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Broadway, Balanchine & beyond : a memoir / Bettijane Sills, with Elizabeth McPherson ; foreword by Carol K. Walker. by Sills, Bettijane, author. Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2019] Subjects Sills, Bettijane.   Balanchine, George.   Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography.   Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9780813056258 (paperback) : 081305625X (paperback) : Description:  xi, 178 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  Bettijane Sills offers a highly personal look at the art and practice of George Balanchine, one of ballet's greatest choreographers, and the inner workings of his world-renowned company during its golden years. Sills recounts her years as a child actor in television and on Broadway, a career choice largely driven by her mother, and describes her transition into pursuing her true passion: dance. She was a student in Balanchine's School of American Ballet throughout her childhood and teen years, until her dream was achieved. She was invited to join New York City Ballet in 1961 as a member of the corps de ballet and worked her way up to the level of soloist. Winningly honest and intimate, Sills lets readers peek behind the curtains to see a world that most people have never experienced firsthand. She tells stories of taking classes with Balanchine, dancing in the original casts of some of his most iconic productions, working with a number of the company's most famous dancers, and participating in the company's first Soviet Union tour during the Cold War and Cuban Missile Crisis. She walks us through her years in New York City Ballet first as a member of the corps de ballet, then a soloist dancing some principal roles, finally as one of the "older" dancers teaching her roles to newcomers while being encouraged to retire. She reveals the unglamorous parts of tour life, jealousy among company members, and Balanchine's complex relationships with women.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 792.8028 Sills Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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