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Spiritual experiences of post-performance career ballet dancers: a qualitative study of how peak performance spiritual lived experiences continued into and influenced later teaching lives

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Pages 184-196 | Received 01 Oct 2017, Accepted 18 Oct 2018, Published online: 19 Nov 2018

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