Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance by Veale, Sara

Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance

"Opening a door into the rich world of modern dance." Kirkus starred review ⭐"Captivating." Publishers Weekly starred...
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Author: Sara Veale
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Language: English
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Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance by Veale, Sara

Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance

$104.99 $55.18

Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance

$104.99 $55.18
Author: Sara Veale
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

"Opening a door into the rich world of modern dance." Kirkus starred review ⭐
"Captivating." Publishers Weekly starred review ⭐
"Refreshing." New Statesman
"Compelling." Harper's Bazaar
"Passionate." Sunday Telegraph

The untold tale of the extraordinary women who drove the modern dance movement, boldly confronting cultural narratives about sex and power.

In Wild Grace, Sara Veale profiles nine of the pioneering North American dancers at the heart of this movement. She shows how Isadora Duncan and Loie Fuller fearlessly rejected nineteenth-century paternalism and how Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus battled to recenter marginalised histories with Dunham leading America's first major Black dance troupe and Primus breaking down doors as the first Black student at New York's New Dance Group.

Each of these dancers redefined the meaning of grace in their art and their lifestyle, conveying vital truths about what it means to walk the world as a woman. Veale brings to life the stories and artistry of these remarkable individuals and reveals how, in their refusal to conform, we can find urgent lessons for today.

Author: Sara Veale
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 02/10/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780571368563


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2025
Library Journal 01/01/2026 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 01/05/2026

About the Author

Sara Veale is a London-based writer and editor focusing on dance, feminism and design. She studied literature and dance as an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and holds an MA in English: Issues in Modern Culture from University College London. Veale has been a freelance dance critic since 2013, reviewing major international dance companies, covering arts festivals across the UK and Europe and interviewing industry giants. She has written regularly for the Observer, The Spectator, Fjord Review and DanceTabs. Her dance criticism has also appeared in Gramophone, Auditorium, Exeunt and more; her literary criticism has appeared in The Literateur, Fiction Uncovered and Review 31, where she was the fiction reviews editor from 2014 to 2020. Veale is also a member of the Dance Critics' Circle.


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