{"product_id":"dance-or-die-ahmad-joudeh-9781623545130","title":"Dance or Die: From Stateless Refugee to International Ballet Star a Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Syria-born dancer offers his deeply personal story of war, statelessness, and the pursuit of the art of dance in this inspirational memoir. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDANCE OR DIE is an autobiographical coming-of-age account of Ahmad Joudeh, a young refugee who grows up in Damascus with dreams of becoming a dancer. When he is recruited by one of Syria's top dance companies, neither bombs nor family opposition can keep him from taking classes, practicing hard, and becoming a Middle Eastern celebrity on a Lebanese reality show. Despite death threats if Ahmad continues to dance, his father kicking him out of the house, and the war around him intensifying, he persists and even gets a tattoo on his neck right where the executioner's blade would fall that says, \"Dance or Die.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful look at refugee life in Syria, DANCE OR DIE tells of the pursuit of personal expression in the most dangerous of circumstances and of the power of art to transcend war and suffering. It follows Ahmad from Damascus to Beirut to Amsterdam, where he finds a home with one of Europe's top ballet troupes, and from where he continues to fight for the human rights of refugees everywhere through his art, his activism, and his commitment to justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ahmad Joudeh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623545137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623545130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imagine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/2021","brand":"Ahmad Joudeh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051496665343,"sku":"9781623545130","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1cdaf0b4-189c-4f6a-87ee-d03093f0184a.jpg?v=1685013450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dance-or-die-ahmad-joudeh-9781623545130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}