Dancing past the light : the life of Tanaquil Le Clercq / Orel Protopopescu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Protopopescu, Orel Odinov, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ballet dancers--France--Biography.

Ballet dancers.

Poliomyelitis--Patients--France--Biography.

Poliomyelitis.

Ballerinas--France--Biography.

Ballerinas.

Ballet dancers--United States--Biography.

Poliomyelitis--Patients.

United States.

France.

Poliomyelitis--Patients--United States--Biography.

Le Clercq, Tanaquil.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 387 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2021]

Summary:

"Dancing Past the Light cinematically illuminates the glamorous and moving life story of Tanaquil "Tanny" Le Clercq (1929-2000), one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the twentieth century, describing her brilliant stage career, her struggle with polio, and her important work as a dance teacher, coach, photographer, and writer.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Her Last Tour

2. Starting Out "Like a Real Ballerina..."

3. Two Paths Converge

4. A "Coltish" Muse

5. The Ballet Society Years

6. Birth of the New York City Ballet

7. Summer in Europe

8. A "Balanchine Ballerina"

9. Between Balanchine and Robbins, La Valse and The Cage

10. Cakewalk and Convalescence

11. A Reluctant Swan and a Dragonfly

12. Afternoon of a Faun

13. A Dewdrop and a Dance Hall Girl

14. "The Royal Family" on Tour

15. Warm Springs, Georgia

16. A New Reality

17. Testing Times

18. A Book Launches, a Marriage Ends

19. The Dance Theatre of Harlem Years

20. "A Breath, a Memory, Then Gone"

21. The Final Chapter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813069025

9780813069029

OCLC:

1237354108

Publisher Number:

99988508724