Find a DVD/VHS Using the Library Catalog

Films are kept in the Curriculum Material Center. Hunter Library outlines borrowing policies for audio, video, and multimedia.

If you have the name of the choreographer

From the library home page, type the name of the director and then select author from the drop down menu.

If you have the title of the dance

From the library home page, type the title of the dance and then select title from the drop down menu. Example: Swan lake

You can also limit you search by material type:

• To search for videos and DVDs in our media collection type “dance and [your topic]”. Example: dance and jazz.
• A list of items will come up. From the scroll down menu (where you limit your search by institution), select DVD/Video and then click search again. This search will limit your search by medium, but will not limit the search to WCU.
• Please note that ASU and UNCA have different lending policies for audio/video material.

A selected list of new visual material is available here. This list changes monthly.

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Find General Information About Dance

Reference resources will give background information and place your topic within the context of a discipline. They may help focus your topic by providing a better understanding of terms and concepts associated with it.

Oxford Dictionary of Dance
Contains brief to essay length entries on a wide range of dance topics and personalities. REF GV1585 .C78 2000.

International Encyclopedia of Dance
Covers dancers, choreographers, companies, dance history, and types of dances. 6 vols. REF GV1585 .I586 1998

Find Show Reviews

You can locate show reviews from newspapers, journals and magazines.

ProQuest Newspapers
Select "Document Type" from drop down list.
Select Performance Review.

LexisNexis Academic Universe
Select "Guided News Search."
Select "Arts & Sports News."
Select "Entertainment News"

New York Times
Select the Advanced Search
In the “More Search Options” section click “browse subject”
Type dance

You also want to check:

Media Review Digest 1989-present
New York Times Historical 1851-2003

Newspaper Source indexing: 1994-present, full-text: 1995-present

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Find Primary Sources

Primary sources are original materials that have not been altered in any way. They are firsthand accounts of an event, and generally do not include commentary, interpretation, or evaluation of the topic. For more information check the Using Primary & Secondary Sources page.

In the catalog, combine the terms of your topic with terms such as:

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Foreign Language Dictionaries

To find dictionaries in foreign languages/English, in the catalog search box type: [Language] language – Dictionaries – English
Example: French language -- Dictionaries -- English

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