*Dance Subject Guide: Find Articles

Search individual or multiple online encyclopedias and dictionaries covering a wide range of subjects, from science to education to history.

Our most comprehensive source of scholarly articles in dance. Be sure to limit your search to the "performing arts" discipline for the most relevant results. This database provides access to historical coverage of scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Coverage goes back to the first issue (some as far back as the 1800s!), but does not include the most recent issues (usually last 3-5 years).

Use this to find popular sources--newspaper and magazine articles about dance. Searches 30 ProQuest databases, including Research Library and ABI/Inform.

Use this link to connect Google Scholar with HPU's Journal Finder. You will be asked for your HPU username and password if off-campus.

Use ERIC to find articles on any aspect of dance education. The premier database for education research, ERIC provides access to over 1 million journal articles, curriculum guides, dissertations, reports and other resources. Coverage goes back to 1966.

Another great source of articles for topics in dance education.

Use this database to find articles on topics dealing with dance and mental health. PsycINFO is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.

GSD combines the Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. This database will yield articles dealing with gender issues relating to dance.

Use this for topics relating dance to literature. Produced by the Modern Language Association, this resource provides access to scholarly journal articles, books and dissertations on the subjects of literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and dramatic arts, as well as rhetoric and the teaching of language and literature.

The most comprehensive database for communication, mass media, and related fields. Provides article info for over 700 titles, including scholarly journals and trade publications for advertising, public relations, journalism, and other areas. Use this for articles situating dance in the context of media.

Some full text journal content for dance titles. Choose the subject collection you would like to search in.

In addition to prominent and respected titles like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Financial Times, and others, News & Newspapers also offers curated regional, specialty and international news titles and collections for a wide spectrum of viewpoints and counterviewpoints over time.