The other side of the ballet is the requirement to provide the "after-party" to the patrons of the opera. The older, more experienced ballerinas are jealous of the new, younger ballerinas because the better they become the more obsolete the older dancers become. When Alexandrie arrives at the ballet, it's obvious that the caste system is alive and well among the ballerinas. The author provides a detailed list of sources so I know she did her homework, but I got lost in some of it. She is convinced that being the best at ballet will overrule the negative, auditions and makes it! Her dream has come true.sort of.Īfter reading the book I found out that this was the author's debut novel which brought more clarity to some of the imperfections I found. She is warned by a few locals that the Paris Opera Ballet Company is more than meets the eye.in a negative way. She knows that if she can be a successful ballerina in Paris, she will be able to provide desperately-needed monetary support for her family at home. Very early on the reader senses Alexandrie's passion for doing the right thing. She works very hard to become the best in spite of a discouraging Mother. Alexandrie has an opportunity to take free ballet lessons from a local school and she soon learns that the ultimate goal for any ballerina with talent is to be invited to audition for the Paris Opera Ballet Company. The main character named Alexandrie is an aspiring dancer, partly due to the fact that her family is very poor and they need to have more income to support their household. How this aspect of Paris' history was portrayed was kind of odd to me, but I will talk about that here in a minute. I knew that Paris had a reputation for promiscuity and I felt like I was bracing myself for it the entire time. For anyone who has researched Paris in the late 19th and early 20th century, we know they didn't get famous for handing out free kittens at the Moulin Rouge. The backdrop for this book is the countryside of France as well as the romantic city of Paris. Let's just talk about it and you decide if this book will go on your reading wish list. However, I feel like it's only fair to my readers that I share my opinion, even when it's lukewarm, and let you decide. It was a good book, but I wasn't in awe at the end. The synopsis on the back of the book intrigued me because of my love for art and ballet. Today's book, "Dancing for Degas" by Kathryn Wagnerwas a very recent thrifting find at my local thrift store in Miles City, MT.
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