TY - BOOK AU - Li,Cunxin AU - Spudvilas,Anne TI - Dancing to freedom: the true story of Mao's last dancer SN - 9780802797773 AV - GV 1785.L475 .D195 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Walker & Company KW - Li, Cunxin, KW - Ballet dancers KW - China KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Defectors N1 - Reprint. Originally published: Australia : Penguin Group, 2007 N2 - Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007037150-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007037150-d.html ER -