Spence School Library: Dance: Popular Dance and American Culture: Breakdancing and Hip-Hop

Databases

Ebooks from ProQuest Ebook Central
Ebooks from ProQuest. Titles include: American Culture in the 1980s, American Culture in the 1990s, Dancing in the Distraction Factory, Foundation, Music Video and the Politics of Representation, Performance and Popular Music, The History of Western Dance, To the Break of Dawn, TV-a-Go-Go

Pop Culture Universe
The database is organized chronologically from 1900 through the new millennium, with each topic center devoted to a unique decade in American history.

American History Online: Timelines and Eras
Topical information about the History of the United States by Decade

American History Online
Reference Resource. Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
Proquest Comprehensive
Comprehensive: cross-search all our ProQuest databases at once. It contains access to historical and current newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journal articles. Subject Areas: Arts & Humanities, Business, General Research, Health Sciences & Nursing, Literature, News & Issues, Science & Technology, Social Sciences
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic
Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.

History of Hip-Hop: Breakdancing
An awesome resource for the history of Hip-Hop and breakdancing. Search websites for more articles.
If Cities Could Dance
Short films looking at current dance cultures in multiple US cities. Produced by PBS.
Free to Dance Historical Timeline: 1619-2001
Companion website to the PBS documentary "Free to Dance." Historical timeline covers important milestones in African-American dance from 1619-2001.
"Hip Hop Dance," BBC Arts
"A Few Things You Should Know about Hip-Hop Dancing," LiveAbout
"The History of Hip-Hop Dance," BBC Arts
Masterclass Article: Breakdancing
Search for articles about other dance moves.
History of MTV from MTVPress
Timeline of MTV moments
Cornell Hip Hop Collection
Archival photos and articles.