Raising The Barre

Author : Lauren Kessler
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0738218324
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raising the Barre written by Lauren Kessler and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like generations of little girls, Lauren Kessler fell in love with ballet the first time she saw The Nutcracker, and from that day, at age five, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina. But when she was twelve, her very famous ballet instructor crushed those dreams -- along with her youthful self-assurance -- and she stepped away from the barre. Fast forward four decades. Lauren -- suddenly, powerfully, itchingly restless at midlife -- embarks on a "Transcontinental Nutcracker Binge Tour," where attending a string of performances in Chicago, New York, Boston, and San Francisco reignites her love affair with the ballet--and fuels her girlhood dream. What ensues is not only a story about The Nutcracker itself, but also an inside look at the seemingly romantic -- but oh-so-gritty -- world of ballet, about all that happens away from the audience's eye that precedes the magic on stage. It is a tale told from the perspective of someone who not only loves it, but is also seeking to live it. Lauren's quest to dance The Nutcracker with the Eugene Ballet Company tackles the big issues: fear, angst, risk, resilience, the refusal to "settle in" to midlife, the refusal to become yet another Invisible Woman. It is also a very funny, very real look at what it's like to push yourself further than you ever thought you could go -- and what happens when you get there.

Author : Thomas M. Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raising the Barre written by Thomas M. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jordan Matter
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780761189336
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dancers After Dark written by Jordan Matter and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancers After Dark is an amazing celebration of the human body and the human spirit, as dancers, photographed nude and at night, strike poses of fearless beauty. Without a permit or a plan, Jordan Matter led hundreds of the most exciting dancers in the world out of their comfort zones—not to mention their clothes—to explore the most compelling reaches of beauty and the human form. After all the risk and daring, the result is extraordinary: 300 dancers, 400 locations, more than 150 stunning photographs. And no clothes, no arrests, no regrets. Each image highlights the amazing abilities of these artists—and presents a core message to the reader: Say yes rather than no, and embrace the risks and opportunities that life presents.

Author : Sarah Wilbur
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819580538
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Funding Bodies written by Sarah Wilbur and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A cultural and structural analysis of the NEA's dance funding from its inception through the early 2000s. Wilbur studies how people in power engineer and translate institutional norms of arts recognition within dance, performance, and arts policy disclosure"--

Author : Richard Crouse
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770902813
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raising Hell written by Richard Crouse and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the 2012 release of The Devils, Raising Hell examines the film from its inception through its reception.

Author : Gabby Douglas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780310740704
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raising the Bar written by Gabby Douglas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic gold medalist shares the story of her life and how the people in her life helped to allow her to persevere and reach her dreams.

Author : Al Kavadlo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780938045458
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raising the Bar written by Al Kavadlo and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the art of bar calisthenics and forge the upper body of your dreams without the need for weights, machines, or gym memberships! Kavadlo breaks down every type of exercise you can do with a pull-up bar. From basic two arm hangs to a one arm pull-up, the "bar master" takes you step by step through everything you need to do to build the chiseled frame you've always wanted.

Author : Richard Giorla
Publisher : HarperPB
ISBN 13 : 9780060786632
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raise the Barre written by Richard Giorla and published by HarperPB. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to Cardio Barre, the hot new fitness program, combines cardio, strength training, and stretching exercises into a dance-based workout designed to promote long, lean muscles, endurance, and flexibility. Reprint.

Author : Georgina Pazcoguin
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1250244293
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swan Dive written by Georgina Pazcoguin and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don't expect just tulle and toe shoes. In this fascinating insider's tale, NYCB dancer Pazcoguin reveals her world. . . . A striking debut." —People Award-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet—the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see from the orchestra circle. In this love letter to the art of dance and the sport that has been her livelihood, NYCB’s first Asian American female soloist Georgina Pazcoguin lays bare her unfiltered story of leaving small-town Pennsylvania for New York City and training amid the unique demands of being a hybrid professional athlete/artist, all before finishing high school. She pitches us into the fascinating, whirling shoes of dancers in one of the most revered ballet companies in the world with an unapologetic sense of humor about the cutthroat, survival-of-the-fittest mentality at NYCB. Some swan dives are literal: even in the ballet, there are plenty of face-plants, backstage fights, late-night parties, and raucous company bonding sessions. Rocked by scandal in the wake of the #MeToo movement, NYCB sits at an inflection point, inching toward progress in a strictly traditional culture, and Pazcoguin doesn’t shy away from ballet’s dark side. She continues to be one of the few dancers openly speaking up against the sexual harassment, mental abuse, and racism that in the past went unrecognized or was tacitly accepted as par for the course—all of which she has painfully experienced firsthand. Tying together Pazcoguin’s fight for equality in the ballet with her infectious and deeply moving passion for her craft, Swan Dive is a page-turning, one-of-a-kind account that guarantees you'll never view a ballerina or a ballet the same way again.

Author : Lauren Kessler
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1609613481
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Counterclockwise written by Lauren Kessler and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At this moment, one in three Americans is entering midlife, and many are wondering, "How did I get to be this old?" Plenty will turn to miracle creams, injections, fillers, and surgery to reverse the hands of time, but Kessler investigates the largely unexplored side of anti-aging: what it takes to be younger, not just look younger. Guided by an open but pleasantly skeptical mind, a thirst for adventure, and a sense of humor, she investigates America's youth obsession and decides, on a very personal level, what to do about it. She is at once the careful reporter, the immersion journalist, the self-designated lab rat, and a midlife woman who is not interested in being as old as her driver's license insists she is. Counterclockwise is a lively quest to discover how to maintain stamina, vitality, fortitude, and creativity right to the very end. "The human smile is an anti-gravity device. Kessler's delightful, witty book actually takes 20 yearsoff your face!"—Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Gulp