Center center : a funny, sexy, sad almost-memoir of a boy in ballet
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"A daring, hilarious, and inspiring memoir-in-essays about dance, queerness, and creativity from the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer, drag queen, and pop star who's redefining what it means to be a man in ballet." --
"There's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width: it is called "center center." Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. Here he tells us the story of how he got to be a primo ballerino, as well as tales of the two alter egos he created to subvert the strict classical rigor of ballet: JbDubs, an out-and-proud pop musician, and Ühu Betch, an over-the-top drag queen named after Yoohoo chocolate milk. The result is a raunchy, curious, and unapologetic celebration of queerness, self-expression, friendship, sex, creativity, and pushing boundaries that will entertain you, shock you, inspire you... and maybe even make you cry." --Adapted from jacket.
"There's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width: it is called "center center." Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. Here he tells us the story of how he got to be a primo ballerino, as well as tales of the two alter egos he created to subvert the strict classical rigor of ballet: JbDubs, an out-and-proud pop musician, and Ühu Betch, an over-the-top drag queen named after Yoohoo chocolate milk. The result is a raunchy, curious, and unapologetic celebration of queerness, self-expression, friendship, sex, creativity, and pushing boundaries that will entertain you, shock you, inspire you... and maybe even make you cry." --Adapted from jacket.
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at Westchester Library System.
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0 current holds with 7 total copies.Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
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Croton Free Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) Biography |
31006151834371 |
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Greenburgh Public Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) Biography |
31009154867794 |
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Larchmont Public Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) Biography |
31014152975466 |
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Ossining Public Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) Biography |
31021153423610 |
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White Plains Public Library | BIOGRAPHY WHITESIDE, JAMES (Text) Nonfiction |
31544101239309 |
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Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) New Biography |
31035162229131 |
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Yonkers Riverfront Library | B WHITESIDE (Text) Biography |
31035161714117 |
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Record details
- ISBN: 9780593297834
- ISBN: 0593297830
- Physical Description: 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
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