Dancing in Time

by Violet Rightmire

A remote Appalachian village, lost in time? A New York theater stage, awash with light? A ballerina, torn between the love of her career and the love of a man who tells her a secret she cannot believe. Hadleigh Brent and Doctor Collins. This is their story - about the barrier of time and the resiliency of love.

194 pages, Paperback

First published June 11, 2009

About the author

Violet Rightmire, aka Debra Webb Rogers, has been teaching dance and dance history at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts since the school began in 1986. She graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. degree in Education, and also earned graduate credits from FSU’s School of Information Studies. In addition, she is a multiple-year honoree listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Ms. Rightmire, under her legal name of Debra Webb Rogers, is the author of four works of nonfiction: Choosing a Dance School: What Every Parent Should Consider; Dancing Between the Ears ; and a genealogy book on the descendants of Israel Boone entitled: The Boone Connection in the Lost Counties. She has written articles for national magazines Guideposts and Dancebag, plus a guest column for the Florida Times-Union. Dancing in Time, her first novel, was released on July 1, 2009. It is available from The Wild Rose Press. She has also written two books for Arcadia Publishing: San Marco and Jacksonville's Southside. Each book contains over 200 historical photographs of the area, and Jacksonville's Southside is the recipient of the 2014 Jacksonville Historic Preservation Award.

You can visit her website at: violetrightmire.com.

Reviews

[Josephine Sorrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This a haunting little book with a focus on the stressful, yet gratifying life of a professional ballerina moving her way up the ladder of fame. In a small cafe having a quick bite with best friend and colleague, Jann, she meets Doc, in a rather roundabout way. They fall in love. Wanting her to see his world, Hadleigh travels to Johnson City where she meets Doc who takes her on a very strange journey into the world of the mysterious Appalachian Melungeons. The trial involves walking through a cave giving one range sensations and tingling. Doc instructs her to never go through the cave unless she is with him. This directive very important, but when Hadleigh becomes uncomfortably and scared, she flees.
This is a book of insight into the life of a ballerina, love, the mysterious and a world of hard choices.

[Constance McKee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love time travel books that seem plausible, and this describes "Dancing in Time" perfectly. Rightmire makes the unusual phenomenon seem as if it could actually happen! Her characters are likable and make the reader care about them from the beginning. I especially loved being able to see behind the scenes of a professional dance company and Ms. Rightmire obviously knows what she's talking about, having been a professional dancer. I also enjoyed the glimpse into a Melungeon community, which I had heard about for the first time just a month prior to reading this book. A fascinating topic in itself and perfect for this novel. "Dancing in Time" is a pleasant romance with several great twists.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you like stories about love and time travel? Then you will love this book! The main characters, Doc Collins and Hadleigh Brent, were great and well developed. This book was a very enjoyable read.