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Playing the Music — Comparing Performance of Children’s Song and Dance in Traditional and Contemporary Namibian Education

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Mans, M. (2002). Playing the Music — Comparing Performance of Children’s Song and Dance in Traditional and Contemporary Namibian Education. In: Bresler, L., Thompson, C.M. (eds) The Arts in Children’s Lives. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47511-1_6

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