Dancing Spirit : An Autobiography

Kaplan, Howard, Jamison, Judith

ISBN 10: 0385425589 / ISBN 13: 9780385425582

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP21429149

Synopsis:

A Black superstar of American dance recounts her life and career, describing her discovery by Agnes DeMille and her collaboration with Alvin Ailey

From the Inside Flap: on is, in every sense, a towering figure. Her commanding physical presence and extraordinary technique have made her not only a superstar of American dance and an innovator in her field, but also an inspiration to African Americans, to women, and to people of all origins around the world. Last November, Doubleday published Dancing Spirit, this remarkable woman's autobiography. Now, with Anchor's paperback publication, an even wider audience can trace the steps of her career: her early years in Philadelphia, where she began studying dance at the age of six, her discovery by Agnes de Mille; years of frustration and struggle in a field that favored petite, fair, White women; her legendary collaboration with Alvin Ailey; her work on Broadway in the musical Sophisticated Ladies ; the formation of

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dancing Spirit : An Autobiography
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good