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CDD LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES

Helpsheet No.6 | Dance Online

What is Dance Online?

Dance Online provides over 1000 hours of dance footage covering a vast range of genres and styles. The database is also known as Dance in Video I & II. Who can access Dance Online

All students and staff at BOVTS, CSB, LCDS, NCCA, NSCD & Rambert. How can I access Dance Online?

Students and staff across the conservatoire can access Dance Online directly on any networked computer at their school. Simply go to http://search.alexanderstreet.com/daiv and you will automatically be logged into the database. You can also access the database off-site on any computer with internet access via an online gateway called OpenAthens. You will need a username and password to log into OpenAthens @ http://www.openathens.net/

You can also log into OpenAthens by following the ‘OpenAthens’ link at the bottom of the CDD & NSCD websites.

How do I get a username and password to access OpenAthens?

From a networked school computer, go to http://www.cdd.ac.uk/students/library-resources/ and scroll down to the OpenAthens section. Here you can register, log in, renew and reset your password for your OpenAthens Account. Accounts must be set up using your school email address which will act as your username. If there are any problems please contact the CDD OpenAthens Administrator via email @ [email protected], providing the following details in your email:

• Full name • School Email address • Course / Job Title • Current year of study (students only) • Date course ends (students only) • Affiliate name e.g NCCA

What will I find on Dance Online?

Dance performances in a wide variety of styles including: Ballet Contemporary

Folk Kabuki Latin Hula Waltz Hip-Hop

Documentaries and interviews

Masterclasses and instructional videos

Transcripts and detailed information with every video

http://www.cdd.ac.uk/students/library-resources/http://www.cdd.ac.uk/students/library-resources/mailto:[email protected]


Helpsheet No.6 | Dance Online How do I use Dance Online?

How do I search for footage?

The search box allows full word or sentence searches throughout the database

Shows how many videos you are able to access

You can filter the videos on display to

find something more specific to your search

Dance Online will display thumbnails of available

titles/footage

Select the search box in the top

right hand corner

Enter a word or phrase relating to the

subject/video you are looking for and press enter



You can refine your search by selecting

the Filter icon

Results can be ordered in several different ways…

including date and relevance

After clicking the Filter Icon, a group list of search terms will appear to

help narrow down your results


Helpsheet No.6 | Dance Online Useful search tips

Use keywords and phrases

Keep your search term short

If you are looking for specific videos, use the Filter Tool to pick out useful information such as performance venue, director and genre

How do I watch a video?

Hover over your chosen video and click

See Details

A pop up player will appear with further

information

Click the Play icon to start

the video



Video controls including play,

repeat, skip and volume are located

here

Other Video controls including the video quality, full Screen mode and further

information on the piece are located here

A range of citation formats are available - you can use the

information given to compile your bibliographic references


Helpsheet No.6 | Dance Online What can I watch on Dance Online? Dance Online contains a large range of footage, incorporating many different styles of dance (ballet, contemporary, salsa, folk, etc), classical music performances (dance music), dance instruction masterclasses and a variety of documentaries about dancers, choreographers and musicians. If you don’t have anything in particular to search for, it is easy to browse any category and locate interesting footage and information.

Live performances from a variety of dance companies, such as:

Royal Ballet

DV8

Dutch National Ballet

Alvin Ailey

Rambert

Parsons Dance Company

Grupo Corpo

Nederlands Dans Theater

Interviews with well-known choreographers and practitioners including:

Alvin Ailey

Trisha Brown

David Parsons

Margaret Jenkins

Hans van Manen

Germaine Acogny

Steve Paxton

Joe Goode

Documentaries about dance and its influences including:

Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Bob Fosse : Dancing on the edge

Black Ballerina

Margot Fonteyn

Ballet Black

History and Concept of Hip-Hop Dance

Meredith Monk

Anna Sokolow : Speaking of dance

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