The Messages behind the Methods: The Authoritarian Pedagogical Legacy in Western Concert Dance Technique Training and Rehearsals

Arts Education Policy Review

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3-20

  Lakes, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 33746462625     PISSN: 10632913     EISSN: 19404395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEPR.106.5.3-20     Document Type: Article

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