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Search these specialist databases to find journal articles, book chapters and other academic research papers in your subject. Most provide the full PDF text, but sometimes there may be just brief details (citation and abstract) of the articles. Click the Full Text Finder button to see if you can access the full text via our ejournals; if not, you can order it free via Interlibrary Loan.

A handy guide to Theatre and Dance content in Artstor can be found here.

Visible Body (Human Anatomy Atlas 2018)
A comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body. This award-winning human anatomy general reference is a 3D visualization and learning tool used to interact and explore the systems of the human body. It includes over 5,000 interactive, medically accurate male and female anatomical structures— developed by medically trained medical illustrators and vetted by leading anatomists—covering systemic anatomy, regional anatomy, senses, muscle action, and 25 cross-sections.
Visible Body is available both as a Desktop version and an App. When the page loads you should see the apps associated with the IP range of your device. Make sure to turn off your mobile data connection to ensure your mobile device is connecting through the institutional WiFi network IP range. You must be onsite & logged into our WiFi network to download the app. Once you have downloaded the app you can use it anytime and anywhere.
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Books

Most of our print books on Dance can be found at the following locations:

792.78 to 792.845	2nd floor	Dance performance and theatrical production, including ballet and choreography
793 to 793.37	3^rd floor	Social, folk, and national dancing; history, modern dance, dance notation
Other subjects relating to Dance can be found at:
306.4 - 306.4846	1^st floor	Culture (anthropology/sociology of dance, music, performing arts)
612.76	2nd floor	Exercise physiology
613.78	2nd floor	Alexander technique
615.82 615.85155	2nd floor	Body Alignment Dance therapy
617.102-617.1024	2nd floor	Dance injuries
780 – 789	2nd floor	Music

Archives and Special Collections

Located in the Foyle Reading Room on the 2^nd floor of the library, these include the following unique Dance collections. Please note that these items may not be borrowed and consultation is by appointment only: archives@roehampton.ac.uk.

Ann Hutchinson Guest Collection
Hutchinson Guest’s books, journals and personal archives, relating to the Language of Dance Centre (LODC) and Labanotation. Archival material is closed access; some books are on open shelves.

Monica Collingwood Collection
Scrapbooks, programmes and other ephemera collected by a ballet enthusiast from 1929-1999. Closed access, but some can be seen on display in the Foyle room.

Naseem Khan Collection of books relating to South Asian classical dance, art, and music.
Shelved in locked cabinets, available on request.

Print journals
Most of our journals are online, accessible via the Ejournals finder, but we have a few current print subscriptions too. The most recent issues (from the current/previous year) are on the ground floor, older issues on 2nd floor, shelved A-Z by title.

Animated: magazine of the Foundation for Community Dance

Ballet review

Ballettanz, das Jahrbuch

Dance Europe

Dance gazette

Dance magazine

Dance Research (print to 2014; also online)

Dance Theatre Journal (to 2008)

Dance UK news (Renamed One Dance UK from 2017)

Dancing times

Etnofoor (Anthropology)

Movement, dance & drama

Moving on : Dance Therapy Association of Australia quarterly

Nordic journal of dance : practice, education and research

One Dance UK (formerly Dance UK News to 2016)

Pulse: Asian music and dance (formerly Ex-Tradition)

Sruti : India's premier music and dance magazine

Tanz : Zeitschrift fur Ballett, Tanz und Performance

Audio-Visual collection: 3rd floor
Borrowable DVDs and CDs, including a wide range of music and dance recordings. DVDs are shelved by Dewey classmark and CDs by number, on the 3^rd floor. There are AV players available and DVDs can be viewed in study rooms.

Printed Music Scores Collection

A selection of borrowable music scores, shelved by size (Miniature/Standard/Oversize), then by either composer’s surname or by instrument (keyboard, violin, vocal scores etc.).

Barbican Library
A public library in the City of London with specialist music resources, including printed scores.
BFI Library
British Film Institute resources including posters, set designs, press cuttings etc. relating to dance performances.
English Folk Dance and Song Society
Folk dance library and archives in Camden, north London.
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
ISTD Library (London EC2) is accessible by appointment only.
National Resource Centre for Dance
Located at the University of Surrey in Guildford; access via SCONUL scheme.
Rambert Archive
Artefacts and ephemera from the ballet company’s 93 year history. Access by appointment only.
Royal Academy of Dance
Archives & Special Collections in Battersea, south west London.
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
The Library in Deptford, south east London, is accessible via the SCONUL scheme..
Westminster Music Library
Founded in 1946, this is one of the UK's largest public music libraries. In Victoria, SW London.
Westminster Reference Library
Located in London’s Theatreland, this public library is open to all and specialises in the performing arts.

Ballet Black
British ballet company that celebrates dancers of Black and Asian descent.
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine
Dance Commons
Open access articles on Dance.
Dance Dialogues podcast
A lively conversational podcast featuring professionals from the world of dance.
Marquee TV
Dance, opera and theatre on demand: free 14 day trial on offer.
Movement Research
Leading laboratory for the investigation of movement and dance, based in New York.
NYPL Dance Collection Catalogue
Index to articles in the New York Public Library's dance collections (check Roehampton’s E-Journals Finder to see if we have access to these journals). Choose 'Performing Arts Dance Research' from the drop-down Collections menu.
One Dance UK
Aiming towards a stronger, more vibrant and more diverse UK dance sector.
People Dancing
The Foundation for Community Dance
Royal Ballet School
RBS online archives are under development.
Siobhan Davies RePlay
Digital choreographic archive.
Trinity Laban Research Online
Open access repository of research from this music and dance conservatoire.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Theatre & Performing Arts Collections.
Wesleyan University Press
Free, open access books in dance and theatre.