简介：Ascourtesans,fashionicons,politicalpawnsandinternationalcelebrities,thegreatballerinashaveplayedamultitudeofrolesbothonandoffthestage.Theyhavemovedfromthecourtsofkingstostagesaroundtheglobe,fromthehighsofpublicadorationtothelowsofinjuryandscandal.Butfewpeopleknowthefullstory. BritishprimaballerinaDarceyBussellspenttwodecadesatthetop,performingallthegreatrolesintheclassicalrepertoireandbecomingoneofballet'smostfamousfaces.Sheexploresthechangingroleoftheballerina. Journeyingfrom18th-centuryFranceto1950sAmerica,sheexaminesthechallengesthatherpredecessorsencountered,discoversthewomenwhobroketherulesandrevealswhatittakestobeoneofthegreats. Afeastforthesenses,Darcey'sBallerinaHeroinesisanauthoritativehistoryofthebestballetsandthefinestballerinas.…