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

by Deirdre Kelly

Book Overview

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, through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800's and the anorexic and bulimic ballerinas of George Balanchine, starvation and exploitation have plagued ballerinas throughout history. Using...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1926812662
• ISBN13: 9781926812663
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"