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The Academic Achievement Team is committed to helping students realise their academic potential and move towards becoming independent learners.
The team consists of five members of staff including the Team Leader.
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Getting Started
Not sure where to start?
Have a look at our How To... page for our three part tutorial on conducting library research. The Starting Your Research tutorial (Part 2) is tailored to Dance topics.
You will also find guidance on searching Library databases, from some of our database providers.
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.
Research methods resources
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Sage Research Methods OnlineProvides help, guidance and tools for designing, writing and reporting research projects.
Problems logging in off campus? See our tutorial.
A handy guide to Theatre and Dance content in Artstor can be found here.
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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.
Click here for off-campus access.
Click here to download the app.
Books
Most of our print books on Dance can be found at the following locations:
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792.78 to 792.845 |
2nd floor |
Dance performance and theatrical production, including ballet and choreography |
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793 to 793.37 |
3rd floor |
Social, folk, and national dancing; history, modern dance, dance notation |
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Other subjects relating to Dance can be found at: |
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306.4 - 306.4846 |
1st floor |
Culture |
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612.76 |
2nd floor |
Exercise physiology |
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613.78 |
2nd floor |
Alexander technique |
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615.82 615.85155 |
2nd floor |
Body Alignment Dance therapy |
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617.102-617.1024 |
2nd floor |
Dance injuries |
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780 – 789 |
2nd floor |
Music |
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Archives and Special Collections
Located in the Foyle Reading Room on the 2nd 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.
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Print journals |
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Animated: magazine of the Foundation for Community Dance |
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Ballet review |
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Ballettanz, das Jahrbuch |
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Dance Europe |
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Dance gazette |
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Dance magazine |
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Dance Research (print to 2014; also online) |
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Dance Theatre Journal (to 2008) |
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Dance UK news (Renamed One Dance UK from 2017) |
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Dancing times |
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Etnofoor (Anthropology) |
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Movement, dance & drama |
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Moving on : Dance Therapy Association of Australia quarterly |
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Nordic journal of dance : practice, education and research |
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One Dance UK (formerly Dance UK News to 2016) |
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Pulse: Asian music and dance (formerly Ex-Tradition) |
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Sruti : India's premier music and dance magazine |
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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 3rd 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.).
Most are accessible to Roehampton staff and students via the SCONUL scheme, but always contact any library before visiting.
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Barbican LibraryA public library in the City of London with specialist music resources, including printed scores.
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BFI LibraryBritish Film Institute resources including posters, set designs, press cuttings etc. relating to dance performances.
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English Folk Dance and Song SocietyFolk dance library and archives in Camden, north London.
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Imperial Society of Teachers of DancingISTD Library (London EC2) is accessible by appointment only.
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National Resource Centre for DanceLocated at the University of Surrey in Guildford; access via SCONUL scheme.
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National Resource Centre for Historical DanceA collection relating to early/historical dance, held at Kellogg College, Oxford.
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Rambert ArchiveArtefacts and ephemera from the ballet company’s 93 year history. Access by appointment only.
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Royal Academy of DanceArchives & Special Collections in Battersea, south west London.
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceThe Library in Deptford, south east London, is accessible via the SCONUL scheme..
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Westminster Music LibraryFounded in 1946, this is one of the UK's largest public music libraries. In Victoria, SW London.
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Westminster Reference LibraryLocated in London’s Theatreland, this public library is open to all and specialises in the performing arts.
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Antiracism at Work in Theatre, Dance and PerformanceA collective of theatre, dance, and performance researchers who are committed to antiracist futures in these disciplines. Provides resources and guidance for realising antiracism in institutions, in response to the call for action by the Revolution or Nothing Network.
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Ballet BlackBritish ballet company that celebrates dancers of Black and Asian descent.
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Black British DanceSubject guide from the Black Cultural Archives
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Dance CommonsOpen access articles on Dance.
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Dance Dialogues podcastA lively conversational podcast featuring professionals from the world of dance.
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Early Dance CircleUseful resources on early/historical dance from the middle ages to the 20th century.
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IETM - International network for contemporary performing artsA worldwide network of over 500 performing arts organisations and individuals from contemporary theatre, dance, circus, interdisciplinary live art forms, new media.
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Jacob's Pillow - Dance InteractiveDance videos, multi-media archives, a podcast and more from Jacob's Pillow dance centre in Massachusetts, dating from the 1930s onwards.
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Marquee TVDance, opera and theatre on demand: free 14 day trial on offer.
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Movement ResearchLeading laboratory for the investigation of movement and dance, based in New York.
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MUSOPENRoyalty-free sheet music and recordings, free to download and use in films, YouTube videos, games and more.
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NumeridanseAn open access multimedia platform offering free video content in all genres and styles, from ballet, baroque and butoh, to jazz, hip-hop and tango.
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NYPL Dance Collection CatalogueIndex 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.
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One Dance UKAiming towards a stronger, more vibrant and more diverse UK dance sector.
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People DancingThe Foundation for Community Dance
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Repository For Arts And Health ResourcesA searchable database of ‘grey literature’ on arts for health practice from 1996 onwards. Most are free to download.
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Royal Ballet SchoolRBS online archives are under development.
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Siobhan Davies RePlayDigital choreographic archive.
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Trinity Laban Research OnlineOpen access repository of research from this music and dance conservatoire.
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Victoria and Albert MuseumTheatre & Performing Arts Collections.
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Wesleyan University PressFree, open access books in dance and theatre.
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