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Online Resources
Miscellaneous Genres
Abadá Capoeira Brazil An imaginatively designed Web site, with music and movement; in Portuguese, but well worth a visit even for the Lurophonically challenged. It includes an editorial page, a news section, a history page, photographs of recent events, and other features. The New York site of Abadá-Caporeira provides a library of Worldwide Capoeira Links.
African Music and Dance This is the Web site of C. K. Ladzekpo, director of the African music program at the University of California at Berkeley. It describes his foundation course in African dance-drumming and gives information on African drum and dance workshops as well as on performances of his African Music and Dance Ensemble.
Africa South of the Sahara: Music This minisite is a component of an extensive site prepared by Karen Fung for the African Studies Association, USA. It provides an impressive and lengthy array of links to sites related to music, song, and dance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bharathanatyam.com This handsome Web site presents the artistic history, technique, and repertory of the oldest dance form of India, Bharatanatyam. It is sponsored by Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir, a school founded by Guru Sri A.T. Govindraj Pillai in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1945. The institute has trained successive generations of gurus and has formed companies of dancers and musicians for performances in India, East Asia, Australia, North and South America, and Europe.
Butoh Net The most useful, albeit not the most graphically attractive, site on butoh on the World Wide Web. It provides essays and definitions of butoh, a bibliography, a directory of teachers and performing artists, and a calendar of upcoming events.
Butoh Net The most useful, albeit not the most graphically attractive, site on butoh on the World Wide Web. It provides essays and definitions of butoh, a bibliography, a directory of teachers and performing artists, and a calendar of upcoming events. Cecchetti Council of America Founded in 1939, the Cecchetti Council of America is dedicated to maintaining the standards and method of ballet training established by Enrico Cecchetti.
Contact Improvisation Maintained by Chris Deephouse, this site is intended to provide news and general information about contact improvisation. It lists one-time events and workshops as well as ongoing jams and classes. Notices, features, photographs, and links to related sites are also provided.
DanceCheer This megasite, formerly known as Drill Team Exchange, gives all the news on the "spirit community" of dance teams, drill teams, color guards, twirlers, cheerleaders, and competitive dance groups of all ages. Links to pertinent Web sites are provided.
Exploring Ballet A minisite within the context of ArtsEdge, a Web site established as a cooperative venture between the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. ArtsEdge is designed as a tool for arts education in schools, from kindergarten through grade 12.
The Hula Pages A site devoted to Hawaiian culture and language, with a valuable directory of "hula links" to Web sites on Hawaiian music and dance.
IAMED - International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance A site that details the operations of the IAMED, a bellydance group that produces shows of its own as well as some advocacy for the form. The site intends to include a discussion board and listing of events related to bellydance, as well as links to other organizations.
International Tap Association The mission of the ITA is to promote the understanding, preservation, and development of tap dance as an art form. It is open for membership not only to tap dancers but to anyone interested in tap.
Jazzart Compiled and maintained by Bob Boross, this Web site aims to provide information on all aspects of jazz dancing. Handsomely designed, it offers major sections on the history of jazz dancing and on dancers, companies, techniques, and sources of training. Also included are a bibliography and a selection of columns written by Boross for Dancer.
Middle Eastern Dance Association "A nonprofit society whose members share an interest in the Middle Eastern dance arts and their components," based in British Columbia, Canada. The Web site includes a history of the society, news of coming events, dancer photos, a scrapbook, a newsletter, a listing of teachers, and a directory of links to related sites.
Mixed Pickles The Mixed Pickles Vintage Dance Company, based in Philadelphia, presents information on American social dance from 1800 through 1940. The site includes a Bibliography and reproductions of several vintage Dance cards
Narthaki: A Directory of Classical Indian Dances The online edition of the bible of Indian dance, this Web site provides a comprehensive collection of names and addresses of members of the South Asian dance community the world over. Prepared under the aegis of consulting editor Anita Ratnam, the site comprises sections on Bharatanatyam, Chhau, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri, Mohini Attam, modern dance, dance festivals, and a number of other topics. Most sections include an introductory essay and an address bank listing performers, institutions, and teachers/gurus in each of the states of India and in other countries around the globe.
Sacred Dance Guild The SDG is dedicated to dance as spiritual expression. Its Web site explains benefits of membership in the guild and gives information on its activities.
Salsa Roots "The heart and soul of Salsa history," SalsaRoots.com is a Web site dedicated to the acknowledgment, preservation, and promotion of the Afro-Latin music and dance traditions that have shaped the evolution of modern-day Salsa.
Tap Dance Homepage This site provides information on tap dance events and resources, including a biographical directory, a filmography, a videography, a bibliography, a glossary, and much more.
World Flamenco A comprehensive Web site covering the world of flamenco, featuring news and calendars of events; directories of teachers, performing artists, education facilities, and organizations; a discography, a filmography, a glossary, and a reading list; as well as such special features as a guide to flamenco and Gypsy points of interest in Spain and links to other flamenco-related Web pages and sites.
World of Samba This site provides a comprehensive list of samba links and connections, including information on books, music, videos, events, costumes, and travel to Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
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