Raising the barre
Subtitle: big dreams, false starts, and my midlife quest to dance the Nutcracker
By: Lauren Kessler
Edition: First Da Capo Press edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780738218311
Subjects: Ballet dancing; Nutcracker (Choreographic work); Biography; Authors
Description: An award-winning author's journey to turn off the comfortable cruise-control of midlife and reclaim the daring of her girlhood by dancing in the world's most popular ballet, The Nutcracker, with a professional company.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The binge; title: The cure; title: Cracking the nut; title: Reality bites; title: A good talking to; title: The door opens; title: The ballerinas; title: Prep for the prep; title: Let the wild rumpus begin; title: Bulls-eye; title: Perfection; title: In the company; title: The ballet book club; title: The uncomfort zone; title: Going native; title: Humble pie; title: Rehearsals; title: On the road; title: Road warriors; title: Party on.