Introduction: The Concert Dance World
1.A Nutcracker Lens: Passion and Precarious Labor
2.Learning the Practice of Ballet: Body and Self
3.Career Decision Challenges: Aspirations and a Sticky Self
4.Companies: Corporate Bodies/Human Bodies
5.Portfolios: Precarious Work and Creative Labor
6.Distancing from the Performing Self
7.New Work: New Identities and Adapted Self
Conclusion: Passionate Work in Perspective