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Female Victims of Aggression and Trauma

A Dance with Many Secrets: The Experience of Emotional Harm from the Perspective of Past Professional Female Ballet Dancers in Canada

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Pages 256-274 | Received 29 May 2017, Accepted 19 Oct 2017, Published online: 19 Dec 2017

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