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Dancing to Freedom

2008-07-22 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2008-07-22
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 773/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Dancing to Freedom by : Li Cunxin

Download or read book Dancing to Freedom written by Li Cunxin. This book was released on 2008-07-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a poor village in northern China, a small boy named Li Cunxin was given the chance of a lifetime. Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America. From there his career took flight, and he danced in cities around the world—never forgetting his family, who urged him to follow his dreams.

Beyond the Dance

2009-06-05 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2009-06-05
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 647/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Beyond the Dance by : Chan Hon Goh

Download or read book Beyond the Dance written by Chan Hon Goh. This book was released on 2009-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award Nominated for The Rocky Mountain Book Award (An Alberta Children's Choice Book Award) Nominated for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction An elegant, expressive dancer, Chan Hon Goh is one of the ballet world’s great stars. She is a brilliant technician possessing a delicate beauty and radiant stage presence. Born in Beijing to dancer parents, she tells the story of their flight to Canada from an oppressive regime that thwarted her father’s career, her rigorous training, and her battle to achieve acceptance as the only Chinese-born prima ballerina in the history of the National Ballet. This fascinating look at the life of a dancer will appeal not only to the legions of Chan Hon Goh’s admirers and to students of ballet, but also to young readers who understand what it is to pursue a dream.

I Want to Be Ready

2010-05-04 Performing Arts
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Release : 2010-05-04
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 842/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis I Want to Be Ready by : Danielle Goldman

Download or read book I Want to Be Ready written by Danielle Goldman. This book was released on 2010-05-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A conceptual framework for understanding the development of improvised dance in late 20th-century America

Mao's Last Dancer

2009-04-02 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2009-04-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 22X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Mao's Last Dancer by : Li Cunxin

Download or read book Mao's Last Dancer written by Li Cunxin. This book was released on 2009-04-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Li Cunxin tells his story, tracing his life from his early childhood among the Chinese peasantry and his being thrust into the world of ballet, through his winning a scholarship to America and his eventual defection to the West in 1981, knowing that he would never see his family again.

Dancing with Life

2021-03
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Release : 2021-03
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Book Rating : 601/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Dancing with Life by : Dhyanis Carniglia

Download or read book Dancing with Life written by Dhyanis Carniglia. This book was released on 2021-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Travel Memoir by Dhyanis Carniglia. Fleeing with a toddler from a dangerous marriage, Dhyanis travels across several continents on her quest to become a self-sustaining artist. During a time of cataclysmic shifting norms in San Francisco, she sets off with her daughter to live in Quebec, Mexico, The Sierras, Hawaii, England, Portugal, Greece, Morocco, and Egypt. She takes us on her engaging feminist journey, laced with elements of peril and driven by the appetites of youth. Her faith often challenged, Dhyanis follows her heart wherever in the world it leads. In her search for self-expression, Dhyanis becomes a professional belly dancer. With creativity and resilience she overcomes predicaments and self-doubt in her search for her true calling and true love. This book inspires readers to laugh, cry, and dance along with Dhyanis. Her extraordinary adventures may dare you to travel, create, and love.

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