"Touching and beautiful; Lee Wilson is an inspiration to us all for
finding a passion in life and moving beyond familial pressures and
societal norms."--Zippora Karz, former soloist, New York City
Ballet
"The culture of the ballet world is divulged in all its glorious
detail. Wilson's compelling account of her training and career
shows the true courage and persistence this profession
requires."--Ali Duffy, founder and choreographer, Flatlands Dance
Theatre
"Lee brings to her writing the same keen intelligence she brought
to her dancing. It is a joy to relive some of the important moments
of ballet history with her and to empathize as she uses her dance
career to gain the independence and freedom she perceived as
lacking for women like her mother only one generation
earlier."--Maina Gielgud, former director, The Australian Ballet
In this uplifting memoir, Lee Wilson describes how she grand jeted
from the stifling suburbia of the 1950s, a world of rigid gender
roles, to the only domain where women and men were equally paid and
equally respected--in grand, historic dance theaters and under the
bright lights of the Broadway stage.
Short, plump, pigeon-toed, and never good enough for mom, Lee
Wilson dared to dream she could grow up to be a star. In 1962,
fresh out of high school and a mere sixteen years old, Wilson left
her country and the comforts of home to make the five-day journey
across the Atlantic. She saw Europe as an attractive alternative to
New York, where great American ballet companies were struggling to
survive. Eight months later, Wilson made her professional debut in
Monte Carlo in a command performance for Prince Rainier and
Princess Grace. Thrilled by the the sound of her first bravas, she
never looked back.
After touring Europe and dancing with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet
in New York, Wilson set her sights on Broadway, where she danced in
many famous shows including "Hello Dolly " She was in the original
national company of "A Chorus Line" and played Patty in the
original Broadway production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."
"Rebel on Pointe "immerses the reader in a remarkable and visionary
world. It lifts the veil of myth surrounding legendary dance icons
like George Balanchine, Rosella Hightower, Erik Bruhn, and Rudolf
Nureyev to reveal the real men and women who have influenced and
embodied the world of dance.
Wilson expertly depicts how her profession--at times considered so
rigid and exacting--was a leading force in the liberation of women
from the prison of patriarchal post-war society. The hard-won gains
and the maddening setbacks of the gender revolution are seen here
through the eyes of a young dancer searching for freedom, one "pas"
at a time.
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