As information changes, so does the Web in its constant flux. Excellent resources are comprehensive search engines which constantly update their information.
The Web provides diverse Dance related references and current global information. The following collection of especially interesting links are from a thorough inquiry by Professor Gail Hoak.
Link to the search engine Yahoo for Dance access.
Link to the search engine Excite for Dance access.
On Webcrawler, "Dance Links" is especially useful if the researcher is looking for information dance companies, dance performances, dance organizations, coalitions, dance funding, dance schools, dancers, dance publications and/or newsgroups. This is a link begun by dance videographer Amy Reusch (eye4dance@aol.com)on behalf of the newsgroup "alt.arts.ballet" and is currently maintained by Reusch, James S. White (jswhite@physics.purdue.edu), and Jon Wright. The newsgroup "alt.arts.dance" was begun by Eliot Aronstern(elito@netcom.com). So far this research has indicated that this newsgroup is a useful platform for asking questions re: all areas of dance research and for posting information on conferences.
"Culture Finder" is sub titled "the Internet Address for the Performing Arts". Provided here is a calendar of over 500 performing groups for the current year. There is also "chatting" about Broadway. Of interest in the "Culture Finder" links here were the
Another important site found through the "Culture Finder" of Web Crawler is the Washington Post dance review and performing arts review sections. The dance reviewer cited here is Sarah Kaufman. Access to this site is through the Washington Post's web site. Among the very informative reviews helpful to the dance researcher on theatrical dance and modern dance, respectively, were "'Stomp':Street,Minus the Smart" and "Streb and Co.: Hurts So Good". Also useful, was an in-brief reviews of D.C. Dance Theater, a two-year old dance company directed by Juan Carlos Rincones, whose emphasis appears to be Modern Dance.
Some of the sites about specific break dancing crews are: The Spartanic Rockers, New York City Breakers, and Rock Steady Crew
"Dance Links", which is found through the Web Crawler search engine as well is described as "professional dancers, dance students and dance fans will find hundreds of pages to spin through from this index. Dance companies, educational institutions and grant sources are listed here, along with other resources." The "Dance Ink" link provides on-line reviews, news, artist profiles, and archives of back issues of this very fine dance magazine. Found during this search were stunning interviews and reviews of Tywla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Mark Morris, Neil Greenberg, and Ralph Lemon, all contemporary, world-renown modern dance makers.
Also of possible interest and use is the link to the "DanceDirectory" , a directory which surveys dance resources on the Web.It identifies clubs, companies and instructional sites.
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