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The main section of the filmography, arranged alphabetically by title, lists and annotates approximately 1400 films and videos, covering the full range of dance from around the world. Each entry includes information on date of production, running time, format, distributor, and whether black and white or color. For each entry, a brief description indicates the content, names of the excerpts or full-length dances included, and often titles of other related films. Supplementary indexes permit the user to search by dancer, dance company, director, choreographer, or composer. In addition, films are indexed by series title, by award(s) won, by subject, and by dances excerpted in the film. A directory of distributors provides a quick and easy look-up for order information. A list of dance/film resources, both domestic and international, rounds out the volume. This exhaustive reference guide will prove useful to dance educators, librarians, curators, programmers, students, producers and directors, dancers and aspiring dancers - in short, anyone seeking information about dance on film and video.