Mao's last dancer

Description:

A poor child living in poverty is chosen out of millions of children to attend Madame Mao's dancing ballet. His life drastically shifted from living in poverty to studying dance.

subjects: Ballet dancers,  Biography,  Defectors,  Juvenile literature,  Autobiography and memoir,  Dance,  Dancers, biography,  China, biography,  Child and youth non-fiction,  Ouvrages pour la jeunesse,  Danse classique,  Récits personnels,  Réfugiés chinois

People: Cunxin Li,  Cunxin Li (1961-)

Places: China