ballet dancing

Kristyn and her friend Hailey are transported to a magic ballet world after Kristen tries on a pair of pink ballet slippers.

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.

A story that follows the everyday life of two girls, one a professional ballerina, the other a student, both of whom love ballet.

Ballet Cat and her friend Butter Bear have practiced a dance to perform for an audience, but Butter Bear will need a lot of encouragement to try the super high leaps.

Delighted to be asked by Miss Bird to help during a little dancers' class, an exuberant Mia observes that the little ballerinas in her charge have difficulties performing steps, a challenge that prompts Mia to devise a clever solution.

Isabelle, who attends a performing arts school in Washington, D.C., with her older sister, Jade, has a passion for ballet dancing but lacks self-confidence.

When her friend and chief rival in the Bolshoi Ballet is brutally attacked on the eve of a New York City tour, teenaged Lana Dukovskaya is given her coveted solo--an unlikely stroke of luck that makes Lana the chief suspect in the attack.

Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on a show for their grandmother.

Text and photographs present the activities at a ballet studio where young children warm up, practice the five basic positions, exercice at the barr, and watch teenage ballet dancers perform.

Gigi and her friend Frances sign up for ballet class, thinking that is what God wants them to do.