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02732aam a2200409 i 4500 001 EB86D496477411EC81CA9FE82DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211117010121 008 200926t20212021flua 000 0aeng d 020 $a 9780813066899 020 $a 0813066891 035 $a (OCoLC)1197848939 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d SFR $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d ILC $d VP@ $d TCJ $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a GV1785.L326 $b A3 2021 082 04 $a 792.8/028092 $2 23 100 1 $a Larsen, Gavin, $e author. 245 10 $a Being a ballerina : $b the power and perfection of a dancing life / $c Gavin Larsen. 246 30 $a Power and perfection of a dancing life 264 1 $a Gainesville, FL : $b University Press of Florida, $c [2021] 300 $a xii, 253 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer's continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an artist. Starting with her arrival as a young beginner at a class too advanced for her, Larsen tells how the embarrassing mistake ended up helping her learn quickly and advance rapidly. In other stories of her early teachers, training, and auditions, she explains how she gradually came to understand and achieve what she and her body were capable of. Larsen then re-creates scenes from her experiences in dance companies, from unglamorous roles to exhilarating performances. Working as a ballerina was shocking and scary at first, she says, recalling unexpected injuries, leaps of faith, and her constant struggle to operate at the level she wanted--but full of enormously rewarding moments. Larsen also reflects candidly on her difficult decision to retire at age 35"-- $c Publisher's description. 600 10 $a Larsen, Gavin. 650 0 $a Ballet dancers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Ballerinas $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Ballet. 600 17 $a Larsen, Gavin. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00402115 650 7 $a Ballerinas. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00826015 650 7 $a Ballet. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00826017 650 7 $a Ballet dancers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00826041 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919894 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117020904.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EB86D496477411EC81CA9FE82DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search