Jun 10, 2021
Turning Pointe Review
I had high expectations for this book and it somehow exceeded them. I have been following Chloe Angyal's Substack, My Pointe Is..., for a few years and have been eagerly awaiting this book ever since she announced she was writing it. Angyal covers a lot of ground with attention to detail, empathy, and nuance in 300 short pages. Her writing is (as always) engaging and informative and I read this book in one sitting. Ballet is simultaneously an art form that has entranced mainstream culture for centuries and an insular world that monopolizes the time and bodies of its dancers. Therefore, Angyal's writing is all the more important.
If you would like to read my full review, you can find it on my website and my Medium page.