ballet

Masumi dreams of becoming a beautiful prima ballerina and has just won a place in the National Ballet School; however, a handsome foreign student arrives that distracts her from her goals.

Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.

At Christmas time a beautiful ballerina doll who longs to dance is discovered in a toy store and coveted by two little girls: Ilyana, who wants to love her, and Mary Jane, who doesn't want Ilyana to get her.

The Weather Fairies work hard to come up with a special dance when they are asked by Fairyland's Fairy Godmother to perform for the King and Queen.

Sylvie gets to attend ballet school, just like her big sister.

Tilly, who loves ballet, plays the part of a cat in her class's dance recital.

After years of ballet Jada feels she is ready to go "on pointe," but the whole process is a lot more complicated than she ever realized: from being measured and fitted for the shoes, to tying the laces correctly she still has a lot to learn, and that is before she actually tries to walk in pointe shoes, which seems to use muscles she was barely aware of--for the first time Jada finds that ballet hurts.

"The ballet The Nutcracker and New York City's David H. Koch Theater come to life in this onomatopoeic representation of a little girl's experience at the ballet"--Dust jacket flap.

"While exploring, Lola the cat comes across a stage with a ballet performance about to begin. Lola puts on a costume and joins right in, dancing beautiful pirouettes, arabesques, and pas de chats (the step of the cat). When she accidentally stumbles and trips, however, it is up to Lola to save the show"--Provided by publisher.

A little girl learns the essentials of ballet, from tutus to toe shoes.