Author : Noel Streatfeild
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0007364083
In this novel by the author of 'Thursday's Child', 'White Boots', 'Apple Bough' and 'The Growing Summer', Anna is forbidden to dance. For Anna, everything takes second place to her desire to dance and she will do anything to become the ballerina she longs to be.
Author : Anna Fels
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0307834131
In this groundbreaking book about how women perceive, are prepared for, and cope with ambition and achievement, psychiatrist Anna Fels examines ambition at the deepest psychological level. Cutting to the core of what ambition can provide—the essential elements of a fulfilling life—Fels describes why, for women but not for men, ambition still remains fraught with often painful conflict. Fels draws on case studies, research, interviews, and autobiographies of accomplished and celebrated women past and present—writers, artists, architects, politicians, actors—to explore the ways in which women are brought up to avoid recognition and visibility in favor of traditional feminine values and why they often choose to nurture and defer to rather than compete with men. She poses invaluable questions: What is the nature of ambition and how important is it in a woman’s life? What are the forces that promote or impede its development? To what extent does ambition go against a woman’s very nature? And she challenges currently held theories about the state of mind and the needs of men. Incisive and highly readable, Necessary Dreams is a unique exploration of the options and obstacles women face in the pursuit of their goals. It is a book that every woman will want—and need—to read.
Author : Agrippina Vaganova
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 33,48 MB
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0486121054
Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. 118 illustrations.
Author : Michaela DePrince
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 2014-12-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0571314481
Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words 'America's not ready for a black girl ballerina.' And yet . . . Today, Michaela DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Children's literature, Canadian
ISBN : 9780385659116
The summer adventure of five children takes them into a strange country peopled by little green men.
Author : Patricia Mears
Publisher : Vendome Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780865653733
A gorgeously illustrated look at the profound influence that classical ballet and the ballerina have had on high fashion Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse is a revelatory, irresistible treat for dance aficionados and fashionistas alike. Couturiers such as Balmain, Balenciaga, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Charles James, Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent designed ballet-inspired dresses and gowns, many featuring the boned bodices and voluminous tulle skirts of classical tutus. And ready-to-wear designers such as Claire McCardell found inspiration in ballet leotards and other practice clothing, creating knitted separates, bathing suits, and wrap dresses. Written by fashion and ballet experts, the book is illustrated with archival photography by such masters as Richard Avedon, Edward Steichen, Irving Penn, Man Ray, and Cecil Beaton, along with newly commissioned photography of contemporary ballerinas wearing ballet-influenced couture.
Author : Vaslaw Nijinsky
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Ballet dancers
ISBN :
Author : Linda Ashley
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1444169750
This third edition of the bestselling text ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DANCE is thoroughly updated to meet the new AS/A2 specifications and relevant Applied A-levels, BTEC and other Dance qualifications. Now in full colour, highly illustrated, and packed with tasks and activities to cover all aspects of current courses, this text will appeal to both teachers and students. Students are brought right up to date with clear explanations of choreography, performance and appreciation of Dance, as well as recent examples of new set works and choreographers. With further video and photo interactive analysis tasks, the addition of short revision tests and updated professional examples alongside many contemporary photographs, ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DANCE Third Edition provides students with comprehensive support and guidance. With its emphasis on the practical aspects of Dance and its interactive features that encourage effective learning, ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DANCE Third Edition will be essential for all students of Dance and their teachers. Linda Ashley has extensive experience as a writer, choreographer, performer and teacher of Dance. Linda is currently Dance Research Leader at AUT University, New Zealand, Linda has written several Dance titles, published in the UK and New Zealand, including the two previous bestselling editions of ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DANCE, both published by Hodder.
Author : Ivan Doig
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,20 MB
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1439124949
The central volume in Ivan Doig's acclaimed Montana trilogy, Dancing at the Rascal Fair is an authentic saga of the American experience at the turn of this century and a passionate, portrayal of the immigrants who dared to try new lives in the imposing Rocky Mountains. Ivan Doig's supple tale of landseekers unfolds into a fateful contest of the heart between Anna Ramsay and Angus McCaskill, walled apart by their obligations as they and their stormy kith and kin vie to tame the brutal, beautiful Two Medicine country.
Author : Norton Juster
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 20,19 MB
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0007370059
When Milo finds an enormous package in his bedroom, he’s delighted to have something to relieve his boredom with school. And when he opens it to find – as the label states – One Genuine Turnpike Tollbooth, he gets right into his pedal car and sets off through the Tollbooth and away on a magical journey!
