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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
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Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova |
The correct translation of the title of this book should read, "Foundation of Classical Dance" rather than "Russian Ballet Technique." As the Forward from the original Russian explains (and which is … |
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The dancers
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Walter Dean Myers |
When a young boy accompanies his father, a prop man, to the theater, he gets an introduction to ballet. |
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Dancing class
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Harriet Ziefert |
Polly Go Lightly practices her ballet positions and dreams of dancing on the big stage. |
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Butterfly
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V. C. Andrews |
An orphan named Butterfly struggles to break free of her painful past. |
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The Little Ballerina
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Sally Grindley |
Ballet story for children |
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The very fairy princess takes the stage
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Julie Edwards,Julie Andrews |
Even though Gerry is cast as the court jester instead of the crystal princess in her ballet class's spring performance, she eventually regains her sparkle and once again feels like a fairy princess. |
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Sparkling steps
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Sue Bentley |
A magic kitten helps Olivia combat the jealousy of her ballet school classmates. |
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Angelina in the wings
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Katharine Holabird |
After Henry gets the part in Madame Zizi's ballet Angelina is overcome with jealousy, but when Henry starts struggling over his steps, Angelina helps him practice and is rewarded for all her hard wor… |
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Feline charm
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Kitty Wells |
The third of Maddy's ceramic cats comes to life to help her best friend Rachel realize her dream of playing the lead in The Nutcracker ballet. |
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Mia and the girl with a twirl
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Robin Farley |
Offering extra help to a newcomer in Miss Bird's dance class, Mia and Ruby are frustrated by Sara's determination to put her own spin on every dance move, a preference that introduces the girls to ne… |
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Stolen luck
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Megan Atwood |
"Quincy school lore tells that the shoes of a former school head, displayed in the academy's front hall, impart incredible luck to anyone who wears them. Kayley is struggling to compete, and she make… |
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The cursed ballet
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Megan Atwood |
"It's the 150th anniversary of the Quincy Academy, and to celebrate, Madame Puant wants the girls to perform a ballet that hasn't been put on since the '80s--when a dancer died during the production.… |
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Thursday's Children
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Rumer Godden |
*Thursday's Children* chronicles the rise of aspiring ballet dancer Doone Penny, whose story is as unorthodox as it is inspirational. Encompassing a world where dance, fame and family are as intricat… |
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Tanya and the red shoes
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Patricia Lee Gauch |
Tanya wants to dance in toe shoes the way her sister does. |
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Dancer
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Lorri Hewett |
Sixteen-year-old Stephanie struggles to perfect her ballet dancing as her classes are complicated by the introduction of a new male dancer. |
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Myra
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Barbara Bottner |
A dancing class is disrupted when Myra, an 6 year-old Mexican american girl, actually changes into the animals the other pupils are imitating. |
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My first ballet show
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Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff |
Follows a ballet class as it prepares for a ballet recital. |
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Another way to dance
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Martha Southgate |
While spending the summer at the School of American Ballet in New York City, fourteen-year-old Vicki Harris must come to terms with the reality of her parents' divorce, her crush on Mikhail Baryshnik… |
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The sisters impossible
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James David Landis |
Lily's beginning ballet classes draw her unexpectedly closer to her seemingly haughty older sister, already an advanced dancer. |
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Emily and the ostriches
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Dan Bernstein |
Emily, a dazzling young ballerina, is magically transported to Ostrichville, where, in spite of her strangeness, she is eventually accepted by the birds and perfects her ballet technique. |
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