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Long-awaited biography of the "Queen Mother" of American Ballet. To many people, Lucia Chase (1897-1986) was the American Ballet Theatre, and her reign as the queen of American ballet lasted for more than four decades. It was Chase who brought Nureyev, Bujones, Kirkland, and finally Baryshnikov to ABT. Under her leadership, the company caused such legends as Agnes de Mille, Anthony Tudor, Jerome Robbins, and Twyla Tharp. Her drive, ambition, tenacity, and money stored the doors wide open even through the trim years. A dancer when the company made its debut in 1940, she was imaginative director for an unprecedented thirty-five years, from 1945 to 1980. During the period of her profession, she received numerous honors and prizes, including the U.S. Medal of Independence, the country's highest civilian honor. Incorporating unique personal insights as Chase's child along with experience garnered from his own professional dance and administrative profession, Alex Ewing offers the definitive story of 1 of the real pioneers in the world of American ballet.
