. You can access these via the ‘Find databases’ link in LibrarySearch. The following are databases which relate to Dance Education:

• British Education Index: The database covers all aspects and fields of education from preschool to adult and higher education, including dance education. From 1975 onwards. You can read the guide to using the British Education Index here.
• Drama Online: A wide range of drama texts ranging from Aeschylus to the present day. It includes titles from theatre lists from the V&A Museum Performance Archive, the American Shakespeare Centre and many more. You can read the guide to using Drama Online here.
• Digital Theatre +: A collection of some of the best performances from over 50 leading arts organisations across the world. Includes productions, interviews and essays, documentations and study guides covering theatre history, context, language analysis and practical techniques.
• Human Kinetics Library – features a collection of cross-searchable ebooks and videos on fitness, exercise, coaching and sport.
• International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance (IBTD): covers theatre, drama, acting training, ballet, modern dance, choreographers, music, opera, popular music, film and visual arts. A significant number of dance journals are available in full text via IBTD. You can read more about how to use it and watch a video here.
• JSTOR: A full-text archive of core scholarly journals, dating from the first issue up until two to five years ago. Subject coverage includes Arts and Sciences, with various journal titles relevant to Dance, Music or Education.
• Oxford Scholarship Online Music collection: OSO Music collection provided full text access to over 220 music e-books published by Oxford University Press. You can read the guide to using it here.
• Sport Discus – sport and fitness journals. You can read more about how to use it here.

Dance Studies Association – an international organization of dance scholars, educators, and artists.

One Dance UK: sector support organisation leading the way to a stronger, more vibrant and diverse dance sector.

Dancers’ Career Development: charity supporting dancers

National Association of Teachers of Dancing

People Dancing – the foundation for community dance.

Kanopy is a great video-streaming service which includes a number of documentaries such as La Danse. Plus, we have access to Box of Broadcasts (BoB) which archives British TV and radio broadcasts.  You can search for a topic and find BBC, Channel 4 and Sky documentaries. Another great feature is that you can take clips of programmes and put them in your presentations or analyse the transcripts. Visit the Learning on Screen How to Videos or look at the CCCU Box of Broadcasts guide.