Biographical Information (Music & Dance Resources)

Dancers and Choreographers

• Biographical Dictionary of Dance. 1982. Ref. GV1785 A1 C58
• Dancers and choreographers : a selected bibliography, by Leslie Getz. 1995. Ref. Z7514.D2 G48 1995
• Fifty contemporary choreographers. GV1785.A1 B74 2011eb -- E-book
• Infoplease Notable Dancers and Choreographers
• Guide to Dance in Film : a catalog of U.S. productions, including dance sequences, with names of dancers, choreographers, directors, and other details. GV1779 .P37
• International Dictionary of Ballet. Ref. GV1585 I57 1993

Check the GV call number section of the Music & Dance Library reference shelves for additional print sources, such as the International Encyclopedia of Dance (GV1585 .I586 1998) and International Dictionary of Ballet (GV1585 .I57 1993). Also, do a SUBJECT search of the OSU Libraries Catalog, using "Dancers -- Biography"  as your search term, and then scroll through the list of subjects for biographical information on dancers in various countries, dancers in various genres of dance, etc. Repeat your Subject search using "Choreographers -- Biography." Some items may appear in more than one set of search results, but each Subject search may turn up useful hits. Other potential Subject seach terms include "Dancers -- United States -- Biography," "Tap dancers -- United States -- Biography," and "Ballet Dancers."