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A Dancer in Wartime
  • Published: 8 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448162185
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

A Dancer in Wartime

The touching true story of a young girl's journey from the Blitz to the Bright Lights

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16 Jan 2013
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8 Nov 2012
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An irresistible memoir about a young girl's hard-won path to success as a dancer during the Second World War

London during the Blitz was a time of hardship, heroism and hope.

For Gillian Lynne – a budding ballerina – it was also a time of great change as she was evacuated from war-torn London to a crumbling mansion, where dance classes took place in the faded ballroom.

Life was hard, but her talent and dedication shone through and an astonishing journey ensued, which saw Gillian dancing a triumphant debut in Swan Lake, performing in the West End with doodlebugs falling and touring a devastated Europe entertaining the troops.

A Dancer in Wartime paints a vivid and moving picture of what life was really like during the hard years of the Blitz and brings to life a lost world.
  • Published: 8 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448162185
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
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About the author

Gillian Lynne

Gillian Lynne is a British ballerina, dancer, actor, theatre director, television director and choreographer, best known for her iconic choreography of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. She was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1926. At the age of ten she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dancing, after which she joined the Cone Ripman School before being selected to join Molly Lake's Ballet Guild and Ninette de Valois's Sadler's Wells. As part of what would soon become the Royal Ballet, she was renowned for her portrayal of the Black Queen in de Valois's Checkmate, Queen of the Wilis in Giselle and in roles created for her by Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann. Her film, television and stage credits include many long-running West End and Broadway shows, productions for the RSC and English National Opera and The Muppets. She continues to produce television, film and stage productions. In 2013 she received a Special Award at the Oliviers.
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