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"There's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width, called center center. James Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. The GLAMOUR. The VIRTUOSITY. The RIPPED MEN IN TIGHTS!"--
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"The beloved Peloton Instructor and Dancing with the Stars finalist chronicles his journey from small town North Carolina to New York City stardom in an empowering essay collection that reveals his secret to success: not taking yourself-or life-too seriously. Cody Rigsby has a lot of opinions: Kevin is the hottest Backstreet Boy; grape jelly is a crime against nature; if you wear flip-flops in New York City, you do not love yourself. But if there...
4) Téo's tutu
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Téo loves to dance, whether it's the cumbia with Papí, the bhangra with Amma, or ballet class with Miss Lila. He also loves the way his tutu makes him feel, inside and out. But when it comes time to decide which outfit to wear in the big dance recital-a sparkly tutu or shimmering silver pants-Téo wonders if being his most authentic self on stage will put him too much in the spotlight.
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"David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist The New Yorker described as 'the most exciting male ballet dancer in the Western world,' presents an intimate journey through his artistic life up to the moment he returns to the stage after a devastating injury almost cost him his career. While rich in detail ballet fans will adore, this is a book that anyone interested in a life of...
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"Hapless nightclub hatcheck boy Red Skelton loves glamorous chanteuse Lucille Ball. Handsome hoofer Gene Kelly loves her too. And Lucy? Lucy loves money. Then Red mistakenly gulps down a Mickey Finn and dreams he's in 18th-century France. Before you can powder your wig, a throng of suitors--Red, Gene, King Louis XV, a dashing rebel, a sinister duke and just about everybody--loves Lucy! This glittery, tune-filled bonbon features a supporting cast of...
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Scope and content: Scrapbook compiled by Joseph R. Citti (1912-2003). The scrapbook documents his time working as a performer in 1933. The scrapbook, which is not in chronological order, contains mostly loose undated newspaper clippings about and reviews of a production called the Gaieties of 1933. Also included is a 1933 cast roster on Belmont Theater letterhead, two blank Actor's Equality Diplomas, contest rules, a completed entry form and a damaged...
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Scope and content: This collection documents the many recitals, performances, and musical revues co-produced in Nashville by Sarah Jeter and Louise Smith between 1927 and 1940 in the course of their affiliation with Ward-Belmont, the Studio of Dancing, the School of Dancing of the Nashville Conservatory of Music, and the Dance Center. Also documented is information about their schools, their teaching, and performances by their students, as well as...
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Scope and content: Papers of Cynthia Maddux, documenting her personal life; her dance education in Nashville, Tenn. with instructor Albertine Maxwell; her international career as a professional dancer in the 1970s and its sudden end; and her struggles with mental illness in the years that followed. Among the dancers documented in this collection are: Jose Molina; Luis Montero; Nala Najan; La Meri; Luis Rivera; Madame Sahomi Tachibana; Bhaskar; and...