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Being a Ballerina - The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life (Paperback)
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Being a Ballerina - The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 5 980
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A look inside a dancer's worldInspiring, revealing, and deeply
relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities
of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her
own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person
to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between
hardship and joy; and the dancer's continual quest to discover who
they are as a person and as an artist. Starting with her arrival as
a young beginner at a class too advanced for her, Larsen tells how
the embarrassing mistake ended up helping her learn quickly and
advance rapidly. In other stories of her early teachers, training,
and auditions, she explains how she gradually came to understand
and achieve what she and her body were capable of. Larsen then
re-creates scenes from her experiences in dance companies, from
unglamorous roles to exhilarating performances. Working as a
ballerina was shocking and scary at first, she says, recalling
unexpected injuries, leaps of faith, and her constant struggle to
operate at the level she wanted-but full of enormously rewarding
moments. Larsen also reflects candidly on her difficult decision to
retire at age 35. An ideal read for aspiring dancers, Larsen's
memoir will also delight experienced dance professionals and
fascinate anyone who wonders what it takes to live a life dedicated
to the perfection of the art form.
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