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Books, Guides, Encyclopedias, etc.

The Black Dancing Body by Gottschild, Brenda Dixon
Call Number: GV1624.7 .A34 G68 2003 Main Stax
ISBN: 0312240473

Chujoy, Anatole. The dance encyclopedia. New York, NY. Simon and Schuster, 1967.

Main Reference: GV1585 .C5 1967

Oxford Dictionary of Dance by Craine, Debra
Call Number: GV1585 .C78 2000 Main Reference
ISBN: 0198601069
Akvin Ailey : A Life in Dance by Dunning, Jennifer
Call Number: GV1785 .A38 D36 1996 Special Collections
ISBN: 0201626071
The Music and Dance of the World's Religions : A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Materials in the English Language by Rust, Ezra Gardner
Call Number: ML128 .S17 R87 1996 Main Reference
ISBN: 0313295611
The Performing Arts : A Guide to the Reference Literature by Simons, Linda Keir
Call Number: Z6935 .S56 1994 Main Reference
ISBN: 0872879828

LC Call Numbers and Subjects

The Alabama State University Library (Levi Watkins Learning Center) uses the Library of Congress classification system. Dance materials generally fall within the range of GV 1580 - GV 1799. Within that range, some of the useful subdivisions for Theory & Philosophy of Dance are:

GV 1585 - Dictionaries, encyclopedias
GV 1588 - Philosophy (and theory)
GV 1589- Study and teaching
GV 1590-GV 1594 - General works
GV 1595 - Special aspects of the subject as a whole
GV 1597 - Dancing as a profession
GV 1600 - Dance criticism, appreciation
GV 1645-GV 1728 - Dance history (and historical dance)
GV 1743 - National dances. Folk dances and dancing (General)
GV 1746-GV 1771 - Social dancing. Ballroom dancing
GV 1781-GV 1795 - Theatrical dancing (Biography: GV 1785)
GV 1796 - Special dances.
M 1450 - Dance music

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LC Call Numbers and Subjects