Ballerinas in the Church Hall : ideologies of femininity, ballet, and dancing schools

The 'Church Hall' is a metonym for the Private Dancing School, ubiquitous in the UK, whose principal clients are young girls. The thesis interrogates the notion that taking part in ballet is a capitulation to the 'stereotypically feminine', by analysing the testimony of girls age...

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Main Author: Taylor, Virginia Christine
Published: University of Chichester 2003
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412152