ballerinas

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Autobiography of American ballerina Maria Tallchief in which she tells how the daughter of a full-blooded Osage Indian father and a Scots-Irish mother came to be one of the world's legendary performers, and discusses her marriage to ballet master George Balanchine, her other romances, and her illustrious career.

Presents an introduction to ballet dancing, in simple text with illustration, as Anna joins her classmate for the first day of ballets lessons.

Presents a biography of Maria Tallchief, the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.

After her ballet class with Madame Rosa at the old theater, Ella Bella is transported into the fairy tale world of Sleeping Beauty.

Presents the biography and special achievements of Alicia Alonso who, despite being partially blind, became the Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer extraordinaire. Demonstrates her drive and dedication to her art and provides a chronology of events during her career.