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Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
Ballerina Sex Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
Author: Deirdre Kelly
Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection— the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century, who often led double lives as concubines, through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800?s and the anorexic and bulimic baller...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781926812663
ISBN-10: 1926812662
Publication Date: 10/16/2012
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Greystone Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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