Dancing with No Shoes - Memoir of a Syrian Ballet Dancer (Hardcover)

Not everyone uses weapons in war. Ahmad survived against all odds by doing what he loved. He danced. Eight-year-old Ahmad lives with his family in the Yarmouk refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus. During a school performance, he stumbles upon a troupe of ballerinas and is immediately spellbound by their beauty and grace. From that moment on, all Ahmad wants to do is dance. But Ahmad's family believe that dancing isn't for `real men'. Forced to practice in secret for years, his dreams are finally realised when he is asked to join Syria's most prestigious dance school. After the civil war breaks out and his own home is destroyed, Ahmad is determined to survive and to keep creating. He sets up a dance school for orphaned children and, despite threats from ISIS, continues to dance. Dance isn't just exercise or art for Ahmad: it is what keeps him alive amid the hunger, rubble and bombings in a city at breaking point. But Ahmad's life is set to change forever when he appears on a hit TV show and leaves war-torn Syria to become an international star at the Dutch National School of Ballet. From humble beginnings in Yarmouk to the illustrious stages of Amsterdam, dance is Ahmad's ticket for freedom. A beacon of hope, his extraordinary journey shows the salvation that dance can bring, even in the darkest times.

General

Imprint:	Saqi Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2020
Authors:	Ahmad Joudeh
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-86356-377-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > Endurance & survival Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General Promotions
LSN:	0-86356-377-5
Barcode:	9780863563775

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