Biography & Autobiography Women
Karen Kain
Canada's Prima Ballerina
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2012
- Category
- Women
- Recommended Reading age
- 11 to 18
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552778142
- Publish Date
- Feb 2012
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
One of Canada's best-loved and most respected dancers, Karen Kain's rise to ballet stardom is an inspirational story of dedication and passion. Now a national treasure, Karen Kain brought Canadian dance to the world's stage in the 1970s. This is a story of artistry and ambition - the joys and the sacrifices of a prima ballerina.
About the author
MELANIE JONES is a freelance author and editor. She worked as editor of WHERE magazine for three years, and was a freelance dance writer for several years before that. She performed as a contemporary dancer for seven years and an actor for five. She holds a Masters degree in Dance from York University in Toronto and a Bachelor's degree in Dance from the University of Calgary.