An interactive resource designed to bring dance to the Web and make it accessible to everyone. Dover Publications has graciously allowed the use of 170 terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet, which are then demonstrated by ABT Company dancers. (Not comprehensive, but offers a good introduction.)

The fully searchable electronic version of this encyclopedia provides access to nearly 2,000 articles on all aspects of dance, including theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers. Entries are also A-Z browsable.

Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. From St. James Press, Detroit, MI, 2000. Search for biographical information as well as popular dance forms.