Mary Jane Warner

Books
Warner, Mary Jane. 1995. Toronto Dance Teachers: 1825-1925. Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es.
Mrs. Cockburn, of York, announced in 1822 that dance would be included in her school's curriculum. Over the next century, dance evolved through an array of styles ranging from fancy dress balls, to physical culture, to ballet and the beginnings of modernism. Like other cities, dance in Toronto had its exponents and was highly respected until the fin de siècle when rag time and vaudeville emerged. Pavlova returned dance to respectability. After the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, Canada got its share of Russian dancers/teachers who greatly influenced the ballet profession.
ISBN: 0-929003-25-X, softcover $24.95

Odom, Selma and Warner, Mary Jane. (Eds.). 1997. Canadian Dance Studies, Volume 2. Toronto: Graduate Programme in Dance, York University.

Odom, Selma and Warner, Mary Jane. (Eds.). 1994. Canadian Dance Studies, Volume 1. Toronto: Graduate Programme in Dance, York University.

Bibliographies
Warner, Mary Jane. 1999. Laban notation scores: An international bibliography, IV. Columbus, Ohio: International Council of Kinetography Laban.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1995. Laban notation scores: An international bibliography, III. Columbus, Ohio: International Council of Kinetography Laban.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1988. Laban notation scores: An international bibliography, II. Columbus, Ohio: International Council of Kinetography Laban.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1984. Laban notation scores: An international bibliography. Columbus, Ohio: International Council of Kinetography Laban.

Electronic Publications
Fisher Stitt, Norma Sue and Warner, Mary Jane. 1996. Shadow on the Prairie: An Interactive Multimedia Dance History Tutorial. HyperCard Software. York Univeristy, Facuty of Fine Arts Learning Series. Teaching guides for grades 7 and higher are available.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1993. Issues in Canadian Dance Education. Toronto: Department of Dance, York University.

Articles
Warner, Mary Jane. In Press. “Anne Fairbrother Hill: A Chaste and Elegant Dancer.” Canadian Dance: Visions and Stories. Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es; revised version of article published earlier.

Warner, Mary Jane. In Press. “Evelyn Geary: Versatility in Motion.” Canadian Dance: Visions and Stories. Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es.

Warner, Mary Jane. 2002. “The Russian Influence on Dance in Toronto.” In Iro Valaskakis Tembeck, (Ed.) Estivale 2000 Canadian Dance Bodies Then and Now/Les corps dansants d’hier à aujourd’hui au Canada. Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es.
Torontonians became fascinated with Russian ballet because of the numerous visits of Anna Pavlova to the city between 1910 and 1924. Three Russian dancers settled in the city during the 1920s, and these three men, Leon Leonidoff, Dimitri Vladimiroff and Boris Volkoff, had a profound impact on dance training in Toronto. Previously, dance had been closely related to physical culture, which was taught in several dance studios and at the Margaret Eaton School of Literature and Expression. This paper examines the influence of these three teachers on the growth of ballet in Toronto in the 1920s and 1930s.
ISBN: 0-929003-50-0, softcover $39.95

Warner, Mary Jane. 2002. Policy documents for Additional Qualification Courses for the Ontario College of Teachers. Toronto: Government of Ontario.

Koff, S. & Warner, Mary Jane. 2001. "Curriculum Integration: Teaching In, Through, and About Dance in Primary and Secondary Education." Journal of Dance Education, I(4), pp. 142-47.

Warner, Mary Jane. 2001 “Dance in Canada.” The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol 3, pp. 222-226. (The United States and Canada). New York: Garland Publishing.

Warner, Mary Jane. 2000. “Evelyn Geary”, “Anne Fairbrother Hill”, “Samuel Titchener Smith”, “Amy Sternberg.” In Susan Macpherson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Theatre Dance in Canada/Encyclopédie de la Danse Théâtrale au Canada. Toronto: Dance Collection Danse Press/es.
ISBN: 0-929003-42-X, softcover $29.95, hardcover $45.00

Warner, Mary Jane. 2000. “Canadian Experiences of Teaching Culture-Specific Dance in Toronto Area Schools.” Proceedings of the 8th Dance and the Child Conference: Extensions and extremities: Points of Departure. Regina, Canada, pp. 171-176.

Callison, Darcey and Warner, Mary Jane. 2000. “Dance Improvisation as Communication: The Link Between Renaissance and Baroque Dance.” Terpsichore 1450-1900: International dance Conference Proceedings, pp. 85-92. Institute for Historical Dance Practice.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1998. Policy Document for the Arts for Excalibur Learning Resource Centre to develop secondary school curriculum. Toronto: Government of Ontario.

Warner, Mary Jane. October 1998. “Preparing Teacher Candidates to Teach Culture-Specific Dance.” Proceedings Continents in Movement/New Trends in Dance Teaching. Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Departamento de Danca Meeting of Cultures in Dance History, Lisbon/Oeiras.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1998. “Davis, John Freeman.” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol. XIV. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Fisher-Stitt, Norma Sue and Warner, Mary Jane. Spring 1998. “Integration: Friend or Foe of Dance in the Schools?” Reprinted in Teacher Talk 3(3), pp. 8-11.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1998. “Canada: Dance Education.” International Encyclopedia of Dance Vol. 2, pp.46-48. New York: Oxford University Press.

Fisher-Stitt, Norma Sue and Warner, Mary Jane. 1997. “Integration: Friend or Foe of Dance in the Schools?” Proceedings of the 7th International Dance and the Child Conference: The Call of Forests and Lakes, pp. 381-387. Kuopio Finland.

Fisher-Stitt, Norma Sue and Warner, Mary Jane. 1997. “Computer Technologies and Dance: Moving into the 21st Century. In Selma Odom and Mary Jane Warner (Eds.), Canadian Dance Studies, Volume 2, pp. 179-190. Toronto: Graduate Programme in Dance, York University.

Warner, Mary Jane. Aug.-Sept. 1997. “Dance and the Child in Finland.” Dance News 9, 4.

Blewchamp, Anna, Fisher-Stitt, Norma Sue, Odom, Selma, and Warner, Mary Jane. 1996. “Technology in Scholarly Presentations: Navigation and Interaction.” Proceedings for Society of Dance History Scholars, pp. 151-6. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fisher-Stitt, Norma Sue and Warner, Mary Jane. Winter 1994. “Leaping into the 21st Century: Computer Technologies for Dance.” Canadian Theatre Review 81, pp. 36-40.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1994. “HyperCard as a Teaching Tool for Dance.” La Memòria de la Dansa. Colloqui Internacional d’Historiadors de la Dans, pp. 191-201. Barcelona, Spain.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1994. “Theatrical Dance in Pre-Confederation Toronto.” In Selma Odom and Mary Jane Warner (Eds.), Canadian Dance Studies, Volume 1, pp. 11-25. Toronto: Graduate Programme in Dance, York University.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1994. “Gweneth Lloyd’s Shadow on the Prairie: The Computer-Assisted Dance History Lesson.” Proceedings for Society of Dance History Scholars, pp. 261-65. Brigham Young University, Provo Utah.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1994. “Theatrical Dance in Pre-Confederation Toronto.” In Selma Odom and Mary Jane Warner (Eds.), Canadian Dance Studies, Volume 1, 11-25.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1993. “Andre Jean-Jacques Deshayes”, “Vincenzo Galleoti”, “Anne Heinel”, “Katti Lanner”, “Carlotta Zambelli.” International Dictionary of Ballet and Classical Dance. London: St. James Press.

Blake, M. Fisher-Stitt, Norma Sue and Warner, Mary Jane. 1992. “HyperCard and Dance History: A Pilot Project.” Dance and Technology 1: Moving Toward the Future, 17-20. Proceedings of the first annual conference, University of Wisconsin.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1991. “Anne Fairbrother Hill: A Chaste and Elegant Dancer.” Theatre History in Canada. XII(2), pp. 169-91.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1991. “Dance at York University.” In Schonberg, B. (Ed.). World Ballet and Dance 1991-92: An International Yearbook, Vol. 3. London: Dance Books Ltd.,

Warner, Mary Jane. 1990. “Anne Fairbrother (Hill).” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol. XII. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Warner, F.E. and Warner, Mary Jane. (l975-76). “An International Bibliography of Labanotated Scores.” Research in Theatre History: Current Projects and New Directions. Supplement to Theatre Studies 22 , pp. 29-32.

Warner, Mary Jane. 1974. “Gavottes and Bouquets: A Comparative Study of Changes in Dance Style from l700 to l850.” Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University.

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