Dancing bodies, decaying bodies: The interpretation of anorexia among Israeli dancers

Young

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-87

  Gvion, Liora ^a  

^a Kibbutzim College of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Ballet; Body; Choreography; Dancers; Gender; Thin bodies; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349091095     PISSN: 11033088     EISSN: 17413222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/110330880701600105     Document Type: Article

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