Quick, before the music stops : how ballroom dancing saved my life. Janet Carlson.

A cold day for marriage, February, 2001 -- Back on the boards, forgetting the groceries -- Delirium in the arms of other men -- Fun and punishment in competition -- Grown woman crying -- The golden rule of partnership dancing -- Trying too hard -- Demons on my dance card -- Spring fever is lonely business -- Why can a woman be more like a man -- Paradoxes, ambiguity and separate bedrooms -- No-fault foxtrot -- Trust and betrayal in partnership -- You're not the boss of me -- I can take care of myself, that's the problem -- Perfect timing -- Back to the present -- Good fences make good dancers -- Getting rid of the clutter -- Will the real Janet please stand up? -- Leaving Providence -- Change partners, dance another dance -- The good soldier stands down.

"In her twenties, Janet Carlson was a successful competitive ballroom dancer, but she abandoned dancing to raise a family and pursue a more conventional profession as an editor for a luxury lifestyle magazine. Twenty years later, she seemed to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a glamorous job, and a handsome, talented husband. Despite all of her successes, she felt a terrible void--hwe marriage was deeply troubled, and she was somehow withdrawn in the very midst of her own life and the lives of her children. Then, one Valentine's Day, her husband gave her ballroom dancing lessons as a gift, and everything changed. She discovered the joy, passion, and confidence that had gone missing for so long."--dust cover flap.