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Ballroom!: Obsession And Passion Inside The World Of Competitive Dance [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Performing Arts)
  • Author:  Sharon Savoy
  • Author:  Sharon Savoy
  • ISBN-10:  081306001X
  • ISBN-10:  081306001X
  • ISBN-13:  9780813060019
  • ISBN-13:  9780813060019
  • Publisher:  University Press of Florida
  • Publisher:  University Press of Florida
  • Pages:  174
  • Pages:  174
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2014
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2014
  • SKU:  081306001X-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  081306001X-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 103230474
  • List Price: $19.95
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Gorgeous lines, exquisite beauty, and drama delightand that is just in the dressing room. . . . Ballroom! takes the reader on an extraordinary journey moving with Sharon in and through her competitions and life as a performer. A great read and a glorious ride.Dance Track Magazine

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Offers an enlightening inside view of the politics, biases, stresses, and strategies that characterize the competitive ballroom dance scene. . . . Terps of all stripes will relate to Savoys struggles with partners, costumes, the development of choreographic ideas, musical choices, performance mishaps, and the extreme discipline required of professionals in all forms of dance.Backstage

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Originally trained as a professional ballet dancer under George Balanchine of the prestigious School of American Ballet, Savoy segued into the world of ballroom dancing after being sidelined with an ankle injury, and she never looked back.For the Love of Books

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An incredible story of what it takes to make it in our world of glitz and glamor. . . . Through reading this book, people will see dancers in a new light.Elena Grinenko, World and National lĂ;