Blog Posts by Subject: Dance

Asian American dance artists have appeared on U.S. stages since the nineteenth century. They have worked behind the scenes, sometimes anonymously, to train and inspire others and choreograph in ballet and modern dance as well as dance from their own heritages. Learn about ten of these artists from the twentieth century in the short biographies we've provided at the end of the volume.

In this volume, we bring you courageous and tenacious women dancers to color.

Our latest coloring book pays homage to vaudeville performers and their versatility, adaptability, and resilience—qualities we have all needed this past year.

For more than three decades, the dancer, choreographer, and scholar influenced and inspired performers and artists alike with her prolific writings on dance.

Joining us online for presentations and chat sessions with our research fellows on January 29th? Here are book titles related to their topics that you can check out from the Library.

'Tis the season of balls and joyous gatherings, though we know that sadly isn't possible this year. May this volume of celebration images bring you some wistful joy and hope, and may it presage happier times in the future when we can all meet again in person.

These recommendations feature timeless classics that touch the child in all of us, since we think nothing is more festive than the story of 'The Nutcracker' as told through dance.

Dance Division’s collections are open to all, and we have for years been especially focused on providing educational resources about dance. Like all cultural phenomena, dance reflects the society in which it is created, and learning about dance is a way into learning about the world we live in.

After a historic election this month and with Thanksgiving just around the corner as I write this, it seems only fitting that our latest coloring book celebrates dance for and of the people.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division staff have put together a list of their favorite dance reads to help you while away the wintery hours.

For anyone needing some dark humor to get through the circumstances we find ourselves in this year, this volume is for you.

Ideas to get your kids out of their chairs and engaging in active learning using our Digital Collections portal.

As we head into the school year—whatever form it may take—our thoughts turn to the boys and young men studying dance, who continue to face obstacles gaining acceptance for their pursuit of an art form we love. To celebrate their dedication, we're issuing our latest coloring book volume, of Men Dancing. Show your support for the men who dance!

Community-developed resources to help our community look at its past, assess and preserve the present, and plan for the future.

Images of non-human dancers from the natural world abound in our digitized prints, from the horse ballets beginning in the late sixteenth century to caricatures, both satiric and sweet, of humanoid animals and plants. We hope the images selected for our latest coloring book will bring a smile to your face and a spring in your step as you color them.

For this edition of our coloring books we're bringing you more winged creatures,

We're closing out Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with volume 3 of our coloring books, celebrating that heritage by featuring dance in Asia.

Including genealogy, the performing arts, LGBT studies and more.

We hope just as dance inspired these and other artists to produce beautiful art, so too will your lives be brightened as you create your own versions of these masterpieces.