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Nagrin, Daniel (1988), How to Dance Forever: Surviving Against the Odds. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-688-07799-4

Nagrin, Daniel (1994), Dance and the Specific Image: Improvisation. Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN13: 9780822955207, ISBN10: 0-82295520-2

Nagrin, Daniel (1997), Six Questions : Acting Technique for Dance Performance (1997 edition). Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN13: 9780822956242, ISBN10: 0822956241

Nagrin, Daniel (2001), Choreography and the Specific Image: Nineteen Essays and a Workbook. Pittsburgh: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN13: 9780822957508, ISBN10: 0-82295750-7

Schlundt, Christena L. (1997), Daniel Nagrin: A Chronicle of His Professional Career. University of California Publications: Catalogs and bibliographies, vol. 13. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0-52009813-7