![]() ![]() ![]() A gent: Steve Troha, Folio Literary Management. This is an inspiring and insightful account. The strength that Copeland found in Wilkinson is moving, and she renders it gracefully throughout. I was setting other Black women free to dance, to dream big, to ‘fly.'?"). Met with resistance to her outspokenness about anti-Blackness in dance throughout her career, Copeland celebrates her mentor's wisdom as she shoulders the burdens and thrills of her historic career, and aims to inspire other dancers of color who face similar barriers as they pursue their passions ("Listening to, I was reminded that. Copeland draws strength from Wilkinson's perseverance through harrowing experiences of racism, including having Klansmen storm the stage at a performance in Montgomery and leaving the Ballet Russe and American ballet companies at large when her colleagues revealed their discriminatory beliefs toward her. For her part, Copeland blazed a path to unprecedented prominence, joining the American Ballet Theater's studio company after only four years of training and later becoming the ABT's first Black female principal dancer. A beautiful and wise memoir of intergenerational friendship and the impressive journeys of two remarkable women, The Wind at My Back captures the importance of mentorship, of shared history, and of respecting the past to ensure a stronger future"- Provided by publisher.īestseller and renowned ballerina Copeland (Bunheads) recounts her friendship with and mentoring by the late Raven Wilkinson (1935–2018), who in 1955 became "the first Black woman to receive a contract with a major ballet company" upon signing with Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She celebrates the connection she made with Raven, the only teacher who could truly understand the obstacles she faced, beyond the technical or artistic demands. Misty Copeland shares her own struggles with racism and exclusion in her pursuit of this dream career and honors the women like Raven who paved the way for her but whose contributions have gone unheralded. She is also the author of the novel Afterworld (Arcadia, 2013), and is currently hard at work editing her third novel and writing. The Wind at My Back tells the story of two unapologetically Black ballerinas, their friendship, and how they changed each other-and the dance world-forever. Her debut novel, One More Stop (Arcadia, 2010) was a Lambda Literary Awards finalist and a Waterstones New Voices finalist. The Folio Literary Management management team includes Jeff Kleinman (Founding Partner), Roger Freet (Vice President and Literary Agent), and Steve Troha (Senior Vice President and Literary Agent). A trailblazer in the world of ballet decades before Misty's time, Raven faced overt and casual racism, hostile crowds, and death threats for having the audacity to dance ballet. Folio Literary Management employs 47 employees. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the all-white ballet world when she fought to be taken seriously as a Black ballerina in the 1950s and 60s. Hachette, 28 (304p) ISBN 978-1-5 Frampton ascended to rock-god heaven on the propulsive riffs of his 1976. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. BUY THIS BOOK Do You Feel Like I Do: A Memoir Peter Frampton, with Alan Light. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. Agent: Steve Troha, Folio Literary Management."Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Vogelsang’s experiences as a veterinarian, dog owner, mother, wife, and friend will resonate with readers, encouraging them to join her on a journey caring for others’ pets-and to appreciate the unconditional love dogs shower on their human companions. “Going to Kevin,” originally a euphemism used by Vogelsang and her colleagues when a dog dies, takes on new meaning after the death of a real-life Kevin, a dear friend of the author’s family. In a manner reminiscent of author/veterinarian James Herriot, Vogelsang shares stories of her canine patients and their human families with kindness and compassion. With such a love of dogs (and animals in general), Vogelsang becomes a veterinarian-and, in doing so, adds daily interactions with many more dogs to her life. There’s Taffy, her childhood Lhasa Apso Emmett, the friendly Golden Retriever she rescues from a premature death and Kekoa, an empathetic, albeit somewhat neurotic, senior Labrador Retriever. ![]() Vogelsang’s life has been defined by her canine companions. ![]()
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