BEYOND MY DREAMS-A Biographical Memoir-MEL A. TOMLINSON-Claudia Folts-SUPERB HC!

by Mel A. Tomlinson, As Told to Claudia Folts

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First edition

Hi! You're looking at a SUPERB and virtually PERFECT condition book which is a fascinating memoir by legendary self-trained dancer MEL A. TOMLINSON as told to CLAUDIA FOLTS--the book is a collectible STATED FIRST EDITION and a HARDCOVER with no dustjacket as issued. This book is in SUPERB and virtually PERFECT condition and has a tiny, very slight discolored spot on the lower page edge near the spine end and just very slight evidence of gentle browsing but NO significant imperfections! The book is titled Beyond My Dreams: A Biographical Memoir and it was written by MEL A. TOMLINSON as told to CLAUDIA FOLTS with a foreword by HEATHER WATTS; it was published by TurningPointPress in 2018 and is a STATED 1st EDITION copy. This is the true story of Mel A. Tomlinson, an iconic African-American dancer who achieved a meteoric, unexpected rise in the professional ballet world despite having almost no formal training early in life. As told to co-author Claudia Folts, the book traces Tomlinson’s ancestry from the struggles of his family in Jim Crow-era North Carolina and his upbringing in Raleigh's Chavis Heights housing project to his groundbreaking career performing as a premier soloist and principal dancer for major companies like the New York City Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The memoir heavily features his triumph over systemic barriers, his high-profile dance career, and his ultimate fight for survival after a devastating 1995 AIDS d

• Publisher: TurningPointPress LLC
• Year: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780997382990
• Condition: Fine

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