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Book SynopsisInspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable,
Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer's continual quest to discover who they are.
Trade Review“A luminous new memoir. . . . Poignant . . . Both a personal account and a universal take on the life of a professional ballet dancer.”—New York Times“
"There is power and perfection in this captivating memoir - the power of personal experience and the perfection of writing that carefully captures the life of a dancer … In this memoir Larsen is writing full out, and we are the lucky audience of her performance. Balletomanes, dance students, and aspiring dancers will applaud this absorbing account."—Library Journal
“A personal chronicle of a professional dancing life that is as accessible as it is engaging.”—Christian Science Monitor
“Being a Ballerina floats along like a lovely adagio solo; we both feel a dancer’s constant pain and share the magical soar of a perfect lift. Reading it is a reminder that words can dance too.”—Seattle Times
