Ballerina, My Story

FAIRY TALES CAN COME TRUE

From the time she was eight, Darci Kistler knew she wanted to be a ballerina. At thirteen she was on her own in New York City, attending one of the most famous ballet schools in the world. At seventeen she became the youngest principal ballertina in the history of the New York City Ballet.

How did Darci make her dream come true? In her own words, she tells about her amazing career, from her first pink tutu to her starring role in The Nutcracker ballet. Here is the fairy tale story of what it's really like to become a ballerina.

A Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc. Book
Illustrated with photographs

DARCI KISTLER is one of the principal dancers in the New York City Ballet. She moved from Riverside, California to New York City at the age of fourteen to train with the School of American Ballet, and was accepted into the New York City Ballet when she was sixteen. She resides in New York City with her husband, Peter Martins.
ALICIA KISTLER, Darci’s mother, graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in French and English. After teaching high school French and English for a number of years, she resigned to raise her five children. Today she lives in Riverside, California, where she is working in real estate.