More than 45 basic dance reference research sources that would be useful to students, scholars, teachers, historians, and therapists are discussed in this bibliographic essay. Aspects of dance covered include choreography, criticism, teaching principles, aesthetic theory, dance therapy, and history. Sources are grouped by type: dictionaries and guides, encyclopedias, research reviews and bibliographies, theses and dissertation reference sources, periodical indexes and abstracts, and computer searches. An alphabetical list of references concludes the document. (KM)