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100 1  Kelly, Deirdre,|d1960- 
245 10 Ballerina :|bsex, scandal, and suffering behind the symbol
       of perfection /|cDeirdre Kelly. 
263    1210 
264  1 Vancouver :|bGreystone Books,|c2012. 
300    ix, 254 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  The feminization of ballet -- Pimps, poverty, and prison -
       - Bonfire ballerina -- Striving and starving for attention
       -- Laboring under an illusion -- Changes afoot. 
520    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 the stories of great dancers such as Anna Pavlova, 
       Isadora Duncan, Suzanne Farrell, Gelsey Kirkland, and 
       Evelyn Hart, Deirdre Kelly exposes the true rigors for 
       women in ballet. She rounds her critique with examples of 
       how the world of ballet is slowly evolving for the better.
       But to ensure that this most graceful of dance forms 
       survives into the future, she says that the time has come 
       to rethink ballet, to position the ballerina at its center
       and accord her the respect she deserves. 
650  0 Ballerinas. 
650  0 Ballerinas|vBiography. 
650  0 Ballet dancing|xHistory. 
650  0 Ballet dancing|xSocial aspects. 
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