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Degas and the Dance: The Painter and the Petits Rats, Perfecting Their Art
Degas and the Dance The Painter and the Petits Rats Perfecting Their Art Author:Susan Goldman Rubin A great artist offers every young ballerina an invitation to the dance. The dance paintings of Edgar Degas are beloved around the world. For the first time, here is a book that reveals the intriguing world of ballet dancers behind the scenes-as shown exclusively through the life and work of Degas. Observing the young students, called petits ra... more »ts, Degas discovered that ballet training is much like creating art: it takes hard work and practice. As the "little rats" repeated their steps, Degas drew their poses again and again, for like the ballerinas, he was determined to achieve perfection. More than 30 Degas paintings and drawings capture each step of the journey from little girl to prima ballerina in this absorbing picture-book biography.« less