'A Dancer's Final Bow' is a collection of autobiographical sketches based on her childhood in Colorado, her experience as a single mother, and her life as a dancer. 'Chokecherries' evokes an early life spent in Chuenne Canyon surrounded by Native American love. 'The Cherry Coke' commemorates he first romance in the fifth grade. 'Green' calls on memories of a mean fatal sledding accident when she was 13. 'The Boarders' reflects on her eleven year stint as a host mother for foreign exchange students. 'A Dancer's Final Bow' describes a horrific accident which ended her dancing career. 'The Breakdown' Chronicles the aftermath of her dancer career ending. Part II of the book contains portraits of eighteen women including: 'The Idol, ' her childhood babysitter, 'The Chameleon, ' a fellow dancer, 'The Bitch, ' a childhood frenemy, 'The Coyote, ' a Native American river runner, 'The Artist, ' a costume artist with whom the author worked, 'The Old-Fashioned Girl, ' a girl out of step with her times, 'The Slut, ' an infamous girl, 'The Infanta, ' the dying daughter of a friend, and 'The Madonna, ' a mother with sado - masochistic overtones.