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  • Mao's Last Dancer

    by Li Cunxin ...
    Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world.When a trip to Texas as part of a rare ... Read more

    R184,10

  • Prima Donna

    by Karen Swan ...
    Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight.Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it.Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her ... Read more

    R190,54

  • Ballerina Body

    Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Lighter, Stronger, and More Graceful You

    by Misty Copeland ...
    In her first health and fitness book, celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland shows you how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to refine the body you were born with to be lean, strong and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines and words of inspiration.Misty offers her own time-tested, ballet-inspired movements that are perfect for women who want to ... Read more

    R341,42

  • Power (The Faces of Evil 3)

    by Debra Webb ...
    Series series The Faces of Evil
    For fans of Karen Rose, Katia Lief and Mary Burton comes the latest romantic thriller from bestselling author, Debra Webb.Sometimes the truth is too dangerous to find...Things are getting better for Jess Harris. Newly appointed as Deputy Chief of Birmingham, Alabama's major crime division, she's hoping to leave the troubles of her past behind. The only problem is that her ex-lover, Police Chief ... Read more

    R98,54

  • Ballet Beautiful

    by Mary Helen Bowers ...
    Get the strong, toned and graceful figure of a dancer – without the rigorous training!Mary Helen Bowers has helped tone and sculpt the bodies of a whole host of celebrities, including Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan, plus Liv Tyler, Zooey Deschanel and Helena Christensen. Now, in this fantastic fitness guide, she reveals her exercise, diet and lifestyle plan for transforming your whole ... Read more

    R276,22

  • Bolshoi Confidential

    Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

    by Simon Morrison ...
    On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on to preserve Russia’s lengthy artistic legacy and to mirror its neo-imperial ambitions. As ... Read more

    R159,03

  • Life in Motion

    An Unlikely Ballerina

    by Misty Copeland ...
    When Misty Copeland first placed her hands on the ballet barre at an after-school community centre, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America's most groundbreaking dancers. A true prodigy, she was attempting in months roles that take most dancers years to master. But when Misty became caught between the control and comfort she found in ... Read more

    R248,27

  • HOPE: Indigo Ballet Series, book #2

    by Grier Cooper ...
    Perfection. Beauty. Pain. This is life for Indigo Stevens at the famed New York School of Ballet, where there's no such thing as weakness or privacy and every movement is scrutinized and judged. Indigo hopes she'll be chosen for the company, but her ballet teachers aren't talking and their silence is confusing.When Indigo is singled out for a coveted solo she feels her dreams are finally within ... Read more

    R63,37 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tales of a Tiller Girl Part 1 of 3

    by Irene Holland ...
    A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her ... Read more

    Free

  • Apollo's Angels

    A History Of Ballet

    by Jennifer Homans ...
    Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where ballet was an aspect of aristocratic etiquette and a political event as much as it was an art. The story takes the reader from the sixteenth century through to our own time, from Italy and France to Britain, Denmark, Russia and contemporary America. The reader learns how ballet reflected political ... Read more

    R423,65

  • Everything is Under Control

    A Memoir with Recipes

    by Phyllis Grant ...
    ‘Grant whips up moments of intense emotion and life with the briefest of words and images. Throughout it all, food is the life source, comfort, energiser and inspiration bursting from the pages a la Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential.’ Stylist ‘What a beautiful, rich, poetic memoir this is. Phyllis writes of longing, suffering, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chefs, ... Read more

    R176,63

  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Ballet But Were Afraid to Ask

    by Grier Cooper ...
    Your burning ballet questions answered...• How do I become a professional ballet dancer?• What do ballerinas eat?or do they eat at all?• Are all men who wear tights gay?These are just a few of the questions you'll find answered here. Feel the pain of what it's like to wear pointe shoes, experience the terror of meeting hot, gun-toting guys while on tour with ballet companies in exotic, distant ... Read more

    Free

  • Wish (Indigo Ballet Series #1)

    by Grier Cooper ...
    For Indigo Stevens, ballet classes at Miss Roberta's ballet studio offer the stability and structure that are missing from her crazy home life. At almost 16, she hopes this is the year she will be accepted into the New York School of Ballet. First she must prove she's ready, and that means ignoring Jesse Sanders – the cute boy with dimples who is definitely at the top of Miss Roberta's List of ... Read more

    R63,37 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fundamentos de la Danza Clásica

    by Agrippina .Y Vaganova ...
    Fundamentos de la Danza Clásica de Agripina Vaganova es una obra central en el estudio y la práctica de la danza clásica. El Método Vaganova se ha convertido en uno de los sistemas de enseñanza más ampliamente respetados y utilizados en el mundo del ballet. El libro profundiza en los principios técnicos y pedagógicos que sustentan la danza clásica. Aborda una amplia gama de temas esenciales, ... Read more

    R479,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dancing Gourmet

    Recipes to Keep You on Your Toes!

    by Linda Hymes ...
    Professional ballerina and Le Cordon Bleu chef Linda Hymes marries the culinary and performing arts with over 100 easy to prepare recipes. Clear and concise step-by-step instructions create casual yet elegant meals that rely on healthy ingredients and vibrant spices. This unique book is a must for every cookbook lover! ... Read more

    R109,41

  • The Choreopolitics of Alain Platel's les ballets C de la B

    Emotions, Gestures, Politics

    Edited by Professor Christel Stalpaert, Guy Cools, Hildegard De Vuyst ...
    Series series Dance in Dialogue
    Les Ballets C de la B was founded by Alain Platel in 1984. Since then it has become a company that enjoys great success at home and abroad. Over the years, Platel has developed a unique choreographic oeuvre. His motto, 'This dance is for the world and the world is for everyone', reveals a deep social and political commitment.Through the three topics of emotions, gestures and politics, this book ... Read more

    R472,75

  • Reworking the Ballet

    Counter Narratives and Alternative Bodies

    by Vida L. Midgelow ...
    Challenging and unsettling their predecessors, modern choreographers such as Matthew Bourne, Mark Morris and Masaki Iwana have courted controversy and notoriety by reimagining the most canonical of Classical and Romantic ballets.In this book, Vida L. Midgelow illustrates the ways in which these contemporary reworkings destroy and recreate their source material, turning ballet from a classical ... Read more

    R997,00

  • 芭蕾裙下

    by 黃牧 ...
    掀開一張芭蕾的世界地圖，照看俄羅斯、英國、美國、歐洲等地的當代芭蕾藝術文化。作者周遊列國欣賞眾多芭蕾舞劇目，訪問當今知名的舞蹈員、撰寫賞評，旨在向讀者介紹絢爛多彩的芭蕾舞壇世界。 ... Read more

    R313,07

  • Dancing Through It

    My Journey in the Ballet

    by Jenifer Ringer ...
    “A glimpse into the fragile psyche of a dancer.” —The Washington PostJenifer Ringer, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, was thrust into the headlines after her weight was commented on by a New York Times critic, and her response ignited a public dialogue about dance and weight.Ballet aficionados and aspiring performers of all ages will want to join Ringer behind the scenes as she ... Read more

    R119,82

  • Barre Hopping at Midnight

    A Dani Spevak Short Story

    by Amanda Brice ...
    Series Book 2.5 - The Dani Spevak Mystery Series
    Aspiring ballerina-slash-amateur detective Dani Spevak is back in this humorous short story!Dani and her friends are spending spring break in beautiful Sedona, Arizona for the annual Southwest Teen Arts Festival. But how can she concentrate on performing when her not-quite-boyfriend is in town filing the lead in a hot new vampire movie... and he was seen kissing his costar?“I really dug Amanda ... Read more

    Free

  • Engaging Bodies

    The Politics and Poetics of Corporeality

    by Ann Cooper Albright ...
    Winner of the Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics (2014)For twenty-five years, Ann Cooper Albright has been exploring the intersection of cultural representation and somatic identity in dance. For Albright, dancing is a physical inquiry, a way of experiencing and participating in the world, and her writing reflects an interdisciplinary approach to seeing and thinking about dance. In her ... Read more

    R307,04 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Royal Opera House Guidebook

    by Royal Opera House ...
    The Royal Opera House receives over 1 million visitors a year. Published jointly by the ROH and Oberon Books, this is the first ever guide to the magnificently rebuilt theatre. The guide covers the fascinating and turbulent history of the theatre at Covent Garden since the early 18th century, its recent redevelopment, the majestic auditorium and Linbury Studio, rehearsal studios, and world-class ... Read more

    R139,83

  • The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100

    by alex trostanetskiy ...
    Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look ... Read more

    R72,88

  • The Physically Disabled Dancer and the Affirmative Model of Disability

    by Lawrence Shapiro ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This volume investigates the contributions and achievements of the physically disabled dancer while challenging and recognizing the inherent inequities in the field of integrated dance in the UK which currently places greater emphasis on the learning‑disabled performer.This is the first book ever written by a physically disabled dancer on the subject of physically disabled dancers. Inherent in ... Read more

    R1 046,86