Dancers Memoir

The inspired 1960s phantasmagoria called Nancy’s name. She smiled and joined. Why not? She was part of the summers of love, and the winters, dancing the light fantastic. Unique to Nancy’s story, however, is that she took this youthful swashbuckler chutzpah and used it to confront her dermatomyositis, the rare crippling autoimmune disease that attacked her skeletal muscles, her being, and her physical beauty. Evil trio.

The Radio City Rockettes are as American as baseball, hot dogs, and the Fourth of July. Their legendary synchronized leg kicks, precise lines, and megawatt smiles have charmed audiences for a century. But there is a hidden side to this illustrious national institution. Like Gelsey Kirkland’s iconic Dancing on My Grave, Becoming Spectacular allows us to walk in Jones’ tap shoes—beautiful and glittering, yet painful and binding. Bringing into focus the wounded life of a trailblazer, this searing memoir is also a triumphant celebration of a spirit who refused to be counted out.

Gene Kelly, revolutionärer Tänzer und Hollywood-Legende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

The Maryhill Museum of Art is located on 5,300 acres in the Columbia River Gorge. Miles from any sizeable town and surrounded by the gorge's spectacular scenery, Maryhill is an internationally recognized - and undeniably eclectic - repository of art that ranges from one of the nation's best Rodin collections to one of the world's largest assemblage of chess sets. Dancer, Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania is the story of the four widely disparate people whose lives intertwined in such a way as to lay the foundation for the museum.

Tiny Dancer is the amazing true story of Zubaida Hasan, a nine-year-old girl from the remote deserts of Afghanistan who, in the summer of 2001, accidentally fell into a kerosene fire while heating water for a bath. Though she was horribly mutilated, her father refused to give up and exhaustively sought help to save his child.

When World War II was over, a young bomber pilot with an itch for movement and action hung up his cap and learned another way to fly. Onstage with Martha Graham is the story of Stuart Hodes, a versatile and influential dancer who got his start with Martha Graham, an icon of modern dance. His memoir is a rare firsthand view of the dance world in the 1940s and through the end of the twentieth century. One of the few male dancers in Graham’s company—and in the New York dance scene at the time—Hodes offers a unique perspective and a one-of-a-kind narrative.

Reed joined the New York Times in 1965 and was quickly thrust into the chaos of the Selma, Alabama protest movement and the historical interracial march to Montgomery. His story then moves from days of racial violence to the political combat of Washington. Reed covered the Johnson White House and the early days of the Nixon administration as it wrestled with the competing demands of Black voters and southern resistance to a new world.

At the touch of emotion, A Dance with Destiny becomes one of the greatest timeless biographical novel. Real or not real? Real, this incredible story is true, and its dramatic twists and turns go far beyond anything we could imagine. For those who are in love with soul, there is no such thing as separation. The Second World War-story of the passionate and tragic affair between Betty Bjurström, the beautiful, famous dancer, and Renato Senise, film producer and Allied Intelligence agent, has taken on an almost mythical dimension.

Discover what it takes to make your own sunshine with Freed by Flamenco, the captivating story of one woman's journey to discover happiness and freedom through flamenco dancing. This true story will show you how to persevere, find purpose, and take control of your own life. By listening to this book, you can reclaim your freedom and gain the confidence to take charge of your life, achieve a deep sense of joy and fulfillment through self-expression, and transform your life with the power of a passion that brings you joy, whether it is flamenco or some other art form or perhaps sport.

Why we matter. Von Kindesbeinen an zieht es Ana Milva Gomes auf die Bühne. Mit außergewöhnlichem Talent, viel harter Arbeit und unbändigem Willen erkämpft sich die Tochter kapverdischer Immigranten erfolgreich Musical-Hauptrollen in »Mamma Mia!«, »Sister Act« oder »Cats«. Doch abseits des Scheinwerferlichts stößt die sympathische Künstlerin immer wieder an die Grenzen einer monochromen Gesellschaft.

Thalia Mara's story spans the history of dance in the twentieth century and the rise of the arts in her adopted city of Jackson, Mississippi. As an adolescent Mara (1911–2003) studied with renowned Russian teacher Adolph Bolm, who recommended she go at age sixteen to Paris for further study. During a tour in Europe and South America, she met her partner in dance and life, Arthur Mahoney, and they dazzled the world with their breathtaking performances during the 1930s and '40s. The two were named codirectors of Jacob's Pillow in 1947, gracing the cover of Life magazine that year.

In the pantheon of American modernists, few figures loom larger than Martha Graham. One of the greatest choreographers ever to live, Graham pioneered a revolutionary dance technique—primal, dynamic, and rooted in the emotional life of the body—that upended traditional vocabulary and shaped generations of dancers and choreographers across the globe. Over her sweeping career, she founded what is now the oldest dance company in the country and produced nearly two hundred ballets, many of them masterpieces.

This is Holland's Got Talent juror Dan Karaty's devastating, moving, and painfully honest account of his life before, during, and after rehab. Choreographer Dan Karaty is living the life: he is traveling around the world partying, garnering attention, and making money. When he joins the jury of So You Think You Can Dance and Holland's Got Talent the Dutch audience falls for the charms of this smiling American. But behind his smile, Dan is hiding a big secret. He's an alcoholic. The more successful Dan becomes, the more he drinks.

¡Ella es Gilda! La reina indiscutida de la cumbia argentina. Una maestra de escuela que dejó todo para perseguir su sueño de cantar, a principios de los años ´90. Sus temas todavía se escuchan muchísimo: "No me arrepiento de este amor", "Corazón valiente", "No es mi despedida", "Sigo el ritmo" y tantos más. Gilda era capaz de llevar su música a lugares donde pocos iban, como las cárceles, y establecía siempre una relación muy particular con el público de sus recitales.

羽生結弦は、いかにして唯一無二の存在となったのか。膨大な取材メモから紐解く、絶対王者の素顔――。

Balletdanser, skoleleder, førstedame, underviser, koreograf og instruktør. Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter er dedikeret til balletten. Hun har været tilknyttet Det Kongelige Teater i 66 år, og hun arbejder stadig. Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter fortæller i erindringsbogen På skrå brædder og bonede gulve til journalist Trine Munk-Petersen om sin opvækst i en teaterfamilie, om skiftende balletmestre, verdenskendte dansere, turneer, det daglige arbejde bag kulisserne og ikke mindst om Danmarks store koreograf, som hun gør alt for at holde levende: August Bournonville.

Norman Mathews was born in the wrong town, the wrong era, and with the wrong name. What’s a boy to do? He conjured up a more enticing, imaginary world to better navigate the perils of childhood. Dreams of a life in the theater and of passionate romance were stymied by lack of self-assurance.

Bailarina norteamericana del siglo XX, hija de un matrimonio desunido y finalmente divorciado, de vida polémica hasta casi la inmoralidad, inquieta y autodidacta neta, su instinto la inclinó hacia el baile desde muy pequeña. Hoy se le recuerda como uno de los mayores talentos que ha dado la danza moderna.

Musical director and arranger David Loud, a legendary Broadway talent, recounts his wildly entertaining and deeply poignant trek through the wilderness of his childhood and the edge-of-your-seat drama of a career on, in, under, and around Broadway for decades. He reveals his struggle against the ravages of Parkinson's and triumphs repeatedly. This memoir is also a remarkable love letter to music. Loud is the Ted Lasso of the theater business, ever the optimist!

This is the true story of a young dancer, whose naïve dream of working in the Far East turns into a nightmare. She finds herself in a plethora of situations, which she is ill-equipped to deal with. Dancing her way across South Korea with two friends, she is propositioned by the Mafia, turned away by the British Embassy, caught in a student riot, and taken to Korean brothels.