LibGuides: Performing Arts: Dance

Dance Resources

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a modern dance company based in New York, New York. It was founded in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey.
Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia.
Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC)
DHC is a national alliance of institutions holding significant collections of materials documenting the history of dance.
Dance.net
Dance.net is the largest online dance community site.
Dance/USA
Dance/USA sustains and advances professional dance by addressing the needs, concerns, and interests of artists, administrators, and organizations.
International Dance Council (CID)
CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.
New York City Ballet
The official page of America's premiere ballet company.

Performance Rights

Performance rights organizations (PRO's) provide intermediary functions, particularly royalty collection, between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works publicly in locations such as shopping and dining venues. Below are links to the most prominent US PRO's.

ASCAP
Owned and run by its members, ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is the leading Performing Rights Organization in the US, representing over 435,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers.

The licenses to most musical plays can be found here.
BMI
BMI (Brodcast Music, Inc.) collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works were performed.
SESAC
SESAC, originally the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers, deals with all aspects of the business, from creation to licensing and administration. SESAC is the smallest of the three PRO's in the US, but the fastest growing.
Samuel French, Inc.
Sam French publishes plays and represents playwrights. It holds the rights to more titles than any other agency.
MPLC
Most cinematic performance licenses can be obtained from the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC), an independent copyright licensing agency authorized by motion picture copyright holders, such as studios and producers, to issue the MPLC Umbrella License for the public performance.