Book description
A ten-year-old student at the School of American Ballet in New York describes her classes and the preparation for and performance of her role in the ballet "The Nutcracker."
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This book! I received this gorgeous black and white photobook as a gift when I was an aspiring dancer myself in the 1970s.
I was obsessed with the story of a young girl cast as Marie in the New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker. The story is told primarily through Krementz’s photos of a young dancer’s life in New York City: ballet classes, auditions, rehearsals, backstage moments, and performances.
This book is one of the most magical and special books of my childhood – which appealed to me as a dancer back then but later heavily influenced my work as a…
From T.'s list on both the darkness and beauty of ballet.
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