dancers

Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the African American experience.

Rhyming text and illustrations describe the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time.

When Marisol Garcia, a new student at a competitive performing arts high school, is chosen to take part in a dance contest, she becomes obsessed with winning and risks losing her friends, her good grades, and her place at the school.

Traces the life and journey of Zhongmei Lei, whose name means Faithful Plum, from her life as a poor country girl to the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy to founding her own dance company. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs.

Explores the dance traditions of African-Americans, from their origins in the expressive dances that the slaves brought from Africa through the development of jazz and tap to modern dance and ballet.

A biography of the dancer, choreographer, and teacher who is generally considered to be one of America's greatest pioneers of modern dance.

Choreographer/dancer Bill T. Jones documents the creation of some of his pieces, while telling the story of his life as the son of migrant workers who came of age in the Woodstock era of the sixties, and of his seventeen year personal and artistic relationship with Arnie Zane with whom Jones founded his dance company.

Barbara Milberg Fisher, a onetime member of Ballet Society and the New York City Ballet, describes what it was like to study and dance under the direction of legendary choreographer George Balanchine, discusses his life, personality, artistry, and work habits, and shares insights into other aspects of a ballet company.

A biography of celebrated dancer, choreographer, and director Gene Kelly, discussing his work to keep his family afloat during the Depression, his success in New York and Hollywood, his political stance during the Red Scare, and his continuing contributions to the field in his later years.

A biography of the Osage Indian girl who became a world-renowned ballerina.