The Effects of Participation in Dance Technique Classes on Student Performance on a Spatial Kinesthetic Awareness Test

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-72

  Minton, Sandra ^a   McGill, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 85011471292     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X9800200204     Document Type: Article

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