Dance Online Collection

Dance Online Collection is a resource for dance scholarship that combines academic study with video performance and instruction. This collection enriches learning and professional growth for dance scholars, performers, and educators, providing valuable archival content alongside dynamic video resources, enriching both research and practice. From historical context and theory to movement and technique, it offers a deeper understanding of dance’s development while providing practical tools for all levels of learning.

It includes a rich collection of archival materials, periodicals, reference materials, books, dance notation, and photographs, alongside performances, documentaries, interviews, and instructional video. The collection spans traditional ballet, hip hop, street dance, and modern dance, and includes expert-led instructional materials covering ballet, modern, and contemporary dance styles. It also features documentaries and interviews with performers and choreographers that offer insight into the creative process and artistic context. Exclusive and specialized materials support research, teaching, and practice across dance scholarship.

Dance Online provides:

Dance Online: Dance Studies Collection

Dance Online: Dance Studies Collection features extensive archival materials that span 20th and 21st-century dance history. It includes resources from renowned collections like Contact Quarterly and Dance Magazine, covering diverse historical periods and choreographic innovations. This collection provides foundational tools for researchers, educators, and performers to explore dance history, technique, and cultural context, offering deep insights into the progression of movement and performance practices.

Dance Online: Dance in Video, Volume I

Dance in Video: Volume I lays the foundation for the study of dance in all its forms with 500 hours of content in modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and more.

Films feature many of the greatest dance companies and performers worldwide, including Agnes de Mille, Mark Morris, Lestor Horton, Anna Sokolow, Anthony Tudor, Jose Limon, Paul Draper, and Chuck Green.

Dance Online: Dance in Video, Volume II

The second volume expands upon the foundation built in Volume I, providing 400 hours of video that showcase a new catalogue of dancers and partners including the Joffrey Ballet, John Jasperse Company, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Bavarian State Ballet, Royal Ballet of Cambodia, Kirov Ballet, and Compañía Nacional de Danza.

Students seeking to fine-tune specific techniques can explore instructional materials from the George Balanchine Foundation covering basic and advanced ballet techniques, including jumps, turns, pirouettes, barre work, pointe technique, and more. To round out the study of dance, Volume II also incorporates interviews and documentaries featuring Trey McIntyre, Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Darcy Bussell, Yvonne Meier, Saburo Teshigawara, and other key performers and choreographers.

Dance Online: Dance in Video, Volume III

Dance Online: Dance in Video, Vol. III is designed to meet the needs of today's dance students. Launching complete with 150+ hours of high-caliber performances, this collection spans a range of styles, from traditional ballet to hip hop, street dance, and modern dance. These performances push boundaries and offer a fusion between styles, providing a unique opportunity to learn and grow as a dancer. In addition to top-notch performances, the third volume offers instructional videos, documentaries, and interviews with world-class performers and choreographers. These resources allow dancers to gain insights and improve their technical skills. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just starting out, Dance Online: Dance in Video, Vol. III provides an accessible resource for the study of dance.

Dance Online: Dance in Video, Volume IV - The Dancio Collection

The fourth volume of Dance Online, in collaboration with Dancio, showcases an exceptional catalog of world-class professional instructors. Classes are tailored to the needs of all levels from beginners to seasoned dancers covering an array of diverse dance style ranging from ballet to contemporary. These expertly produced instructional titles provide detailed classes recorded in well-lit, distraction-free studios. Each class is meticulously described by a seasoned dance writer, ensuring clarity and relevance to enable students to grasp the subtle nuances of movement, posture, and expression.

This collection provides elite instruction for:

Ballet: instructed by world-renowned ballet dancers like Wendy Whelan, Irina Dvorovenko, Kathryn Morgan, and Craig Hall, provide for students from introductory to advanced levels to experience the elegance of elite ballet.

Modern Dance: renowned instructor, such as Rachel Berman, Preston Miller, and Bradley Beakes guide from classical to contemporary styles, encompassing techniques pioneered by influential figures like Ailey, Graham, Cunningham, and other modern dance innovators at various skill level.

Contemporary Dance: led by luminaries in American dance, spanning contemporary free-form to hip-hop to West African contemporary. Embrace diverse techniques and exceptional teaching for a dynamic journey through contemporary styles.

Dance Online: Dance in Video, Volume V

Dance in Video, Volume V delivers world-class ballet and modern dance performances from world class providers including Monarda, Telmondis, Arte France, and C Major Entertainment. With a global repertoire, this growing collection features celebrated choreographers, iconic companies, and landmark works from A Swan Lake and Carmina Burana to Neumeier’s Tatiana and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Highlights include rare productions from Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Malandain Ballet Biarritz, and international innovators.