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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage."--Provided by publisher.
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Ella Bella ballerina books volume 2
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When Ella Bella loses one of her ballet slippers, Madame Rosa loans her another pair and then relates the story of Cinderella and the lost slipper. As soon as a tune from a mysterious music box begins to play, Ella Bella finds herself dancing into the world of the Cinderella ballet. But can Ella Bella help Cinderella attend the royal ball?
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Series
Ella Bella ballerina books volume 3
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After finishing her ballet class, Ella Bella listens to music from Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan lake ballet and is magically transported into the story where the ballet takes place. She meets all the story's characters and she watches as the legendary tale unolds before her very eyes.
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Girl of the year. 2014: Isabelle volume 3
Girl of the year. 2014 Isabelle volume 3
American girls collection volume 3
Girl of the year. 2014 Isabelle volume 3
American girls collection volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Isabelle joins a ballet touring company headed by her dancing idol, world-class ballerina Jackie Sanchez.
8) Astonish me
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the passionate, political world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a ballerina whose life has been shaped by her relationship with the world-famous dancer Arslan Ruskov, whom she helps defect from the Soviet...
10) Today's ballet
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It's a dance, dance, evolution! Get to know the plie, arabesque, and other basic steps, and see how ballet has changed over the years. From Anna Pavlova to Mikhail Baryshnikov to Misty Copeland, discover the dancers who added their signature style to this graceful dance form. Go behind the curtain to see what it takes to become a prima ballerina and how a performance comes together"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Princess Brianna Bright's dreams of becoming a ballerina seem doomed, she knows it's time to find out exactly what it is she's destined to do. Discovering her true talent won't be easy--but Brianna won't give up, especially not with her trusty dog, Pixie, at her side! Together Brianna and Pixie try all kinds of activities. Along the way, Brianna finds herself drawn to something she never expected. And when the palace is in peril, it's up to her...
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Language
English
Description
Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection? the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century-- who often led double lives as concubines-- through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800's and the anorexic and bulimic ballerinas of George Balanchine, starvation and exploitation have plagued ballerinas throughout history. Using...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"This beautiful picture book tells the little-known story of Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and an inspiration to Misty Copeland. When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance...
Author
Series
Holt Sisters Trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Stumbling upon a letter that her former guardian had hid from her, proud French ballerina Sylvie Lamoureux discovers clues to a past that she never knew she had and heads for England to investigate.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This "is Robb's excavation of her adolescent years as a dancer, and an exploration of how those days informed her life for years to come. As she grapples with the pressure she faced as a student at the storied School of American Ballet, she explores the fates of her former classmates as well. ... Along the way, Robb weaves in the myths of famous ballerinas past and present, from the groundbreaking Misty Copeland, to the controversial George Balanchine....
18) Anna Pavlova
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English
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"Little Anna visited the theater with her mother and was transfixed by the beautiful dancers on stage. From that moment, all she wanted was to become a ballerina herself. She trained hard and made it into ballet school, and from there she because one of the greatest dancers in history. This amazing story of the prima ballerina features a fact and photo section at the back."--
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Language
English
Description
The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night ...One night, her mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. Anna finds a beauty inside herself that she cannot contain. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Beautiful, inspirational,...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland. Life in Motion is a story for all the kids who dare to be different, dream bigger, and want to break stereotypes in whatever they do.
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