California Arts Coucil. (n.d.). California Arts Coucil. Retrieved March 9, 2008, from http://www.cac.ca.gov/
This is the official site of the California Arts Council. The agency's mission is to advance California through the enrichment of the arts and creativity. This site provides a detailed grant list including all of their donations to dance related causes and links to dance organizations they are affiliated with. California has been a base for progression in social dance as a respected practice and art. From this source a reporter can analyze the kinds of genres the state is supporting through the government and use it for comparison to the genres California supports culturally or to the genres other states with a lesser growth of social dance support.
National Endowment for the Arts. (n.d.). National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved February 11, 2008, from http://www.nea.gov/
This is the official site of the National Endowment for the Arts. It is a government agency that sponsors projects furthering a variety of art forms in America. It provides a list of grants it has supplied for projects supporting the growth and presence of dance in America. Many are to a variety of dance companies to tour the nation as well as some dance education initiatives. This would be a source a reporter could evaluate to gain perspective on the genres of dance the government has merited to highlight in American culture. It also provides a large list of links to various dance studios, companies, schools and other organizations across the nation that could aid a reporter's research.