Reference & Special Interest

A documentary directed by Ric Burns on the origins and history of the 75 years of the American Ballet Theater.

Get inspired by NYC 5th graders from high poverty districts as they are taught  foxtrot, tango, rumba, meregue for a competition and grow into poised and motivated young people.  

Russia's famed troupe is trained in classical ballet, folk dancing and acrobatics.

Discover the fiery heart and art of flamenco plus historical footage of the legendary Carmen Amaya.

Discover the history of this world mecca for dance artists and their audiences. Narrated by Bill Jones.

 4 jewels from The Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Peter and the Wolf, and Tales of Beatrix Potter.

A charming one-act ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn and staged by Anthony Dowell with the American Ballet Theater.

Princess Grace of Monaco narrates this Oscar-nominated documentary on the famed Russian Kirov School.

A dazzling production featuring ice dancing, ballet, and synchronized underwater swimming. 

Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Nutcracker ballets plus documentaries. 

Autobiography of Li Cunxin, dancer from the Bejing  Dance  Academy during the Cultural Revolution in China.

Daphne Hurford.  The story of a teenage and his rites of passage as a student at the world-renowned School of American Ballet. 

Based on the inspiring true story of a Chinese peasant who beats the odds to become a world renowned ballet dancer. 

A showcase of awe-inspiring talent, tenacity and passion, Bess Kargman's documentary paints a thrilling and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow.

Two transformative programs in public schools bring underprivileged children/youth together through dance.

1911 edition in digital format with enhanced navigation.

Explore the phenomena of sound. Why are some sounds musical and others only noise?

by Dee Hansen, Elaine Bernstorf, and Gayle M. Stuber

Sofia Lopez-Ibor uses the ideas and processes of Orff Schulwerk, always seeking the experience of the music, the story, the art, the dance.