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“JOCK SOTO'S STORY IS AS POIGNANT AS HIS DANCING.
EVERY STEP YOU TAKE
IS AN INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY THAT REVEALS A LIFE ON AND BEYOND THE STAG E. A MUST-READ FOR ANY ARTIST WHO SACRIFICES FOR THEIR ART.”

—
PADMA LAKSHMI,

author, actor, model, and cohost of the Emmy Award–winning show
Top Chef

“SOTO OFFERS INSPIRATIONAL INSIGHTS INTO A DANCER'S CREATIVE PROCESS.”

—
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“A TRUE NOWHERE-TO-SOMEWHERE TALE… A POWERFUL STORY, AFFECTIONATELY TOLD, ABOUT THE DEMANDS AND DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS.”

—
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JACKET DESIGN BY RICHARD LJOENES

FRONT JACKET PHOTOGRAPH BY STEVE CARAS

AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPH BY LUIS FUENTES

The names and identifying characteristics of some individuals discussed in this book have been changed to protect their privacy.

EVERY STEP YOU TAKE
. Copyright © 2011 by Jock Soto.

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FIRST EDITION

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Soto, Jock.

Every step you take : a memoir/Jock Soto.—1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-06-173238-6 (hardback) 1. Soto, Jock. 2. Ballet dancers—United States—Biography. I. Title.

GV1785.S645A3 2011

792.8028092—dc22

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2011012725

EPub Edition © OCTOBER 2011 ISBN: 9780062097989

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