'A shock of electricity just sort of goes through my body': Physical activity and embodied reflexive practices in young female ballet dancers

Gender and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-91

  Wellard, Ian ^a,b   Pickard, Angela ^a   Bailey, Richard ^a  

^a Centre for Physical Education Research   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847054006     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250601087793     Document Type: Article

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