Grand Jeté
Amy Shomshak
"Is it simply stage fright? Or will I never dance again?"
In grief over her mother's death, twelve-year-old Gina vows never to dance ballet again.
Gina leaves her childhood home to live with the only family left to care for her, Uncle Gene. Months before the breakup of Russia, he accepts a job at the American Consulate in Leningrad, home of the famous Kirov Ballet Academy. As tensions rise in the city and Russia nearly breaks apart, Gina desperately tries to overcome stage fright.
On the day that President Gorbachev is arrested, the city erupts in panic and Gina becomes lost in crowds of people. Will her uncle find her? Will she ever see her Russian friends again? Will she finally face her fears and dance again?
Duration - 5h 5m.
Author - Amy Shomshak.
Narrator - Amy Shomshak.
Published Date - Monday, 06 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2015 Amy Shomshak ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
"Is it simply stage fright? Or will I never dance again?" In grief over her mother's death, twelve-year-old Gina vows never to dance ballet again. Gina leaves her childhood home to live with the only family left to care for her, Uncle Gene. Months before the breakup of Russia, he accepts a job at the American Consulate in Leningrad, home of the famous Kirov Ballet Academy. As tensions rise in the city and Russia nearly breaks apart, Gina desperately tries to overcome stage fright. On the day that President Gorbachev is arrested, the city erupts in panic and Gina becomes lost in crowds of people. Will her uncle find her? Will she ever see her Russian friends again? Will she finally face her fears and dance again? Duration - 5h 5m. Author - Amy Shomshak. Narrator - Amy Shomshak. Published Date - Monday, 06 January 2025. Copyright - © 2015 Amy Shomshak ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Dedication
Duration:00:00:53
Frontispiece quote
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter One
Duration:00:11:09
Chapter Two
Duration:00:03:58
Chapter Three
Duration:00:14:22
Chapter Four
Duration:00:08:31
Chapter Five
Duration:00:12:20
Chapter Six
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter Seven
Duration:00:12:25
Chapter Eight
Duration:00:04:12
Chapter Nine
Duration:00:08:17
Chapter Ten
Duration:00:07:31
Chapter Eleven
Duration:00:15:54
Chapter Twelve
Duration:00:08:16
Chapter Thirteen
Duration:00:13:57
Chapter Fourteen
Duration:00:04:45
Chapter Fifteen
Duration:00:09:31
Chapter Sixteen
Duration:00:12:38
Chapter Seventeen
Duration:00:09:57
Chapter Eighteen
Duration:00:14:01
Chapter Nineteen
Duration:00:09:20
Chapter Twenty
Duration:00:10:54
Chapter Twenty-One
Duration:00:05:34
Chapter Twenty-Two
Duration:00:07:59
Chapter Twenty-Three
Duration:00:11:17
Chapter Twenty-Four
Duration:00:17:19
Chapter Twenty-Five
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter Twenty-Six
Duration:00:07:15
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Duration:00:09:44
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Duration:00:10:39
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter Thirty
Duration:00:06:44
Chapter Thirty-One
Duration:00:06:27
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:37