Dancing Spirit

Jamison, Judith

ISBN 10: 0385425570 / ISBN 13: 9780385425575

Published by Doubleday, 1993

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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  <i>Dancing Spirit</i>, 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  <i>Sophisticated Ladies</i> ; the formation of  

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dancing Spirit
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: very_good