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» Adolph Bolm - Official site on the Russian dancer (1884-1951) with biography, photographs and chronology of his career.
» American Ballet Theatre Repertory Archive - Information on hundreds of dances in ABT's repertoire, including dates of premieres, and who danced the lead roles; accessible by choreographer, composer, and name of ballet.
» Andros on Ballet - A collection of articles about ballet history and classical ballet technique.
» Article: The Vaganova Academy - From foot to foot, The St. Petersburg Press. All about the Vaganova Academy
» Balanchine Biography - An introduction to the modern master who created the world-renowned New York City Ballet, at the ballet company's website.
» Ballet Timeline - A timeline from BalletMet which is really three timelines; places ballet developments in both a cultural and political context from 1453 through 1983.
» Classical Ballet - Past and Present - Pamela Moberg presents her personal view of the history with articles, and book reviews.
» Dance out of Darkness - An annotated bibliography of dance-related materials held in institutions in Sydney, Australia.
» From Russia With Love: Costumes for the Ballet Russes 1909-1933 - A costume exhibition from the Russian ballet, Ballet Russe: history, photographs, drawings and designs by artists and designers.
» New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - This site for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts describes the library's collections; some resources are online.
» Paris Opera Ballet - An introduction to the Paris Opera Ballet, the institution where ballet was born; maintained by a fan, Estelle Souche, it provides links to history and some recent POB data.
» Russian Classical Ballet - Its history, outstanding choreographers, ballet teachers, ballet dancers, musicians, ballet education. Includes photographs.
» The Ballet Russes - Exposition essay by Jenny Gorman and Chris Sippel
» The Pointe Shoe Information Exchange - A directory devoted to reasearching antique and vintage pointe shoes.
» ThinkQuest: The History of Ballet - Pre-ballet dance and its development into the discipline of ballet as well as the development of ballet after 1581.
» This Month in Dance History - Calendar of historical events compiled and edited by Richard Finkelstein