Intensify the learning experience with ARC’s complement of dance and media related informational materials.
eye on dance study guides
We have designed study guides to sharpen students’ comprehension skills and help draw links between dance and other subject areas.
The guides accompany a few of the most frequently requested videotapes. They focus the student’s attention on key bits of information that can be carried into classroom discussions.
Teachers, regardless of their dance experience, look to EYE ON DANCE programs as a convenient means of explaining the message and purpose of dance to students.
pointers on videotaping dance
Know which questions to ask and what to expect.
Ask for our glossary on the basics of effectively videotaping dance.
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Dance Through the Ages | Tappin & Swingin: Popular Dance | The Classical Challenge | African-American Footprints in Modern and Ballet | Gotta Dance | The Politics of Art
| Episode # | Episode Title/Guest(s) |
|---|---|
| DANCE THROUGH THE AGES | |
| 284 | ANCIENT GREEK POETRY MUSIC AND DANCE/Peter Steadman, Eve Beglarian, Rachel Kitzinger |
| 158 | MORRIS DANCES/John Dexter and Sarah Henry |
| 262 | BOURNONVILLE BALLET/Linda Hindberg, Nikolaj Hubbe, Alexander Kolpin, Heidi Ryom, |
| 134 | THE ACROBATICS OF BAROQUE DANCE/Catherine Turocy |
| 220 | INNOVATIONS BY LOIE FULLER AND THE FUTURISTS/Loie Fuller, Michael Kirby |
| 162 | BAUHAUS and CONSTRUCTIVISM/Debra McCall, Mel Gordon and James Saslow |
| 293 | PETIPA TO DIAGHILEV /Lynn Garafola,Tim Scholl |
| 285 | SYMPHONIC DANCES: THE INNOVATIONS OF MASSINE/Igor Youskevitch, Vicenete Garcia-Marquez |
| 234 | LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS REBORN/Millicent Hodson, Kenneth Archer |
| 251 | THE LINDY HOP GOES PRO/Frankie Manning, Robert Crease |
| 160 | HANYA HOLM: THE GERMAN TRADITION |
| 257 | THE GRAHAM,LIMON,HUMPHREY LEGACY/Jane Dudley, Ruth Currier, Pearl Lang |
| 310 | THE JOSE LIMON LEGACY/Carla Maxwell, Nina Watt, Carlos Orta |
| 94 | INTELLECTUALIZING NATIVE IMAGES IN MODERN DANCE: ERIC HAWKINS, RALPH LEE AND LUCIA D’LUGOSZWESKI |
| 213 | EPISODES: BALANCHINE & GRAHAM SHARE A STAGE/Ethel Winter, Bart Cook, Peter Frame |
| 256 | AGNES DEMILLE: A LIFE IN THE THEATER |
| 226 | ANTONY TUDOR: A MASTER/Carolyn Brown, Lance Westergard, Kathleen Moore |
| 117 | FIERY POLITICAL COMMENTARY IN DANCE DURING THE 30’S’/Sophie Maslow, Anna Sokolow |
| 223 | A BREEDING BED OF MODERN DANCE: THE BENNINGTON YEARS/Martha Hill, Daniel Lewis |
| 19 | ENVISIONING BLACK BALLET COMPANIES/Karel Shook, Joe Nash |
| 108 | ALWIN NIKOLAIS: PHANTASMAGORIC MOVEMENTS AND DESIGNS |
| 290 | ALVIN AILEY: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PULSE IN MODERN DANCE |
| 307 | THE POSTMODERN DANCE MANIFESTO/Yvonne Rainer, Sarah Rudner |
| 44 | MERCE CUNNINGHAM: REFORMATTING MOVEMENT IN TIME AND SPACE FOR VIDEO |
| 221 | PAUL TAYLOR: TAKING RISKS DURING THE 50’S & 60’S |
| 287 | MODERNIZING BALLET THE THARP WAY/Shelley Washington, Richard Colton |
| Episode # | Episode Title/Guest(s) |
|---|---|
| TAPPIN & SWINGIN: POPULAR DANCE | |
| 157 | THE RADICAL WALTZ/Lynn Garafola/Elizabeth Aldrich |
| 283 | THE CASTLES: ORIGINS OF EXHIBITION BALLROOM DANCE/Julie Malnig, Judi & Stan Martin |
| 151 | SQUARE UP WITH AMERICAN AND NATIVE DANCE/Pat Cannon, Louise Mofsie, John Lucchese |
| 252 | ACROBATIC TAP: THE TOPS / Harold Nicholas |
| 29 | TIME FOR THE HARVEST MOON BALL AND LINDY HOP/Al Minns, Sugar Sullivan |
| 171 | BLACK VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT/Charles “Cookie” Cook, Hank Smith |
| 204 | GET THEIR ATTENTION: THE BROADWAY HIT/Gregg Burge, Henry LeTang |
| 203 | SELL IT: DANCING ON COMMERCIALS/Louis Falco, Francine Landes, Ed Bianchi |
| 238 | A NEW FRONTIER WITH MUSIC VIDEOS /Michael Peters, Elizabeth Swados |
| 306 | THE HOT TEMPERED TANGO/Sharon Brophy,Robert Duvall,Luisa Valenzuela, Nelson Avila |
| 128 | THE HIP HOP BEAT/Afrika Bamabaata,Sally Banes, Charlie Ahearn, Henry Chalfant, Crazy Legs |
| 309 | RHYTHM’S THE NAME OF THE GAME: JAZZ TAP/LaVaughn Robinson |
| Episode # | Episode Title/Guest(s) |
|---|---|
| THE CLASSICAL CHALLENGE | |
| 161 | PARTNERSHIPS AT THE BALLET RUSEE DE MONTE CARLO/Frederic Franklin, Alexandra Danilova |
| 173 | BALANCHINE’S RELATIONSHIP TO MUSIC/Joseph Duell, George Perle, Robert Irving |
| 230, 243 | MAYA PLISTEKSKAYA: INTERPRETING LIFE THROUGH BALLET |
| 322 | BLENDING MODERN WITH BALLET/Glen Tetley |
| 288 | STYLE WARS: RUSSIAN VS. U.S. TECHNIQUE/Andris Liepa, Nancy Reynolds, Valentina Kozlova |
| 255 | NEW MOVES IN BALLET/ William Forsythe, Lourdes Lopez, Charles Wuorinen |
| 258 | CONVERTING A DANCE BODY TO A CHOREOGRAPHY MIND/Kevin McKenzie/Clark Tippet |
| 308 | OPPORTUNITIES IN REGIONAL DANCE/Jeffrey Gribler |
| 227, 228 | REACH FOR THE STARS: THE REGIME OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS/Darren Gibson. Robert Lyon, Rebecca Metzger, Sant’Gria Bello, Efrain Bracero, Angela Zieuziulewicz |
| 311 | ADDING HISPANIC FLOURISHES TO CLASSICAL STEPS/Tina Ramirez, Graciela Daniele |
| 229 | THE COMPETITIVE EDGE/Alicia Alonso, Arthur Mitchell, Arnold Spohr |
| Episode # | Episode Title/Guest(s) |
|---|---|
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOOTPRINTS IN MODERN AND BALLET | |
| 239 | THE KATHERINE DUNHAM MYSTIQUE/Vanoye Aikens, Gary DeLoatch |
| 206 | TAPPING THE NIGHT AWAY/ Gregory Hines, Charles “Honi” Coles |
| 320 | BREAKING COLOR BARRIERS IN BALLET/Billy Wilson, Louis Johnson |
| 321 | THE MIGHTY BE-BOP AND TAP/Jimmy Slyde, Barry Harris |
| 126 | CHOREOGRAPHY CHARGED WITH POPULAR DANCE FORMS/Talley Beatty, Norma Miller |
| 260 | THE BLACK IDENTITY IN TRADITIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DANCE/Gus Solomons, Chuck Davis |
| 119 | FROM THE PLANTATION TO THE ASPHALT: Donald Byrd and Eleo Pomare |
| 274 | GENDER IDENTIFICATION/Abdel Salaam, Lloyd Newson |
| 318 | FORMING A BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS/David Rousseve, Pat Hall Smith |
| 315 | CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES/Marlies Yearby, Laurie Carlos |
| 276 | EDUCATIONAL, MUSICAL & SPIRITUAL BASES/Madeleine Nelson, Barry Martin, Alfred Gallman |
| 316 | FATHERING A DANCE COMPANY/Garth Fagan, Norwood Pennewell, Bit Knighton |
| 319 | THE BEAT OF THE URBAN STREET: BREAKERS/Wiggles, D’Incredible, Fable |
| 85 | THEATRICALIZING INDIGENOUS DANCE: CHARLES MOORE, HENRY SMITH, OBARA WALI-RAHMAN |
| Episode # | Episode Title/Guest(s) |
|---|---|
| GOTTA DANCE | |
| PRINCIPAL DANCER WITH THE NYC BALLET 1950’S | |
| 140 | VIOLETTE VERDY: A FRENCH GEM 1950’S – 1970’S |
| 291 | PATRICIA MC BRIDE: A HEARTLAND SOUBRETTE 1960’S – 1989 |
| 249 | EDWARD VILLELLA: THE MALE DANCER AS ATHLETE 1950’S – 1970’S |
| 289 | PETER SCHAUFUSS: BALLET LESSONS FROM DENMARK TO BALANCHINE 1970’S |
| 143 | HELGI TOMASSON: DANCERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES 1970’S – 1980’S |
| 212 | BALANCING G BALANCHINE AND BALLET: JUDITH FUGATE, MEDHI BAHIRI 1980’S-1990’S |
| 135 | NANCY STARK SMITH: THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE OF CONTACT IMPROVISATION |
| 312 | CHRIS & MARGIE GILLIS: ABANDON LIFE TO DANCE |
| 302 | VIOLA FARBER: THE IMPOSSIBLE IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE |
| 325 | DAVID PARSONS/BILLY TAYLOR: JAZZED UP ATHLETICS |
| 211 | MOSES PENDELTON: PILOBOLUS PARTNERS VISUAL PUNS |
| 303 | MAINA GIELGUD/BALLET DOWN-UNDER |
| 189 | YURIKO & BENITEZ/STANDING IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY |
| 115 | DYANE HARVEY/ SARAH STACKHOUSE: DIVINING DANCE |
| 326 | JEANNETTE ORDMAN: DANCE UNDER FIRE |
| 266 | BALLET BRILLIANCE: CYNTHIA GREGORY AND FERNANDO BUJONES |
| 202 | BALASARASWATI: THE CLASSICAL INDIAN TRADITION: SMITA SHAH AND KAMALA CESAR |
| 199 | LIGHTING UP THE BALLET AND BROADWAY STAGE: TAMARA GEVA, SONO OSATO LEGEND (EUROPEAN DANCE ROYALTY) |
| 114 | BROADWAY BOUND FOR LIFE: GWEN VERDON, HINTON BATTLE |
| 112 | THREE RING CIRCUS: LOTTE GOSLAR AND BERTRAM ROSS |
| 105 | SURVIVING JACK COLE: HAL SCHAEFER AND ETHEL MARTIN |
| Episode # | Episode Title/Guest(s) |
|---|---|
| THE POLITICS OF ART | |
| 324 | CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO: LUCIANO PROANO/ASTRID HADAD |
| 301 | THE GOVERNMENT VS. THE ARITSTS/RICHARD ELOVICH AND HOLLY HUGHES |
| 317 | OBSCENITY AND THE ARTS: DOUG VARONE, CARLOS GUTIERREZ-SOLANA AND CAROL VANCE |
| 245 | DANCE COMPANY POLITICS: SARITA ALLEN, LESLIE CAROTHERS AND CATHERINE KERR |
| 275 | SOCIETY’S VIEW OF THE MALE DANCER: NORMAN WALKER, ROBERT LINDGREN |
| 274 | POLITICIZING THE MALE DANCER: LLOYD NEWSON, ABDEL SALAAM |
| 263 | PERSONALIZING AIDS: IAN HORVATH, CHARLIE ZIFF, IRENE DOWD |
| 250 | UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACHES TO THEATER: ELLEN STEWART |
| 224 | ANCIENT FORMS, NEW TECHNOLOGY: PINE CHONG, MEREDITH MONK |
| 191 | UNDERMINING POLITICAL CODES THE LATIN WAY: MOLLY AHYE, LOUS BAUZO, JELOM VIEIRA |
| 183 | APARTHEID’S HOLD ON THE ARTS: ROB NIXON, PHILEMON WAKASHE AND FRANCES BECKER |
| 174, 175 | ARTIST AS A CREATOR OF MYTHS: JOSEPH CAMPBELL, JEAN ERDMAN |
| 170 | BUSTING FEMALE STEREOTYPES: BETH LAPIDES AND PAT OLESZKO |
| 163 | THE HEATED CONFLICT BETWEEN MODERN AND BALLET: JOHN TARAS AND FRANCISCO MONSON |
| 121 | BODY PREJUDICE IN BALLET: ANN MARIE DeANGELO, DAVID MC NAUGHTON, WILLIAM STARRETT |
| 104 | BALLET TO BROADWAY: GALINA PANOVA AND LILIANE MONTEVECCHI |
| 54 | THE POLITICS OF PERFORMANCE: BILL T. JONES/BILL IRWIN |
| 208 | DANCERS AND ATHLETES STRIVE FOR PERFECTION/RON DARLING/KIRK PETERSON |
