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Acknowledgments

Leonard Crofoot said it so well: “Artists who are lucky enough to be taken care of have the ability to focus on their art without fear for their personal and professional survival.” I am one of those lucky ones. To my husband, Betzalel (Bitzy) who has for more than thirty years helped finance my personal work, encouraged and inspired me to go on when I hit roadblocks and detours, and picked up the slack when traveling kept me away from home for long periods, I am eternally grateful.

Everyone should have a mother like mine: Adela Manheimer. Ma serves up unconditional love and support with a steady supply of chicken soup with matzoh balls.

I am most indebted to my editor, creative collaborator, and big brother, Aron—who still takes hold of my hand before we cross the street. Working with a master editor has brought great joy to a process that might otherwise have been a solitary literary journey.

A very special thanks as well to Editor-in-Chief Suzanna Tamminen and her staff at Wesleyan University Press for embracing this work, for making dance a priority, and for bringing to the table an admirable knowledge and respect for the subject.

To all of the dancers who contributed to The Dancer Within, I am especially grateful. Their willingness to pose for my lens and share their personal stories is testament to their passion for the art form.

Many others have supported me in completing this work: Russell Adams of Schulman’s Photo Lab; Lori Belilove of The Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation; Maria Bujones; Business Machines Consultants, Inc.; Connie Chin of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; Lisa Zeno-Churgin; Pamela Cooper, Rachel Cooper of The Asia Society; Christine Dobush; Janet Elber of the Martha Graham Dance Company; Mitzi Gaynor of the Professional Dancers Society; Judy Hirt-Manheimer of the Enchanted Garden Conservatory of the Arts; Judy Kitzman of the Pacific Northwest Ballet, Dena Makarova; Julie McDonald of McDonald/ Selznick Associates; Karen Nelson of UCLA Live!; Caroline Newman of Smithsonian Books, Dale Olson; my agent Lynne Rabinoff, Elka Samuels Smith of Divine Rhythm Productions, and Renae Williams of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.