A Dancer in Wartime: One girl's journey from the Blitz to Sadler's Wells - Hardcover

Lynne, Gillian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0701185996 ISBN 13: 9780701185992

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, 2011

Synopsis

Gillian Lynne is one of the world's pre-eminent choreographers, the groundbreaking creative force behind blockbusters such as Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. But she started her career as a ballerina, and learnt to dance alongside Margot Fonteyn, Moira Shearer, Beryl Grey and Frederick Ashton during the Second World War.

A Dancer in Wartime tells the story of Gillian's extraordinary childhood. From Miss Madeleine Sharp's Ballet Class for Young Ladies in Bromley, to being evacuated with her theatre school to rural Leicestershire; from performing in the West End with doodlebugs falling to touring a devastated Europe, the early years were hard, exciting and dramatic. And when the call came to join Sadler's Wells - well, what ballerina hopeful could have asked for more?

About this title

Review:

"An extraordinary tale" (Daily Telegraph)

"Dance historians will be as charmed by this sidelight on dance as ambitious girls will be inspired by Lynne's description of the dancer's life" (The Times)

"A beautiful tale of a young woman's talent, determination - and star quality" (Baz Bamigboye Daily Mail)

"Wonderfully nostalgic and magical" (Easy Living)

"Gillian's journey through dance is a story of passion and devotion that should be read by everyone, not just dance lovers." (Arlene Phillips)

Book Description:

A unique memoir about ballet, the war and a peerless group of dancers

About this edition

• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0701185996
• ISBN 13: 9780701185992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304