ballet

Text and photos describe the ballet training of three young people and their performances with professional ballet companies.

Tallulah is thrilled to play a mouse in a professional production of The Nutcracker and works very hard to be the most marvelous mouse of all, but opening night brings some surprises.

Follow real-life thirteen-year-old Fiona Wada-Gill as she goes from auditions, to rehearsals, to opening night playing Clara in the Boston Ballet's production of The Nutcracker.

Tanya loves ballet dancing, repeating the moves she sees her older sister using when practicing for class or a recital, and soon Tanya is big enough to go to ballet class herself.

Follows the activities of a group of young students in their ballet class.

Explains the rules, admissions process, academic classes, training exercises, and performances of Ballet Tech, America's first public school offering free ballet lessons for children.

Discusses ballet training and techniques, shoes, music, and other related topics.

Text and accompanying photographs present the story of Anton Pankevich who loves to dance. As a small child in Russia, he dreamed of being a ballet dancer and began training there. Now, years later, his dreams are becoming a reality as he studies ballet at the School of American Ballet in New York City.

A little girl describes, in text and illustrations, what she does in her ballet class. Includes information on how to choose a ballet class for young children.

Presents the stories of ten well-known ballets, including "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," "Giselle," and "The Sylph.".