I was a dancer
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2011.
Physical Desc
xv, 439 pages : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Status
Adult Nonfiction / BIOGRAPHY
927.928 / DAMBO, J / i was da
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2011.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In this spirited memoir, Jacques d'Amboise, one of America's most celebrated classical dancers, and former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for more than three decades, tells the story of his life in dance, and of America's most renowned and admired dance companies. He writes of his mother dragging her son and daughter to ballet class. We see him, a neighborhood tough, on the streets, fighting with neighborhood gangs, and taking ten classes a week at the School of American Ballet; being taught by Balanchine and other great teachers. We meet Balanchine's succession of ballerina muses who inspired him to near-obsessive passion, dancers with whom d'Amboise partnered; of going to Hollywood and being offered a long-term contract at MGM; and of the moment when he realizes his dancing career is over and he begins a new life teaching children all over the world about the arts through the magic of dance.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
D'Amboise, J. (2011). I was a dancer . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-. 2011. I Was a Dancer. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-. I Was a Dancer Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)D'Amboise, Jacques. I Was a Dancer Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
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