![]() ![]() But Sophie saw this event as an opportunity to step away from tendus and start to condition her mind rather than her body. She was one of 11 corps de ballet dancers laid off from the company due to budget cutbacks. In 2009, Sophie retired from ballet, a world she had previously been so consumed by. After two years at SAB, Sophie entered the professional ranks of the New York City Ballet. She fell in love with Balanchine technique and, at 15, moved to New York City to further her dance studies at the School of American Ballet. Sophie grew up in Cambridge, MA and began her ballet training at the Boston Ballet School. While Hannah’s story doesn’t mimic the exact experiences Sophie had during her dancing days, the dancer turned novelist drew inspiration from her 9-year career with NYCB and considers the book a homage to the hard-working individuals of the corps de ballet. ![]() ![]() But her professional ambitions are challenged when she meets a charming musician by the name of Jacob. It’s the story of young Hannah Ward, a fresh-faced ‘newbie’ navigating her way through the ranks of the elite Manhattan Ballet Company. Drama, ballet, and love … Former New York City Ballet dancer Sophie Flack’s first novel Bunheads promises to deliver all three. ![]()
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