This study is a review of the social and behavioral science research covering the period 1900-1968 relevant to aesthetic education in the field of dance. The objectives of this study were to provide an overview of the state of the art, a summary of research findings, and an index to research studies. For purposes of this review, the articles researched were those dealing with dance in the educational levels of preschool through college. The study contains a description of the procedure used in the formulation of the summary and indexes, a rationale for the summary of research in dance, a summary of dance using a three-dimensional matrix, and an overview of the status of research in the field of dance. The appendixes include a list of contributing journals, author index, and KWIC index (listing according to significant words in the title). The KWIC index is cross referenced to the record index, which lists the documents according to identification number and which includes resumes if the document is relevant to the study as a whole. (JA)