5/21/2023 0 Comments The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey![]() ![]() So, what is the only mildly amused aficionado to do for relief from these less than satisfactory shows? Pick up a copy of Joffrey Ballet alumna Meg Howrey’s recently-released dancer-friendly novel The Cranes Dance, for a start. Within the professional dance community, the common response to these surprisingly popular television series has teetered between wry mirth and inevitable disappointment at productions that may ultimately perpetuate prevailing public perceptions of ballet and ballet dancers. This summer, tween dance drama Bunheads and reality show Breaking Pointe placed the mysterious, magical world of ballet square in the laps of a viewing audience that had previously experienced only marginal dance-related fare in the form of the occasional fluffy B-list movie. ![]() ![]() Since the psychological dance thriller Black Swan hit movie theaters in 2010, ballet has slipped into the entertainment mainstream more rapidly – and perhaps more successfully – than ever before. ![]()
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