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Read an #excerpt from Dance of the Earth by Anna M. Holmes.

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#DanceOfTheEarth #AnnaHolmes #HistoricalFiction #Ballet #Dance #BalletHistory #BalletsRusses #PerformingArts #BlogTour @cathiedunn.bsky.social @annamholmes.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Lovely to find Dance of the Earth on the shelf at my local indie bookshop (Regency, in Surbiton).
#historicalfiction #ballethistory
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December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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#brooklynmack #dailyhistorydrop #dancehistory #ballethistory #Dance #Ballet
January 31, 2026 at 6:05 AM
annamholmes.bsky.social
Lovely to have history buffs enjoy DANCE OF THE EARTH
#historicalfiction #ballethistory #familysaga
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Aspects of History review, Dance of the Earth
May 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Dance of the Earth on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Excerpts, interviews, research and more. @cathiedunn.bsky.social
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#historicalfiction #ballethistory #familysaga

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Blog Tour: Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes
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January 20, 2026 at 11:56 AM
carvehername.bsky.social
#OnThisDay, 12 Nov 1951, Celia Franca's National Ballet of Canada holds its first performance. Franca had gathered the company from across Canada in just 10 months. She goes on to co-found the National Ballet School.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory #BalletHistory
Black and white studio photo of Celia Franca in the 1950s. She is a white woman with dark hair.
November 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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#booksky #writingcommunity #mutuals. #Writingandbooks.
Making a #bookteaser for DANCE OF THE EARTH was fun.
#ballethistory #historicalfiction #performingarts #theatrehistory
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November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
carvehername.bsky.social
#OnThisDay, 12 Nov 1951, Celia Franca's National Ballet of Canada holds its first performance. Franca had gathered the company from across Canada in just 10 months. She goes on to co-found the National Ballet School.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #CanadianHistory #BalletHistory
Black and white studio photo of Celia Franca in the 1950s. She is a white woman with dark hair.
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
annamholmes.bsky.social
#booksky #Writingandbooks #WritingCommunity So these are Insta handles, but all the same, thanks for the first week reviews for DANCE OF THE EARTH. More on my website www.annamholmes.com and even more on Goodreads and Amazon. #historicalfiction #familysaga #ballethistory #performaningarts
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Delighted to see Roland Wiley with his book, ‘The Petersburg Noverre', Volumes 1 and 2. Get your copies here ➡️ tinyurl.com/2nrnvbf2 @umich.edu #PetersburgNoverre #MariusPetipa #BalletHistory #RussianBallet #ImperialBallet #DanceHistory #ClassicalBallet #newreads #authorphoto #AnthemPress
March 5, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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Aspects of History magazine is featuring Dance of the Earth. They've run my article on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, now this Q&A with a review to follow aspectsofhistory.com/author_inter...
#Dancehistory #ballethistory #theatrehistory #historicalfiction
Dance of the Earth: An Interview with Anna M Holmes - Aspects of History
The novelist discusses how her book blends theatre, history and human resilience across art, war and societal change.
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April 23, 2026 at 5:52 AM
annamholmes.bsky.social
Background to my backstage, to centre stage and theatres of war family saga, Dance of the Earth. (Sorry, not been able to amend how the reel is viewed)
#historicalfiction #ballethistory #backstage #ballethistory
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December 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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From world stages to theatres of war, Dance of the Earth by Anna M. Holmes is a sweeping family saga.

Find out more by clicking the link:
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#HistoricalFiction #Ballet #BalletHistory #BlogTour @annamholmes.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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I never spent enough time presenting role models, but every now and then, I pull out my phone and show them Fernando Bujones dancing Paquita. Some things just speak for themselves.

#BalletLegends #FernandoBujones #Paquita #BalletHistory #BalletTraining #ABT #BalletTechnique #BalletLife
February 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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"Ballet, ambition, and destiny collide as a family chases beauty across an era transformed by upheaval."

Excerpt: Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes 🩰✨🌍
#TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour #BalletHistory #BalletRusses #TheatreHistory #HistoricalFiction

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January 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
cathiedunn.bsky.social
Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:

🩰Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes🩰

Discover an evocative tale of hopes and dreams, of music and dance, in times of great change!

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#HistoricalFiction #BalletHistory
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November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The final leg of my DANCE OF THE EARTH blog tour. An extract when Rose, a London music hall dancer, is a young woman.
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Dance of the Earth | A Sweeping Family Saga by Anna M Holmes - Elizabeth St.John
Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes From world stages to theatres of war, Dance of the Earth is a sweeping family saga. Set against the backdrops of London’s gilded Alhambra music hall, Diaghilev’s da...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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… returns to her leg-baring dress to perform before a packed house night after night until, to Morse’s great satisfaction, the theater burns down in 1828. Hutin returned to Paris, but the shameless ballet was here to stay.
#history #nychistory #nycthingstodo #ballethistory #nycchristmas
December 30, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Getting ready of the Dance. #HistoricalFiction set in the world of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. #BalletHistory www.annamholmes.com/dance-of-the...
Dance of the Earth, Historical Fiction.
August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
annamholmes.bsky.social
We've just passed the anniversary of the premiere for THE RITE OF SPRING. Here is how it influenced my novel DANCE OF THE EARTH.
#ballethistory #historicalnovel #stravinsky

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June 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM
annamholmes.bsky.social
A flick through my crammed notebook for DANCE OF THE EARTH. So much artistic and cultural change between 1875 and 1921
#skybooks #writers
#historicalfiction #ballethistory #socialhistory.
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February 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Out Now! An account of Marius Petipa’s ballets produced on the Russian stage between 1847 and 1910. Buy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/2nrnvbf2 and tinyurl.com/55cskc33 @umich.edu #PetersburgNoverre #MariusPetipa #BalletHistory #RussianBallet #ImperialBallet #DanceHistory #ClassicalBallet #newreads #AnthemPress
March 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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I love researching as much as writing. Who else does? I made full use of contemporary (this 1893) articles about preparing music hall ballets in London for early scenes in DANCE OF THE EARTH www.annamholmes.com

#historicalfiction #ballethistory #theatrehistory
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
thekaelreport.bsky.social
Balanchine. Robbins. Kirstein. Three names, one company, eighty years of American ballet.

Read the full story at thekaelreport.com — reports, not reviews.

#NewYorkCityBallet #NYCB #GeorgeBalanchine #JeromeRobbins #LincolnKirstein #BalletHistory #TheKaelReport #DanceHistory #Ballet
September 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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How did ballet become American?

Find out on Thursday, September 10, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT at our OI Colloquium with Olivia Sabee.

Register to receive the pre-circulated paper: bit.ly/45ZHnUv

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OI Colloquium: “Dancing Liberty: The Forgotten History of How Ballet Became American" with Olivia Sabee
September 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM