The Dancer S Promise

Author : Olivia Horrox
Publisher : Embla Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1471415813

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The Dancer's Promise by Olivia Horrox Pdf

'Oh my gosh! What a beautifully written story!... I totally loved it... I literally could not stop reading... This is a must if you like historical fiction!!' Reader review 5 stars When their father loses the family fortune, and their mother locks herself away, sisters Grace and Clementine are left to raise themselves in a grand London house that is slowly falling apart around them. Each of them is determined to one day restore their fortunes and their family name and make a promise to do just that. Clementine dreams of being a star on stage, a celebrated ballerina who will tour the world, earning fame and fortune. She is adamant she won't put her fate into a man's hands but take charge of it herself. Grace, in contrast, sees security in a good marriage. Their eligible new American neighbour, with wealth, charm and looks, seems like the perfect match. But when Clementine falls unexpectedly in love, it throws both sisters' lives into turmoil and forces each of them to ask if they are prepared to break their promise for a chance at true love... A beautifully imagined historical novel about the bond between sisters and a changing world. Perfect for fans of Tracy Rees, Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton. Readers love The Dancer's Promise : 'Brilliant... I loved the characters Grace and Clementine a true story of sisterly love and support in such difficult times... Truly memorable read... touching and inspiring' Reader review 5 stars 'What a treat! With its mystery element thrown in to enhance the plot, I found the time sped by and I was lost in another time and place' Reader review 5 stars

Author : Robert N. Munsch,Holly Harris,Michael Kusugak
Publisher : Dramatic Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0871294931

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A Promise is a Promise by Robert N. Munsch,Holly Harris,Michael Kusugak Pdf

". . . warmth and humor of Munsch at his best".--Globe and Mail. Full-color illustrations.

Author : Julia A. Ericksen
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780814722855

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Dance with Me by Julia A. Ericksen Pdf

Rumba music starts and a floor full of dancers alternate clinging to one another and turning away. Here, Julia Ericksen, a competitive ballroom dancer herself, takes the reader onto the competition floor exploring the allure of this hyper-competitive, difficult, and often expensive activity.

Author : Robin Preiss Glasser,Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
Publisher : Random House Studio
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593181027

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Gloria's Promise (American Ballet Theatre) by Robin Preiss Glasser,Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling illustrator and former ballet soloist Robin Preiss Glasser comes a story about a young ballet dancer whose boundless determination makes her dream of dancing with the American Ballet Theatre come true. Gloria has a very big dream: to be admitted to the summer program at the American Ballet Theatre. The day of the audition arrives, and Gloria couldn’t be more excited! She can’t wait to dance and show the world what she can do. In the ABT studios, she gets a peek into a glorious room filled with pointe shoes, ballet dancers getting fitted for tutus, and an awe-inspiring company rehearsal. She can barely believe her eyes! During the audition, Gloria is determined to make an impression by pushing herself to be her best. But when she falls in front of the teacher, she wonders if her determination will be enough. Robin Preiss Glasser, the bestselling illustrator of the internationally renowned Fancy Nancy series, brings exquisite and authentic details to every illustration as only a former professional ballet soloist can do. This story about a determined dancer who is working hard to achieve her dream is sure to thrill ballet students everywhere.

Author : Karen Kingsbury
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781418578718

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A Time to Dance by Karen Kingsbury Pdf

John and Abby Reynolds were the perfect couple, sharing a love born of childhood friendship and deep family ties. They are envied by their friends, cherished by their children, admired by their peers. But John and Abby are about to lose it all. On the verge of having an affair, John is no more the man Abby married than she is the long-ago girl of his dreams. They are strangers whose days of dancing seem gone forever. They gather their three children to announce their plans, but before they can speak, their daughter makes an announcement of her own: she's getting married in the summer. Abby and John determine not to ruin their daughter's season of happiness, but as the wedding nears they are haunted by questions. Is the decision they've made irreversible? Are there times when marriage--even the marriage between two people of faith--is truly beyond repair? And is it possible, alone in the moonlight on an old wooden pier, to once more find ... a time to dance?

Author : Madhu Kapoor
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dice... Doodle...Droll...Dance! by Madhu Kapoor Pdf

The book explores the wonders of philosophical thoughts and their delightful effect in such a way that it gives the impression of a buffet with several main courses, desserts, fruits, vegetables, and a pile of absurd things. It challenges one’s faith and pushes one to the brink of the abyss. One is given bits only that are outside any structural-frame-work. The way of thinking delving deep into common sense may demolish the structure of one’s thought. There is no guarantee that the end of one’s inquiry will leave one the same person which one was at the beginning. These pieces are inconclusive-conclusions of paradoxes, which the author crossed across. The writing may look little dicey to the reader but with the tool of doodle it digs the drolling existence to enhance the dancing fruition of the dice thrown on the cognitive-tabletop.

Author : Philip Schaff
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602065260

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers by Philip Schaff Pdf

Author : Joyce Aschenbrenner
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Choreographers
ISBN : 0252027590

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Katherine Dunham by Joyce Aschenbrenner Pdf

She believes that dancing involves the development of an entire person and that the rituals and traditions of dance are integral to the study of culture. Throughout her career she has been a living model of the socially responsible artist working to wet cultural appetites and combat social injustice. Building on Dunham's published memoirs. A Touch of Innocence and Island Possessed. Joyce Aschenbrenner's multifaceted portrait blends personal observations based on her own interactions with Dunham, archival documents, and interviews with Dunham's colleagues, students, and members of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. Integrating these sources, Aschenbrenner characterizes the social, familial, and cultural environment of Dunham's upbringing and the intellectual and artistic community she embraced at the University of Chicago that laid the groundwork for her development as a dancer, anthropologist, and humanitarian.

Author : Hanna Järvinen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137407733

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Dancing Genius by Hanna Järvinen Pdf

Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history.

Author : Helen Thomas,Stacey Prickett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781315306537

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The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies by Helen Thomas,Stacey Prickett Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies maps out the key features of dance studies as the field stands today, while pointing to potential future developments. It locates these features both historically—within dance in particular social and cultural contexts—and in relation to other academic influences that have impinged on dance studies as a discipline. The editors use a thematically based approach that emphasizes that dance scholarship does not stand alone as a single entity, but is inevitably linked to other related fields, debates, and concerns. Authors from across continents have contributed chapters based on theoretical, methodological, ethnographic, and practice-based case studies, bringing together a wealth of expertise and insight to offer a study that is in-depth and wide-ranging. Ideal for scholars and upper-level students of dance and performance studies, The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies challenges the reader to expand their knowledge of this vibrant, exciting interdisciplinary field.

Author : Andrew Holleran
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0060937068

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Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran Pdf

One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hours discos to Fire Island's deserted parks and lavish orgies, Malone looks high and low for meaningful companionship. The person he finds is Sutherland, a campy quintessential queen -- and one of the most memorable literary creations of contemporary fiction. Hilarious, witty, and ultimately heartbreaking, Dancer from the Dance is truthful, provocative, outrageous fiction told in a voice as close to laughter as to tears.

Author : Johnny Clegg
Publisher : Pan Macmillan South africa
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770107595

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Scatterling of Africa by Johnny Clegg Pdf

‘There are moments in life that are pure, and which seem to hang in the air, unhitched from the everyday world as we know it. Suspended for a few seconds, they float in their own space and time with their own hidden prospects. For want of a better term, we call these moments “magical” and when we remember them they are cloaked in a halo of special meaning.’ For 14-year-old Johnny Clegg, hearing Zulu street music as plucked on the strings of a guitar by Charlie Mzila one evening outside a corner café in Bellevue, Johannesburg, was one such ‘magical’ moment. The success story of Juluka and later Savuka, and the cross-cultural celebration of music, language, story, dance and song that stirred the hearts of millions across the world, is well documented. Their music was the soundtrack to many South Africans’ lives during the turbulent 70s and 80s as the country moved from legislated oppression to democratic freedom. It crossed borders, boundaries and generations, resonating around the world and back again. Less known is the story of how it all began and developed. Scatterling of Africa is that origin story, as Johnny Clegg wrote it and wanted it told. It is the story of how the son of an unconventional mother, grandson of Jewish immigrants, came to realise that identity can be a choice, and home is a place you leave and return to as surely as the seasons change.

Author : Olivia Horrox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Americans
ISBN : 1399168843

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The Dancer's Promise by Olivia Horrox Pdf

1936. After their father loses their family fortune, and their mother locks herself away, sisters Grace and Clementine are left to raise themselves in a grand London house that is slowly falling apart around them. Each of them is determined to one day restore their money and the family name, and makes a promise to do just that. Clementine dreams of being a celebrated ballerina who will tour the world. She is adamant she won't put her fate into a man's hands, but take charge of it herself. Grace, in contrast, sees security in a good marriage. Their new American neighbour - with wealth, charm, and looks - seems like the perfect match. But when Clementine falls unexpectedly in love, it throws both sisters' lives into turmoil, and forces each of them to ask if they are prepared to break their promise for a chance at true love...

Author : Victoria Phillips
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190610364

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Martha Graham's Cold War by Victoria Phillips Pdf

Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Columbia University, 2013, titled Strange commodity of cultural exchange: Martha Graham and the State Department on tour, 1955-1987.

Author : Juliet McMains
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780819567741

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Glamour Addiction by Juliet McMains Pdf

Behind the scenes of DanceSport.