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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
Duración:00:00:11
Dedication
Duración:00:00:53
Frontispiece quote
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Chapter One
Duración:00:11:09
Chapter Two
Duración:00:03:58
Chapter Three
Duración:00:14:22
Chapter Four
Duración:00:08:31
Chapter Five
Duración:00:12:20
Chapter Six
Duración:00:09:25
Chapter Seven
Duración:00:12:25
Chapter Eight
Duración:00:04:12
Chapter Nine
Duración:00:08:17
Chapter Ten
Duración:00:07:31
Chapter Eleven
Duración:00:15:54
Chapter Twelve
Duración:00:08:16
Chapter Thirteen
Duración:00:13:57
Chapter Fourteen
Duración:00:04:45
Chapter Fifteen
Duración:00:09:31
Chapter Sixteen
Duración:00:12:38
Chapter Seventeen
Duración:00:09:57
Chapter Eighteen
Duración:00:14:01
Chapter Nineteen
Duración:00:09:20
Chapter Twenty
Duración:00:10:54
Chapter Twenty-One
Duración:00:05:34
Chapter Twenty-Two
Duración:00:07:59
Chapter Twenty-Three
Duración:00:11:17
Chapter Twenty-Four
Duración:00:17:19
Chapter Twenty-Five
Duración:00:10:04
Chapter Twenty-Six
Duración:00:07:15
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Duración:00:09:44
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Duración:00:10:39
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Duración:00:09:24
Chapter Thirty
Duración:00:06:44
Chapter Thirty-One
Duración:00:06:27
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:37