Belly Dance . . . A Dance Ethnology Research Guide  

Dictionaries

Print Dictionaries

• The Oxford Dictionary of Dance
  Craine, Debra and Mackrell, Judith (eds)
  New York: Oxford University Press, 2000
  This dictionary entry is actually quite lengthy and is an excellent starting place to get an overview of the subject from a historical perspective.

Encyclopedias

• International Encyclopedia of Dance
  Cohen, Selma Jeanne (ed.)
  New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. volumes 1-6.
  While the author is different, the references and the publisher are the same for this encyclopedia entry as the dictionary entry above. It does go into more detail, however, and is a good resource to use.