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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.
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Chloe loves to dream of being a ballerina princess. She takes out her art supplies and begins to make her very own princess. She reflects on the characteristics and qualities that princesses have, such as ears to listen, a voice to speak kind words, and a smart brain to make good decisions. She worries about an imperfection in her art until her two dads point out that Chloe's princess is unique just like her. Includes a blank space for drawing a princess....
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June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. However, getting what she wants might cost her everything--including the only boy she's ever loved. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. Even if she returns, though, will she ever regain the spotlight she craves? And Gigi is not going to let Bette--or the other dancers who bullied her--go unpunished. But as revenge...
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"As a young girl in Cuba, Alicia Alonso practiced ballet in tennis shoes. Within a few years, she was in New York City, with a promising ballet career. But her eyesight began to fail. When Alicia needed surgeries to save her vision, dancing was impossible, but she wouldn't give up her dream. She found the strength and determination to return to the stage and become a prima ballerina. This is the true story of a woman who overcame her challenges, mastered...
25) Last dance
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Prima ballerina Miriam has been keeping a secret from the Lulli Dance Company--all the years of injuries have been taking their toll. Now, the worst has happened--an ankle injury that she knows means she can no longer dance. Inconsolable, Miriam flees into a room she has never entered in the dance studio and meets a spirit who offers her a pair of gold and white slippers which heal her and help her dance again--on the condition that she helps the...
26) Leap!
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An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
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"In Nottingham, 1906, with her dancing days numbered, Marietta Stelle, when a mysterious toymaker moves in next door, is drawn into a world of magic and wonder until her final ballet performance takes a dark turn, trapping her in a place of secrets and illusions"--
29) Anna Pavlova
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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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Presents the biography and special achievements of Alicia Alonso who, despite being partially blind, became the Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer extraordinaire. Demonstrates her drive and dedication to her art and provides a chronology of events during her career.
33) Hope dances
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A talented young ballet dancer and also a star athlete has always been able to enjoy the best of both worlds. When she and her best friend have the opportunity to audition for the famous director of the Nutcracker, she's forced to choose between her mother's dream of her becoming a prima ballerina and her father's ambitions of her becoming an Olympic athlete. Upset at potentially disappointing one of her parents and confused about her choice, Hope...
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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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Christmas is coming, and Madame Rosa has prepared a surprise party for her ballet class. "Ella Bella, would you fetch the music box?" asks Madame Rosa. "Then we can have some dancing at our party." As the music begins playing, little Ella Bella is magically transported into the enchanting, festive world of "The Nutcracker "ballet.
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"Something suspicious is going on in Chipping Cheddar. Gracie fears Roquefort Hall is haunted when she hears strange sounds, Marco's music goes missing, and Mr. Chirpyface disappears while Angelina is bird-sitting for Ms. Mimi! Can Angelina and her friends stay en pointe and follow the clues to solve these mysteries?"--Container.
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"Angelina and the silver locket": Angelina borrows her mother's precious silver locket without permission and is devastated when she loses it. "Show and tell": Angelina takes her baby sister, Polly, to 'Show and Tell Day' at school. "The proposal": Angelina doesn't believe Mr. Operatski is a worthy suitor for Miss Lilly and sets out to prove it. "Heads and tails": The new statue of Queen Seraphina is missing its head. Will Angelina and her friends...