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Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Dancer (BlackAmber Inspirations)
Margaret Willis
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Description for Carlos Acosta: The Reluctant Dancer (BlackAmber Inspirations)
Paperback. The Reluctant Dancer. Series: BlackAmber Inspirations. 200 pages, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 16. Weight: 176.
Carlos Acosta grew up in a shantytown in Fidel Castro's politically isolated Cuba. Like many boys, he'd skip school to play football or breakdance with his friends. His father's solution to his unruly behaviour was to send him to ballet school where he would be disciplined, trained and fed - for free. It was many years before Carlos came to accept a pursuit he saw as 'sissy'. Today he is one of the world's most stunning classical ballet dancers, admired internationally for his magnetic presence on stage. This is his story.
Carlos Acosta grew up in a shantytown in Fidel Castro's politically isolated Cuba. Like many boys, he'd skip school to play football or breakdance with his friends. His father's solution to his unruly behaviour was to send him to ballet school where he would be disciplined, trained and fed - for free. It was many years before Carlos came to accept a pursuit he saw as 'sissy'. Today he is one of the world's most stunning classical ballet dancers, admired internationally for his magnetic presence on stage. This is his story.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906413712
SKU
V9781906413712
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About Margaret Willis
Margaret Willis's interest in ballet stems from a five-year stay in the former Soviet Union (1976-81) where she studied classical ballet and began writing on dance. Visiting Cuba in 1990, she first saw Carlos Acosta and has continued to follow his stellar career. She was a member of London City Ballet from 1990-3, performing principal character roles, is ... Read more
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