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9 Best Ballet Books

Goal: Find the best Ballet books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best ballet books" and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

9 Best Ballet Books

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1

A Body of Work

Dancing to the Edge and Back

by David Hallberg

2

Bolshoi Confidential

Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

by Simon Morrison

3

Ballet Shoes

by Noel Streatfeild

Also recommended by:

J.K. Rowling

4

Apollo's Angels

A History of Ballet

by Jennifer Homans

5

Astonish Me

A Novel

by Maggie Shipstead

6

Dancing on My Grave

by Gelsey Kirkland

7

Life in Motion

An Unlikely Ballerina

by Misty Copeland

8

Raising the Barre

Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker

by Lauren Kessler

9

Winter Season

A Dancer's Journal

by Toni Bentley

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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