Author:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bronwyn Mulrooney \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Photography:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lauge Sorensen<\/strong><\/p>\n Cover Art:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Colleen Mulrooney,<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Red Raven Designs<\/strong><\/p>\n ISBN: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 978-0-620-71245-3<\/p>\n Reviewer 1: \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amy Gould<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For me, each book has a feel to it from the moment I set eyes on it.\u00a0 This does not mean that my feelings are always right.\u00a0 I have been spectacularly wrong in the past.\u00a0 This time I was spectacularly right.<\/p>\n From the moment I saw this book with its\u2019 beautiful cover in shades of purple my eyes were delighted.\u00a0 Then I picked it up and it felt soft and welcoming and fitted nicely into my hands.\u00a0 Now the final test before I was prepared to be totally seduced.\u00a0 I started to read.<\/p>\n Bronwyn Mulrooney writes from a position of strength as she trained as a dancer for many years.\u00a0 She has planned this book with impeccable timing and has a wonderful flow to the telling of the story that held my attention.<\/p>\n This is the strong impression I had right from my first communication with the author and subsequent receipt of the book.\u00a0 This is a book that has been planned and carried out with meticulous attention to detail.<\/p>\n I am not going to give away any of the details of this ballet adventure story as you really need to read and enjoy this book for yourself as it tells the tale of a group of young dancers in their pursuit of a career in the hard and exhausting world of ballet.\u00a0 As a hardened ballet teacher of many years of back breaking work in my beloved profession I fell in love with the characters in this book.\u00a0 An extremely enjoyable read it is also fun and catches with great wit the foibles of both fellow pupils and teachers.<\/p>\n This is a great book for parents and all ages of dancers to read \u2013 for those of us for whom the magic of dance will always continue.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Reviewer 2:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Dr Dawn Gould<\/strong><\/p>\n One does not often see books on ballet published for teenagers. When DANCE WITH YOUR HEART came my way and being someone who enjoys classical ballet, I was curious to read the contents.\u00a0 I was not disappointed.\u00a0 Firstly the book itself is well\u00a0presented \u2013 the cover immediately attracts the eye. The reader is introduced to\u00a0the ballet pupils who are studying\u00a0 at the South African Ballet Academy. As the story\u00a0line advances one learns of the friendship among some of the dancers as well as a mixture of\u00a0antagonism and jealousy from others. Mixed in with these details is their increasing\u00a0awareness of their growing maturity.<\/p>\n The themes that follow indicate the total focus and sheer hard work demanded of the\u00a0serious learners;\u00a0 the challenge to the young bodies as their bones, joints,\u00a0legs, arms are urged or forced into correct positions;\u00a0 the role that musicality plays in this\u00a0art form.<\/p>\n Reading on one wonders how the author is going to further the story line. This is where fantasy enters which is done most astutely by blending the coming performance of that\u00a0beautiful ballet Giselle, with the ghost of a young woman who too, had loved the dance.<\/p>\n The author has written a story that comes alive, stressing not only the ability of committed\u00a0dancers but also the attributes of good teachers to form dancers of quality.<\/p>\n BOOKS MAY BE ORDERED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n R140 each with postage R40 All orders are through the website\u00a0<\/strong>www.saballetacademy.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n NOW AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM \u00a0(August 2017)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n myBook.to\/DwyH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This book review was first published in ImagineMag! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 imaginemag.co.za \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…![\"book-cover\"](\"http:\/\/imaginemag.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Book-Cover.jpeg\")
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