Every Step You Take

by Soto, Jock; Marshall, Leslie (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780061732386
• ISBN10: 0061732389
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-04
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

Jock Soto, one of the greatest ballet dancers of our time chronicles the unique circumstances of his extraordinary career, his life among other legends of dance, and his background as a half-Navajo, half-Puerto Rican gay man struggling to succeed in the straight white world of the arts. Regarded as the greatest ballet dancer since Baryshnikov, Soto has achieved a level of success and fame enjoyed by few. Ballet aficionados will be familiar with Soto from the award-winning PBS documentary, "Water Flowing Together," which chronicled his life and career. Now, lifelong dance adherents and causal fans alike will have the chance to hear the captivating story of one of the world's greatest living performers.

Table of Contents

Prelude	p. 1
The Sleeping Beauty	p. 13
Courage and Comfort on the Go	p. 24
Fearful Symmetries	p. 27
The Sweet Confusion of a Multicultural Identity Crisis	p. 40
Papa's Got a Brand-new Name	p. 43
In Celebration of Finding Fathers	p. 53
Saturday Nights and Sunday Picnics in Paradise Valley	p. 55
The Happy Family Picnic	p. 70
Losing Arizona	p. 73
Ballet-School Banquet in a Bag	p. 85
The Accidental Adult	p. 89
A Little Hamburger Helper and My Friends	p. 103
First Love, First Job, First Trip, First Tiramisu	p. 107
Amends for a Terrible Tiramisu	p. 122
So You Think You Can Dance?	p. 125
A Soto Variation on a Balanchine Classic	p. 145
The Enigma of Arrival	p. 149
A Feast for Milestone Moments	p. 164
Bright Lights, Dark Passages	p. 169
Chop till You Drop: A Last-minute Meal for Fifty or More	p. 187
Exploring New Country	p. 191
Christmas Cheer for Orphans and Strays	p. 207
Endings Beget Beginnings	p. 211
Seasoning the Guest List for a Spicy Evening	p. 228
To Everything Turn, Turn, Turn	p. 231
A New Year's Eve Feast and Dance Party	p. 249
Coda	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 267
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