Performing Me: A Life's Journey in Dance
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What happens to a dancer when the stage lights fade? In Performing Me: A Life's Journey in Dance Cynthia Roses Thema offers a captivating and deeply personal exploration of a life lived through dance&8212notin the glare of the biggest city stages but in the vibrant world of regional ballet. From the demanding training that sculpted her ballerina body to the exhilaration of performing over sixty roles with the Chicago and Cincinnati Ballet Companies Roses Thema pulls back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes realities of a professional dancer&8217slife. She shares candid stories of power struggles navigating complex partnerships and the difficult decision to leave performing.But this isn't just a story about leaving the stage it's about transformation and the enduring power of creativity. Dance remained a constant thread weaving its way into Roses Thema's other passions. She recounts building a dance studio with her husband becoming a dance critic for a newspaper and ultimately pursuing higher education earning an MFA and a PhD in rhetoric and composition. She then became assistant director of the department and a faculty member for 22 years. She also pioneered online dance classes proving that the art form could transcend physical space. Woven throughout this narrative are themes of family self-discovery overcoming adversity resilience and loss all illuminated by Roses Thema's