This study aims to understand motivation and achievement within a particular class of performer, namely those who invest their lives in the execution of a physical repertory to be performed before a paying public. The research on which this book is based indicates that male ballet dancers are no more prone to certain behaviors than other men who concern themselves with excellence.

This study aims to understand motivation and achievement within a particular class of performer, namely those who invest their lives in the execution of a physical repertory to be performed before a paying public. The research on which this book is based indicates that male ballet dancers are no more prone to certain behaviors than other men who concern themselves with excellence.