George Latimer hails from the San Francisco Bay Area where his early experiences as a dancer placed him in the realm of great ballet artists and musicians. Influenced early by the fantasy world of Hollywood movies and an unusual family background, he had colorful adventures in 1960s San Francisco, then moved to Memphis, Tennessee to become an entrepreneur. He brought the likes of Nureyev, Baryshnikov, and stars of the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theater to the South. He won a Martin Luther King Award for his contribution to racial integration in the arts as director of his Memphis ballet company, Ballet South. In this funny, moving, and nostalgic trip through time and the American dance scene, Latimer candidly recounts his entertaining adventures with talented artists, gives his take on newsworthy events of the day, and tells of living through the Loma Prieta earthquake and surviving the devastating Oakland fire of 1991.