Dance Pages records, 1930-1997, bulk 1982-1997
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Summary
- Creator:
- Dance Pages
- Abstract:
- Dance Pages (circa 1983-1997), a quarterly magazine, presented its readers with articles about a wide range of dance genres, performances, companies, and individual dancers. The magazine also contained studio listings, book and video reviews, and information about dance history and health. Kenneth Romo and Donna Gianell, both professional dancers, created Dance Pages as a hobby, and they continued to serve as the publishers and editors of the magazine as it grew in size and scope. In 1995, the magazine changed names, becoming Dance & the Arts, and moved to a bimonthly publication schedule. The magazine ceassed publication in 1997. The collection includes publicity information, magazines, drafts of articles and advertisements, paste-ups for advertisements and magazine features, newspaper clippings, press kits, programs, flyers, brochures, catalogs, invoices, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, contact sheets, negatives, 35 mm slides, and transparencies.
- Extent:
- 6.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- ADF.004
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains the records of Dance Pages, which were collected or created during the production of the magazine, as well as copies of the magazine from 1987 to 1997. Records were typically filed by subject or person rather than by type of record, so files contain a range of materials. The majority of the Dance Pages records are subject files, which primarily contain publicity information such as photographs and press releases for dance companies, dancers, schools, teachers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, photographers, performance venues, events, performances, and other dance-related topics. In addition to publicity materials, subject folders can contain drafts of articles and advertisements, paste-ups for advertisements and magazine features, illustrated graphics, press clippings, correspondence, invoices, brochures, flyers, programs, 35 mm slides, and negatives. The collection also contains administrative files, which hold materials related to magazine contributors, personnel, and business management. While the collection includes some financial documentation and correspondence, these materials are filed with the subject to which they pertain and are therefore distributed throughout the collection.
The materials housed within the collection are in a variety of formats, including paper-based records, magazines, paste-ups, illustrated graphics, newspaper clippings, press kits, programs, flyers, brochures, and catalogs, as well as photographs, contact sheets, negatives, 35 mm slides, and transparencies.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dance Pages (circa 1983-1997), a quarterly magazine, presented its readers with articles about a wide range of dance genres, performances, companies, and individual dancers. The magazine also contained studio listings, book and video reviews, and information about dance history and health. Kenneth Romo and Donna Gianell, both professional dancers, created Dance Pages as a hobby, and they continued to serve as the publishers and editors of the magazine as it grew in size and scope. In 1995, the magazine changed names, becoming Dance & the Arts, and moved to a bimonthly publication schedule. The magazine ceased publication in 1997.
The husband and wife team of Romo and Gianell originally conceived the magazine as a way to provide local and visiting dance students with comprehensive information about New York City teachers, dance studios, and schedules. In the mid-1980s, Dance Pages was incorporated and began to expand into the national market in both advertising and editorial coverage. Designed to appeal to a broad audience, the magazine published articles about a wide range of dance, including classical ballet, modern, tap, jazz, ballroom, and ethnic dance, as well as dance history. It also covered a variety of performance platforms for dance, such as concert, video, television, film, Broadway, and festivals. In addition, Dance Pages featured information about health, dance injury-related exercises, and conditioning and toning exercises. Book, video, and Broadway reviews also appeared in the magazine. Dance Pages, and later Dance & the Arts, continued to feature listings of both New York City and national studios.
- Acquisition information:
- The Dance Pages Records were received by the American Dance Festival Archives as a gift in 2013.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sydney Gulbronson, July 2013, and Alisha Jihn, July 2015.
Encoded by Sydney Gulbronson, July 2013, and Alisha Jihn, July 2015.
Accession is described in this finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged into three series: Magazines, Subject Files, and Administrative Files.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the ADF Archives.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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Collection is open for research.
Please contact the American Dance Festival Archives (adf@americandancefestival.org) to arrange for use of these materials.
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- Terms of access:
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Copyright for official American Dance Festival administrative records is held by the American Dance Festival; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Before you visit:
- Materials from the ADF Archives may be viewed by appointment in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library at Duke University. Visits may be arranged in advance by contacting the ADF archivist at adf@americandancefestival.org. Visitors will need to comply with Duke's registration and security policies.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Dance Pages Records, American Dance Festival Archives.