After the Applause Stops: Who Are You When You No Longer Do What You've Been Doing for Years? Contributor(s): Jasperson, Sally Bailey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1543447740 ISBN-13: 9781543447743 Publisher: Xlibris OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
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BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet |
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 6" W x 9" (0.20 lbs) 52 pages |
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Publisher Description: Who are you when you no longer do what you've been doing for years? It is the big question facing anyone who retires. It is something any retiree can relate to, and any retiree could have a story here. However, I'm going to limit my stories to those of ballet dancers--top ballet dancers--because their situation is the most extreme, I think. They start younger, grow up in a rarified atmosphere, mostly see only each other, and become more and more removed from ordinary life. They also succeed, which not all dancers do, and this leaves them open to a rare experience--the feeling of complete power and control over a situation, as in a performance when everything just happens to click. |