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Raising the Barre
- Author
- Lauren Kessler
- Narrator
- Hollis McCarthy
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 24 November 2015
- Run Time
- 9 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: general, Ballet, Memoirs, Dance, Performing arts
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- Author
- Lauren Kessler
- Narrator
- Hollis McCarthy
- Duration
- 9 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 November 2015
- ISBN
- 9781494583545
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Ballet, Memoirs, Dance, Performing arts
Synopsis
When Lauren Kessler was twelve, her ballet instructor crushed not just her dreams of being a ballerina but also her youthful self-assurance. Now, many decades and three children later, Kessler embarks on a journey to join a professional company to perform in The Nutcracker. Raising the Barre is more than just one woman's story; it is a story about shaking things up, taking risks and ignoring good sense, and forgetting how old you are and how you're "supposed" to act. It's about testing limits and raising the bar(re) on your own life.
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