The Cranes Dance is the story of two sisters, members of a prestigious New York City ballet company, and their careers, personal pains, successes and failures, and often tenuous grasp on what it means to live in the real world. With crisp, often funny, always witty writing, The Cranes Dance is a backstage pass into the hidden life of ballet dancers, and it's completely fascinating. 
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