Imagery and Conditioning Practices for Dancers

Dance Research Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-64

  Krasnow, Donna H ^a   Chatfield, Steven J ^b   Barr, Sherrie ^c   Jensen, Jody L ^b   Dufek, Janet S ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0002551136     PISSN: 01497677     EISSN: 1940509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1478236     Document Type: Article

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