Why Dance?
Description:... Sir Jon Trimmer is a Kapiti, Wellington, and New Zealand dance legend. His timespan and durability is unique in world ballet. This is his story. The first part follows Jon's journey through: *the fledgling years of New Zealand Ballet with Poul Gnatt and Russell Kerr *his training in London's Royal Ballet School *his international performing with Sadler's Wells, Australian Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet *performing alongside Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev *and his long faithful vigil alongside his dancing wife Lady Jacqui with Royal New Zealand Ballet * "There have definitely been some highlights, some happy memories, and early on some key career decisions." In the second part of this book Jon has a whole quota of tips for new (and older) players in his dancing world: How did he leap so high? How on earth did his body keep up with such constant physical demands? How did he reinvent himself as a character performer? "I'm hoping that some of the sections may be useful, especially for dance performers of the future."
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