Negotiating the gay male stereotype in ballet and modern dance

Research in Dance Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-193

  Polasek, Katherine M ^a   Roper, Emily A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; Homophobia; Male dancers; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960905324     PISSN: 14647893     EISSN: 14701111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647893.2011.603047     Document Type: Article

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