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A review by 2hannon
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Elaine DePrince, Michaela DePrince
4.0
I read this when I was twelve. Back then I took ballet lessons and even got awarded a scholarship to go to London on a two week trip to a dance school. As part of the course, we got to be taught by various teachers from different schools around the globe… one of them was Michaela DePrince.
As a mixed girl in ballet, I wouldn’t say I faced many hardships as she did, but the book made me feel somewhat less alone in the fact that I was probably the only poc in my ballet school. It wasn’t something that made me feel cast out, but every time I’d realise that, it always shocked me.
This book was so moving and I think was the first book to ever make me cry. I got so hooked to this book because of how captivating her story is.
As a mixed girl in ballet, I wouldn’t say I faced many hardships as she did, but the book made me feel somewhat less alone in the fact that I was probably the only poc in my ballet school. It wasn’t something that made me feel cast out, but every time I’d realise that, it always shocked me.
This book was so moving and I think was the first book to ever make me cry. I got so hooked to this book because of how captivating her story is.