Dancing Through It : My Journey in the Ballet

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Ballet world uncovered in a principal dancer's journey.

Recommended for ballet enthusiasts intrigued by dancer's life. Covers career highs and lows, behind-the-scenes preparation, and presence of eating disorders.

Dancing Through It : My Journey in the Ballet

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ISBN: 9780670026494
Authors: Jenifer Ringer
Publisher: Viking
Date of Publication: 2014-02-20
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Sports, Biographies & Memoirs
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A behind-the-curtains look at the rarefied world of classical ballet from a principal dancer at the New York City BalletIn her charming and self-effacing voice, Jenifer Ringer covers the highs and lows of what it?s like to make it to the top in the exclusive, competitive ballet world. From the heart-pounding moments waiting in the wings before a performance to appearing on Oprah to discuss weight and body image among dancers, Dancing Through It is moving and revelatory.Raised in South Carolina, Ringer led a typical kid?s life until she sat in on a friend?s ballet class, an experience that would change her life forever. By the age of twelve she was enrolled at the elite Washington School of Ballet and soon moved to the School of American Ballet. At sixteen she was a professional dancer at the New York City Ballet in Manhattan, home of the legendary George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.
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