Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection by Deirdre Kelly

Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection

Deirdre Kelly

272 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history sports informative reflective slow-paced
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Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection— the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century, who often led double lives as concubines, ...

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