{"product_id":"center-center-a-funny-sexy-sad-almost-memoir-of-a-boy-in-ballet","title":"Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"James Whiteside is an electrifying performer, an incredible athlete, and an artist, through and through. To know James is to love him; with \u003ci\u003eCenter Center\u003c\/i\u003e, you are about to fall in love.\" --Jennifer Garner  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eA frank examination and celebration of queerness.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Good Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA daring, joyous, and inspiring memoir-in-essays from the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer-slash-drag queen-slash-pop star who's redefining what it means to be a man in ballet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width, called center center. James Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. The GLAMOUR. The VIRTUOSITY. The RIPPED MEN IN TIGHTS!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this absurd and absurdist collection of essays, Whiteside tells us the story of how he got to be a primo ballerino--stopping along the way to muse about the tragically fated childhood pets who taught him how to feel, reminisce on ill-advised partying at summer dance camps, and imagine fantastical run-ins with Jesus on Grindr. Also in these pages are tales of the two alter egos he created to subvert the strict classical rigor of ballet: JbDubs, an out-and-proud pop musician, and Ühu Betch, an over-the-top drag queen named after Yoohoo chocolate milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCenter Center\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant behind-the-scenes tour of Whiteside's triple life, both on- and offstage--a raunchy, curious, and unapologetic celebration of queerness, self-expression, friendship, sex, creativity, and pushing boundaries that will entertain you, shock you*, inspire you, embolden you . . . and maybe even make you cry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e*THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR CHILDREN.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Whiteside\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Viking\u003cbr\u003eAugust 01 2021\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780593297834\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0593297830\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48663973331159,"sku":"5095","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6159\/7655\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_915c1ee1-b9c9-4074-a935-7e8dc3f5415f.jpg?v=1779716366","url":"https:\/\/txvx2c-sy.myshopify.com\/products\/center-center-a-funny-sexy-sad-almost-memoir-of-a-boy-in-ballet","provider":"My Store 2","version":"1.0","type":"link"}