Dance

Introduction: The dance classes within the theatre program offer studio work in the dance performance, with an introduction to criticism, technique and theory. There is currently no dance major. Students and professionals in dance are unusual in their need for non-text materials: musical scores, sound recordings and video formats. The Holland and Terrell Libraries collections in dance support student creative projects and basic faculty research.

Purpose: To support teaching and projects in dance, and to provide material on dance history, technique and production on the Pullman campus. Interdisciplinary programs such as music, theatre, world civilizations and humanities are also supported by the dance collection.

1. Languages: English is the primary language, but works in other languages may be acquired for the value of their illustrations.
2. Chronological Guidelines: All periods.
3. Geographical Guidelines: Focus is on western conventions, but materials on dance worldwide are acquired.
4. Treatment of the Subject: Except where such treatments might be of value in drama education, juvenile materials are excluded. Scholarly and popular biographies of choreographers and dancers are acquired, as well as manuals on dance technique, choreography, costuming, and stagecraft. Published materials dealing with particular companies are collected as are histories of a more general type.
5. Types of Material: In addition to monographic and periodical literature, these types are acquired: dictionaries, directories and encyclopedias. Electronic resources are acquired.
6. Date of Publication: Current material is most heavily acquired, particularly in applied areas, but retrospective titles, especially as they show historical development, are occasionally purchased.