'Just crumbling to bits'? An exploration of the body, Ageing, injury and career in classical ballet dancers

Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-255

  Wainwright, Steven P ^a,c   Turner, Bryan S ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c School of Nursing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Body; Career; Dance; Embodiment; Injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645570946     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038506062031     Document Type: Review

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