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Passionate Work
Choreographing a Dance Career
Ruth Horowitz

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Contents
Introduction: The Concert Dance World
1A Nutcracker Lens: Passion and Precarious Labor
2Learning the Practice of Ballet: Body and Self
3Career Decision Challenges: Aspirations and a Sticky Self
4Companies: Corporate Bodies/Human Bodies
5Portfolios: Precarious Work and Creative Labor
6Distancing from the Performing Self
7New Work: New Identities and Adapted Self
Conclusion: Passionate Work in Perspective