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"In this beautiful, affecting book . . . an unabashed, heartfelt love letter to Balanchine . . . Bentley, a poetic writer, eloquently captures the essence of Serenade . . . [which] she describes as a map of Balanchine's soul . . . She dissects this 32-minute ballet in precise, unflinching detail, interweaving reminiscences of her time at the School of American Ballet, which she attended from the age of 10, and life inside the New York City Ballet . . . This moving book will not only appeal to lovers of ba
- Moira Hodgson , Wall Street Journal
"Bentley, who danced under Balanchine's direction at the New York City Ballet for a decade in the 1970s and 80s, tells a history that is as vivid and poetic as the dance itself . . . Serenade is about more than the making of a single ballet; it is an introspective nod to the life lessons taught through movement . . . I felt the spirit of the movements through Bentley's descriptive prose. She weaves in impressive detail about the actual technique of ballet, articulating the dancer's physical experience for
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