Quick, Before the Music Stops - How Ballroom Dancing Saved My Life
Language: English
Published by Broadway Books, New York, 2008
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Goldring Books, Eastbourne, United KingdomGoldring Books
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An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. 259 pages. First Edition, First Printing. In her twenties, Janet Carlson was a successful competitive ballroom dancer, but she abandoned dancing to raise a family and pursue a more conventional profession as an editor for a luxury lifestyle magazine. Twenty years later, she seemed to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a glamorous job, and a handsome, talented husband. Despite all of her successes, she felt a terrible void - her marriage was deeply troubled, and she was somehow withdrawn in the very midst of her own life and the lives of her children. Then, one Valentine’s Day, her husband gave her ballroom dancing lessons as a gift, and everything changed. She discovered the joy, passion, and confidence she hadn’t realized had gone missing for so long. Over time, Janet discovers that ballroom dancing also contains the secrets to life and love: the give-and-take of dance, two bodies in rhythm and harmony, mirrors the reciprocity of human relationships. Total trust between partners is as vital on the dance floor as it is within a marriage. And yet, both partners - in dance and in life - must stand on their own two feet. The unadulterated joy Janet feels as she intuitively moves to the music speaks to the kind of absolute, whole-body happiness we were born to have. On the dance floor, she finds resolve in the waltz, self-confidence in the tango, and passion in nearly everything. Embracing dance once more allows her to let go of a marriage that was completely out of sync; put more heart and emotion into her work; find more time to truly be with her children; and ultimately rejoice in her intrinsic balance and poise. Told with precision, grace, and painstaking honesty, Quick, Before the Music Stops is the tale of one woman’s midlife renewal through dance, and how her newfound empowerment transcends the dance floor and becomes immediate and relevant in every aspect of her life. It shows us how to recognize and celebrate both our strengths and our flaws, reignite passion for the everyday, and how to step from the periphery into the light and surrender to the music. A1B Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…
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- Title
- Quick, Before the Music Stops - How Ballroom Dancing Saved My Life
- Author
- Carlson, Janet
- Publisher
- Broadway Books, New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 076792682X
- ISBN 13
- 9780767926829
- Edition
- First.
- Seller catalogs
- Ballet / Dance
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About the Author
JANET CARLSON is the health and beauty director at Town & Country magazine, and has written for O, The Oprah Magazine, Elle, Redbook, and other publications. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
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