Author’s NoteBud is perhaps the most difficult book I’ve ever written. I wanted it to be as perfect as possible, and that included many, many revisions and lots of suggestions and feedback.
First of all, my dear friend and my former therapist, Nell Bly, suggested I write on the subject of Bud, and I am forever grateful for her encouragement and for the knowledge I’ve gained about this very timely subject.
I was inspired by my longtime friend, a ballet dancer herself, Cheryl Pumphrey. She nurtured a love of dance in me.
The books of former Houston Ballet dancer Dawn Crouch were invaluable. She explains ballet in a straight-forward, easy to understand manner in her books intended for young dancers and their parents. Having gained an email friendship with Dawn, I can only hope I have done
