South Carolina Educational Television
Kids Work! Real People: Actor
Interview [1:14] with a cast member of the stage production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" in which she answers questions about her job as an actor, her qualifications, and other career-related issues.
IMDb
Internet Movie Database: Fred Astaire Mini Biography
The Internet Movie Database provides a 'Mini biography' of dancer Fred Astaire, including career highlights and trivia.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Artistic Director
This site offers a brief description, alternative titles, and the duties and responsibilities of an artistic director.
Other
Careerwise Education: Dancers
A seven-part look at dancing as a career. Includes an overview of the occupations, typical activities, skill set, preparation, wages, job outlook, and a career video.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Alvin Ailey
Use this site to learn about Alvin Ailey's career as a dancer and choreographer of modern dance.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreational Therapist
Learn about what it takes to earn a job as a recreational therapist. This website explains what recreational therapists do and overviews what education you need to enter this career. There are links to the American Therapeutic Recreation...
Curated OER
Shall We Dance
Visit this website for a wonderful resource on Fred Astaire. It contains a lengthy biography on the dancer, as well as a condensed version of it. Also on the site is a complete list of the films/musicals he starred in and the awards he...
PBS
Pbs American Masters: James Brown
The career of "The Godfather of soul," is highlighted in this biographical sketch from PBS. One of the greatest performers in the 20th century, James Brown influenced the direction of black cultural music and dance. View video clips of...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Brown (Ca. 1933 2006)
Hear you can find biographical information on the life and career of Grammy winning artist and Hall of Famer James Brown, who was known as the "The Godfather of Soul". He was renowned for his shouting vocal style and frenetic dancing.
Other
Reel Classics: Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
Photographs of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers dancing (Time Magazine cover). Includes information about the film "Carefree" and career details for the dancing partners.
Other
Reel Classics: Obituary: Astaire
An obituary and tribute to dancer/actor Fred Astaire. It includes information about his life, dance partners and career.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Bill Robinson
Learn about the life and career of Bill Robinson, an American dancer of Broadway and Hollywood, best known for his dancing roles with Shirley Temple in films of the 1930s.
Curated OER
Robbins/ap
Obituary of dancer/choreographer Jerome Robbins, includes biographical information, career highlights and accomplishments, and comments from dance critcs and contemporaries.
Curated OER
Fred Astaire
Visit this website for a wonderful resource on Fred Astaire. It contains a lengthy biography on the dancer, as well as a condensed version of it. Also on the site is a complete list of the films/musicals he starred in and the awards he...
Curated OER
The Gay Divorcee
Visit this website for a wonderful resource on Fred Astaire. It contains a lengthy biography on the dancer, as well as a condensed version of it. Also on the site is a complete list of the films/musicals he starred in and the awards he...
Curated OER
Follow the Fleet
Visit this website for a wonderful resource on Fred Astaire. It contains a lengthy biography on the dancer, as well as a condensed version of it. Also on the site is a complete list of the films/musicals he starred in and the awards he...
Curated OER
Ec Title
A short video of Evelyn Cisneros dancing through a sequence of changing roles. The clip gives viewers a sense of Cisneros's artistic range and is from the opening sequence of a documentary about her career. The documentary was produced...