Attitude! Eight Young Dancers Come of Age at the Ailey School

Name: Attitude! Eight Young Dancers Come of Age at the Ailey School
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ISBN: 9781585423552

ISBN-10: 1585423556

ISBN-13: 9781585423552

Edition: 2004

Authors: Katharine Davis Fishman

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A fascinating exploration of how artistic talent emerges and develops in the lives of teenagers. At an age when many kids flounder, what does it actually mean to pursue a passion? In Attitude!, Katharine Davis Fishman follows eight young dancers through a year of study at one of our nation's premier dance schools and reveals how, at The Ailey School, it's about "attitude"-a ballet term that dates back several hundred years, but also refers to that precious mettle we all need a little bit of to survive but best not exhibit too much of in order to succeed. Drawing on the literature of adolescence, socialization, and the development of talent, Fishman discovers a very special brand of…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/23/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction



Summer/Early Fall



The Ailey World



Fall



Starting the Year



Families



Building an Ensemble



The Sorcerers' Apprentices



Winter



The Winter of Our Discontent



Where's Shamel?



Spring



College Time



Where's Brian?



Revelations



In Conclusion


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index