ballerinas

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ballerinas

Evelyn Cisneros

prima ballerina
2007
An introduction to the life of Evelyn Cisneros, the Mexican American dancer who became the prima ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet.

Sugar plum ballerinas

toeshoe trouble
2009
Brenda Black tries to dig her way out of a mess when she tells her bragging cousin, Tiffany, that she not only knows who prima ballerina Miss Camilla Freeman is, she actually has an autographed pair of her toe shoes.

Tallchief

America's prima ballerina
2001
Ballerina Maria Tallchief describes her childhood on an Osage reservation, the development of her love of dance, and her rise to success in that field.

I dreamed I was a ballerina

a girlhood story
2001
A children's story drawn from the memoirs of famous dancer Anna Pavlova in which she shares her love of ballet, and describes what it was like to see Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" performed onstage.

Maria Tallchief

Native American ballerina
1997
Tells the story of ballerina Maria Tallchief, focusing on her Native American background and her rise to fame with the New York City Ballet.

Ballerina dreams

1998
Diana White recounts how her dream of becoming a ballerina came true from her first dance class at age four to her work with the New York City Ballet.

If I were a ballerina

2010
A young girl dreams of what it would be like to be a prima ballerina dancing across the stage.

Evelyn Cisneros, prima ballerina

1990
Describes the early life, training, and accomplishments of the Mexican American dancer who is the prima ballerina for the San Francisco Ballet.

Angelina's lucky penny

2006
Angelina finds out just how important a lucky penny can be--and whether it can take the place of practice--as she prepares to audition for a role at the Theater Royale.

Sugar plum ballerinas

plum fantastic
2008
Alexandrea is forced to leave her friends in Apple Creek when her mother insists on enrolling her at Harlem's Nutcracker School of Ballet, and while Al is already aware that she lacks dance skills, things get worse when she is chosen to be the Sugar Plum fairy in the school recital.

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