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This memoir takes readers back to a golden age in New York's cultural history. Barbara Milberg danced for George Balanchine for 12 years. Her memoir is a brilliant mix of the historical and the personal, from a Depression-era upbringing in Brooklyn to her whirlwind travels through Europe during the Cold War. Published in 2006, this volume offers the reader rich recollections of Balanchine, his craft, and his values, and insight into surprising aspects of his personality.