num_pages: 256
description: Brady uses the familiar structure of a ballet class to structure her narration. Her portrait of the jealousy and competition that young dancers feel, that sense of having to mold themselves to fit a company is frightening. like flag
language: English
title: The unmaking of a dancer: An unconventional life
titlecomplete: The unmaking of a dancer: An unconventional life
genres: Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 88
publisher: Harper & Row