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Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, And Suffering Behind The Symbol Of Perfection (2012)

by Deirdre Kelly(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1926812662 (ISBN13: 9781926812663)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Greystone Books

review 1: The best thing about this book, about ballet and about what ballerinas have been put through and have done to themselves, is the assurance with which Deirdre Kelly speaks of the ballerina. She definitely speaks of them as strong, self-empowered people with their own minds and their own wants in a way that is sadly lacking in most ballerina narratives. This book is a fresh take on a much beloved and much examined subject - showing the truth without belittling those she is exposing.
review 2: Excellent, albeit brief, history of the role of the ballerina in France, Russia and the United States. This book provides an excellent introduction into the genre and paints a horribly negative picture of what the ballerina has endured over time. Like many women, I alway... mores idealized the ballerina as the perfect human form with an incredible talent that few could master. The real story is that these woman have been abused, degraded and paid poorly. The good news is that the attitude is changing to one where where these woman are viewed as athletes. However, the changes are currently taking didn't really convince me that the sacrifice that these women had made and the resulting payoffs were worth it. I certainly won't be encouraging my 4 year old daughter to go down the ballet path, that's for sure. less

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