Here are stories before you - funny, sad, instructive, always interesting and immersing you in the magical world of music, told by a man of a unique profession - a ballet accompanist. Have you ever watched a performance not from the auditorium, but from behind the scenes? Have you been to a rehearsal or a lesson? Want to take a look? On the pages of this book, the author will guide you through the “service entrance”, and you will find yourself inside the educational process, usually hidden from prying eyes. The collection includes stories not only about professionals or students, but also about people for whom music or dance is not a profession, a hobby, a passion, a part of life. However, often the author himself feels like a student who is trying to understand a new world for him - the world of dance. The book was included in the shortlist of the national literary award "Manuscript of the Year 2012".