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Body of a Dancer

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Dance to the Rhythm of Pain

Body of a Dancer is an illuminating autobiography that dives deep into the gritty reality of being a modern dancer in New York during the 90s. Through her own personal experiences and those of her fellow dancers, D'Aoust gives an honest and raw account of the indescribable sacrifices and discipline required by the art form. Anyone who has a passion for dance or is considering entering the world of modern dance will appreciate D'Aoust's unvarnished portrayal.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Renée E. D'Aoust
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ISBN: 9780983294412
Authors: Renée E. D'Aoust
Publisher: Etruscan Press
Date of Publication: 2011-11-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.47
(rated by 58 readers)

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2011 Finalist for ForeWord Review's Book of the Year Award in Autobiography/Memoir "A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."—Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's Kisses The award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained at the prestigious Martha Graham Center, D'Aoust intertwines accounts of her own and other dancers' lives with essays on modern dance history. A dancer's body, scarred, strained, and tough, bears witness to the discipline demanded by the art form. Body of a Dancer provides a powerful, acidly comic record of what it is to love, and eventually leave, a life centered on dance. "D'Aoust describes in great candor and plainspoken wit all the idiosyncrasies of dancers and their necessary ""Leave home, leave country, forget secondary education, forget any guarantee of a stable income, destroy naïve innocence about the body""— Shelf Awareness "With exquisite description, absolute honesty, and a clear compelling voice, Body of a Dancer offers an unforgettable account of one artist’s bittersweet journey."—Dinty W. Moore Renée E. D'Aoust 's essays have been featured as notable essays in Best American Essays in 2006, 2007, and 2009. Her nonfiction work has been included in the anthology Reading Dance , edited by Robert Gottlieb and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. D'Aoust is the recipient of an NEA Dance Criticism
 

Dance to the Rhythm of Pain

Body of a Dancer is an illuminating autobiography that dives deep into the gritty reality of being a modern dancer in New York during the 90s. Through her own personal experiences and those of her fellow dancers, D'Aoust gives an honest and raw account of the indescribable sacrifices and discipline required by the art form. Anyone who has a passion for dance or is considering entering the world of modern dance will appreciate D'Aoust's unvarnished portrayal.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.