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- ↑ "Biodanza" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ↑ "IBF :: International Biodanza Federation :: Biodanza Sistema Rolando Toro".
- ↑ (in Spanish) Toro, Rolando (2008). Biodanza, Editorial Cuarto Propio, Santiago, Chile. ISBN 978-956-260-433-8. at Google Books
- ↑ "IBFed – International Biodanza Federation – Biodanza SRT – Sistema Rolando Toro – International Biodanza Federation IBFed".
- ↑ "Biodanza South Africa | Stress Management | Wellbeing | Dr Feroza Mansoor". Biodanza South Africa. June 10, 2020.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Tribute to Rolando Toro Araneda (creator of Biodanza) on YouTube, CNN Chile 19 Feb 2010
- ↑ Making Slough Happy: a four-part series on Positive Psychology featuring Biodanza as one of the Happiness interventions: Episode 2, Tuesday 22 November 2005, BBC2
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