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In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba.

In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.

Describes the life of a teenage dancer and shows how his practice and hard work pay off during a performance at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D.C.

Robin's got everything it takes to be a principal dancer: the body, the feet, the strength and the passion; but when the principal dancer is injured-and Robin has to rise to the challenge, no one thinks he can pull it off; and Robin is beginning to fear they might be right.

After an eventful Christmas break, Cadence Lewis is shaken to the core. The life she lived in New York no longer makes sense. Faced with so many questions she runs to the only person who has ever listened to her. Now she has to decide how to say goodbye to the past, discover herself, and embrace a future in a life she never wanted. Will Cadence be able to overcome the path she?s been given or will she take the easy way out?.

Cadence Lewis has been dancing since she could walk. Living in New York with her parents she has the chance to go to the best dance school in the country, but when her father does the unthinkable she?s forced to leave her dreams behind and move to a small southern town with her mom. Cadence is having a hard time adjusting to her new life when she meets Jade Carpenter. Jade starts to show Cadence that small-town life isn?t so bad, but when Cadence has a chance to go back to New York she is on the next flight and will do anything to get her old life back.

Describes how young African American Robert Battle had to wear leg braces, yet came to direct the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that strives to preserve African American dance culture. Presents Battle's long journey from his early life up through his teenage years when he discovered his passion for movement first in martial arts and then in ballet, and on through many years of hard work dancing for the very company he would come to direct.

Chronicles the life of dancer and choreographer Jose Limon discussing his turbulent childhood, his coming of age in Mexico, and his unusual dance style.

Chaz has to solve a mystery that threatens his father's new business venture of operating a Ferris wheel similar to the London Eye.

"'Dancing With the Stars' sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: 'You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it's all going to make sense in the end.' In that moment, Amy chose to live..."--Provided by publisher.