From one of America's finest, and most celebrated, classical dancers--former principal dancer for more than three decades with the New York City Ballet--comes the irresistible story of an exhilarating life in dance.
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From one of America's finest, and most celebrated, classical dancers--former principal dancer for more than three decades with the New York City Ballet--comes the irresistible story of an exhilarating life in dance.
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Add this copy of I Was a Dancer to cart. $31.10, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Knopf.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Crisp, clean, unmarked copy. The binding is tight, corners sharp. A couple of small bumps to panel edges, otherwise like new. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.
Add this copy of I Was a Dancer to cart. $82.56, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Knopf.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Signed and inscribed by author Jacque D'Amboise to previous owner on title page. Hard bound in dust jacket. First edition.
Add this copy of I Was a Dancer: a Memoir to cart. $200.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Knopf.
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Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated in black & white. 439pp. 8vo, white boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 2011. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed on title page by Jacques d'Amboise.
If you want a glimpse of what Peter Pan would be like in advanced years, take a peek inside this engaging book but someone who writes as well as he danced. Jacques D'Amboise was electric as a dancer -- the sparks that flew off him were almost palpable. But that was years ago, and instead of writing a book of "and then I danced...", he's written a life story that is so sincere, honest, full of passion and vitality, that the story could only be his.
Rather than bog down the non-balletomane with arcane dance business, he tells stories that are engaging and informative, all the while making you fall in love with his family, and most of all, him.
The only question is the title, clearly reminiscent of Nureyev's film "I am a Dancer", and yet Rudi is the only dancer of note from those years not mentioned. Curious.