Dying swans or sitting ducks?: A critical reflection on feminist gazes at ballet

Performance Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 91-98

  Carter, Alexandra ^a  

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EID: 85009570615     PISSN: 13528165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13528165.1999.10871700     Document Type: Article

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