Cross-Cultural Dance Resources (CCDR) is a non-profit

dance research Dance research is the study of dance, including dance history, ethnochoreology, dance theory, dance anthropology, and dance science. Dance research as an academic discipline is relatively new. In 1967, the first volume of the ''CORD dance research ...

organization in the United States, formed in 1981 and based in

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. It maintains a non-lending library devoted to the study of dance, with over 15,000 shelved items plus the archives of

Eleanor King Eleanor Campbell King (1906–1991) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and educator. She was a member of the original Humphrey-Weidman company, where she was a principal dancer in the pioneering modern dance movement in New York Ci ...

Gertrude Prokosch Kurath Gertrude Prokosch Kurath (1903–1992) was an American dancer, researcher, author, and ethnomusicologist. She researched and wrote extensively on the study of dance, co-authoring several books and writing hundreds of articles. Her main areas of in ...

and Joann Kealiinohomoku. The organization also produces the ''CCDR Newsletter'' (ISSN 1069-7241), which is issued twice per year and provides information on dance research, news, and upcoming events. In 2000, the organization was recognized for a special preservation award by the Dance Heritage Coalition, as well as being recognized by the

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, as part of "

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Founded in 1981, the CCDR's mission is to promote dance resources, preserve and research dance materials, and foster a dynamic environment for dance events. It provides consultation on

dance theory Dance theory is the philosophy underpinning contemporary dance, including formal ideologies, aesthetic concepts, and technical attributes. It is a fairly new field of study, developing largely in the 20th century. It can be considered a branch of e ...

and methods,

ethnomusicology Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it. It encompasses distinct theoretical and methodical approaches that emphasize cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dim ...

, cultural dynamics and ethics. The organization sponsors concerts and visiting artists and lectures. CCDR also maintains a non lending library of over 15,000 shelved items, including artwork, audiovisual materials, books, clippings, monographs, periodicals, costumes, dolls, and musical instruments, as well as the archives of

, Joann Kealiinohomoku (in progress), and the

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musical instrument collection. Since 1989, the organization's director is Joann Kealiinohomoku, known for her 1970 essay, "An Anthropologist Looks at Ballet as a Form of Ethnic Dance." and "Theory and methods for an anthropological study of dance", her 1976 doctoral dissertation. The CCDR receives partial funding from the

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...

and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. It has a library which is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10–5, and by appointment. It is also searchable online. In 2008, it was announced that the CCDR's collections were being transferred to the

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, Dance Department. The organization's vice president,

Elsie Ivancich Dunin Elsie Ivancich Dunin (born July 19, 1935) is a dance ethnologist (ethnochoreologist), choreographer, professor and author specializing in folk dance from Croatia, Macedonia, and Romani (Gypsies) in Macedonia. Her studies focus on Croatian diaspo ...

, made a gift to the college to provide for the collection's permanent care and curation.

Awards

In 2000, CCDR was recognized by President

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, "

". The DHC was awarded a grant on behalf of three archives, one in Hawaii, one in Missouri and CCDR in Arizona. CCDR received one third of the grant, specifically for the preservation of the Gertrude Kurath, Eleanor King, and Kealiinohomoku Collections.

Publications

* Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch. ''Half a Century of Dance Research'' * ''CCDR Newsletter'' (ISSN 1069-7241), published twice per year * Proceedings: CCDR's Symposium: applying dance ethnology and dance research in the 21st century: 6–8 June 2003 * Kealiinohomoku, Joann W., ''Theory and methods for an anthropological study of dance'', 2008 edition

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