Just Different, 9781399712064
Hardcover
Dance, prejudice, and triumph: A ballet legend’s honest, glittering life.

Just Different

a memoir

$56.00

  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    10 March 2025

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Summary

Just Different: Dancing Through Life’s Challenges

Wayne Sleep, a name synonymous with dance, shares his extraordinary journey in this captivating memoir. From dancing with ballet legends like Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn to forming close friendships with icons like Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana, Sleep’s life has been anything but ordinary.

However, behind the glitz and glamour, Sleep reveals a lifelong struggle with feeling like an outsider. As a working-class, gay…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399712064
ISBN-10:1399712063
Author:Wayne Sleep
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder & Stoughton
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:10 March 2025
Weight:577g
Dimensions:236mm x 160mm x 32mm
About The Author

Wayne Sleep

Wayne Sleep won a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School in 1961 and joined the Royal Ballet Company in 1966, becoming a Senior Principal Dancer. He has also worked as an actor, including in musical theatre, and as a choreographer he created, directed and appeared in DASH, which for the first time incorporated all genres (including ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary). He was appointed OBE in 1998 and is the patron of a number of charities. He lives in London and has two entries in the Guinness Book of Records.

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