Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist

Margaret Ames

doi:10.1386/jaac.2.1.41_1

Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist

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Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist. / Ames, Margaret.

In: Journal of Arts and Communities, Vol. 2, No. 1, 06.06.2011, p. 41-54.

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Ames, M 2011, 'Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist', Journal of Arts and Communities, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac.2.1.41_1

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Ames, M. (2011). Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist. Journal of Arts and Communities, 2(1), 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac.2.1.41_1

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Ames M. Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist. Journal of Arts and Communities. 2011 Jun 6;2(1):41-54. doi: 10.1386/jaac.2.1.41_1

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Ames, Margaret. / Working with Adrian Jones, dance artist. In: Journal of Arts and Communities. 2011 ; Vol. 2, No. 1. pp. 41-54.

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