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A ballet star traces his childhood in the impoverished suburbs of Havana, his adolescent participation in break-dancing and delinquency that prompted his enrollment in ballet school, and his performances throughout Cuba, the United States, and Europe.

Presents an analysis of the career of the Russian ballet dancer who defected to the West at age 26.

"A century of classical ballet danced by 33 stellar exponents of Russian style, from the days of Petipa and Pavlova to the era of Baryshnikov, Makarova, and Nureyev"--Jacket.

"Nureyev rose to international fame with the Kirov Ballet Company and gained additional recognition when he defected in 1961. His autobiography is a thrilling account of how he realized his ambition, made his way in the world, and rose to be the outstanding male dancer of his generation. This book has become an increasingly scarce item that intersects art and politics, ballet and the Cold War. Rudolf Nureyev was one of the great dancers of the 20th...

"Behind the glitter and illusions of the ballet world lie the poignant, often shocking realities of a dancer's life. A borderline anorexic dances seven hours a day and completes high school through correspondence courses; she is fifteen years old. A New York dancer performs despite agonizing pain in his shins until a doctor tells him he has eight stress fractures; he is twenty-five. After ten years of professional dancing and twelve years of training...

It is impossible to tell the story of dance in Australia without focusing on Dame Margaret Scott. The fiftieth anniversary of The Australian Ballet School is a fitting time to launch her biography - she was the first Director of the School and a dancer and teacher of immense vision and intellect. Maggie Scott was born into a free-spirited family whose pioneering attitudes she shares. She has made an incomparable contribution to dance in Australia...

The autobiography of a famous ballerina, covering both her personal and professional life.