ballet dancers

The author describes his experiences training and performing as a dancer, discussing his acceptance into the Beijing Dance Academy as a child, travel to America, supportive family, and other related topics.

Text and illustrations look at the life of African American ballet dancer Misty Copeland.

Misty Copeland is one of the most famous dancers in the world. But before she was dancing for millions of fans, Misty was just a young girl who loved ballet, even though she didn't look like the typical ballerina. Learn how she made it all the way to the top in this exciting level 3 biography!.

The autobiography of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her life in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.

Nancy and her friends race against time to find out who's trying to sabotage the career of her ballet dancer friend, Maggie.

Features images of and inspirational quotes from Misty Copeland, the first African-American female promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre.

Emma would rather be at her ballet class than at the Haunted Museum, but she can't miss her best friend's birthday party. In a spooky exhibit of music boxes, she's drawn to one in particular, in which a pair of dancers spin slowly to a haunting melody. But that very night, the music box shows up at her door--like it's following her. Emma dances better than she ever imagined when the music box is playing. But that's not all. Sometimes the music speeds up, and the dancers seem to move on their own. Emma finds the lid open, music playing, even when she knows she'd shut it before. And then an eye appears in the mirror inside the lid--someone is watching Emma! The more Emma learns about the history of the music box, the more she realizes she needs to break the hold it has over her before it's too late. But the better she dances when the music plays, the less she wants to!.

Two little girls attend ballet class and eat strawberry ice cream afterwards.

The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.

This hilarious story about the one-of-a-kind frienship between an adventurous cow and a very loyal duck will have readers quacking up all the way through and applauding for more.