Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance

Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance
Author: Yasmine Naghdi
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2024-03-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1800785844

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show! When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with. But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance-hating landlady threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer & Shine open! Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame's love for dance? Will Yara have the chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most importantly of all, can the ballet besties save their studio? A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to readers aged 7-9!

Angelina's Best Friend Dance

Angelina's Best Friend Dance
Author: Grosset & Dunlap
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2015-02-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698403177

In a brand new 8x8 featuring the gorgeous hand-drawn illustrations that fans know and love, Angelina Ballerina and her best friend Alice both win the same role in their school's spring dance. Who will dance the lead and who will be the understudy? This book also comes with a sheet of themed stickers for only $4.99.

Ballet for Martha

Ballet for Martha
Author: Jan Greenberg
Publisher: Flash Point
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1466818611

A picture book about the making of Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring, her most famous dance performance Martha Graham : trailblazing choreographer Aaron Copland : distinguished American composer Isamu Noguchi : artist, sculptor, craftsman Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan tell the story behind the scenes of the collaboration that created APPALACHIAN SPRING, from its inception through the score's composition to Martha's intense rehearsal process. The authors' collaborator is two-time Sibert Honor winner Brian Floca, whose vivid watercolors bring both the process and the performance to life.

Breadth of Bodies

Breadth of Bodies
Author: Emmaly Wiederholt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2022-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998247816

Breadth of Bodies seeks to investigate and dismantle the language and stereotypes often used to describe professional dancers with disabilities. Spearheaded by dancer/writer Emmaly Wiederholt and dance educator Silva Laukkanen with illustrations by visual artist Liz Brent-Maldonado, the team collected interviews with 35 professional dance artists with disabilities from 15 countries, asking about training, access, and press, as well as looking at the state of the field.

Steven McRae

Steven McRae
Author: Andrej Uspenski
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-08-13
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1783195878

Steven McRae - Dancer in the Fast Lane gives a close up look at the ballet and dance world's newest, flame-haired star. Born and raised in the world of Australia's high octane, drag-racing circuit, Steven effortlessly moves between the sophistication of his interpretations of the greatest ballet roles as a Principal of The Royal Ballet, to full throttle blasts of tap. Once again photographer Andrej Uspenski has used his exclusive vantage point as a First Artist withThe Royal Ballet to give us glimpses of a dancer becoming a true dance supernova.

Bright Burning Stars

Bright Burning Stars
Author: A.K. Small
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1616208783

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE: BIRDS OF PARADISE, STARRING KRISTINE FROSETH AND DIANA SILVERS. “A compulsively readable story. I was breathless and battling tears up until the very last stunning turns onstage and beyond. A dazzling, heart-wrenching debut.” —Nova Ren Suma, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us Would you die for the Prize? Best friends Marine Duval and Kate Sanders have trained since childhood at the Paris Opera Ballet School, where they’ve forged an inseparable bond through shared stories of family tragedies and a powerful love for dance. When the body of a student is found in the dorms just before the start of their final year, Marine and Kate begin to ask themselves how far they would go for the ultimate prize: to be named the one girl who will join the Opera’s prestigious corps de ballet. Would they cheat? Seduce the most talented boy in the school, dubbed the Demigod, hoping his magic will make them shine, too? Would they risk death for it? Neither girl is sure. But then Kate gets closer to the Demigod, even as Marine has begun to capture his heart. And as selection day draws near, the competition—for the Prize, for the Demigod—becomes fiercer, and Marine and Kate realize they have everything to lose, including each other. Bright Burning Stars is a stunning, propulsive story about girls at their physical and emotional extremes, the gutting power of first love, and what it means to fight for your dreams.

Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?
Author: Shelley Shepard Gray
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2020-01-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982658541

At twenty-seven, Shannon Murphy has just discovered that she has two sisters she never knew. Now, through Shannon’s loving persistence, the three of them are moving in together above her dance studio in Bridgeport. Shannon is excited to make a home with her sisters and to grow her budding business. Then she meets her newest client—he has all the right muscles, a perfect smile, and a lot of attitude. Will Shannon be able to keep things professional with this charming stranger? Dylan Lange has a lot on his mind. He’s just been assigned a new partner at his job with the Bridgeport Police, and while he’s busy striving to protect and serve his town, he’s also trying to keep his baby sister out of harm’s way while she heals from her own trauma. And on top of everything else, he’s gone and lost a bet with his buddies, forcing him to take dance lessons. But when he walks into the dance studio to meet his instructor, a young and beautiful brunette with a sweet southern drawl is the last person he expected to find. Get ready to fall in love again as Shelley Shepard Gray takes us back to Bridgeport, Ohio, where nobody gets left behind and a powerful community helps ordinary men and women to find extraordinary strength inside themselves.

Dancing With Lies: A FREE Billionaire Best Friend's Brother Contemporary Romance

Dancing With Lies: A FREE Billionaire Best Friend's Brother Contemporary Romance
Author: Summer Cooper
Publisher: Lovy Books Ltd
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Enjoy this FREE steamy CEO billionaire series starter by USA Today Bestselling dark contemporary romance author Summer Cooper! In a world where everyone believed Chloe to be lost forever, there was one person who refused to let go—Lincoln, her best friend’s brother. Now, a decade later, as a triumphant tech billionaire, he stumbles upon a woman–a striper–who bears an uncanny resemblance to her. Yet, this woman–once an innocent ballet dancer–no longer responds to the name he once knew her by. She is a shadow of her former self, haunted by the past, and desperately yearning to evade discovery. As the memories flood back, the billionaire's heart skips a beat, transported to that unforgettable night. The night of the fire, the night her parents died, the night she was supposed to die with them and the night they shared together. Now, fate has reunited them under circumstances more extraordinary than any dream. Lincoln finds himself torn between the relentless pursuit of truth and the delicate boundaries of her shattered existence. Can he rekindle the flame that once burned between them? Will he unlock the secrets that lie beneath her fragile facade? Step into the hidden world of a billionaire and a sultry stripper as their worlds collide in a tale of love, loss and redemption. This smokin’ hot book is perfect for fans of Fifty Shades, Roxy Sloane, TL Swan, Sierra Rose and Ava Gray. Reading order: Book 1: Dancing With Lies (now FREE!) Book 2: Dancing With Temptation Book 3: Dancing With Doubt Book 4: Dancing With Guilt Book 5: Dancing With Redemption This is an adult only steamy contemporary romance, appealing to readers who love fated mates, billionaire romance, best friend's brother and sizzling hot romances with a twist.

Dance with Your Heart

Dance with Your Heart
Author: Bronwyn Mulrooney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2017-05-24
Genre: Ballet dancing
ISBN: 9780620712453

Ballet, dance, adventure, mystery, magic, fantasy and a touch of first-love romance combine in this spellbinding series for preteens, tweens and teens. If you think this is your regular ballet or urban fantasy book, think again! 13-year-old Gemma James is just your average girl with anything-but-average dreams of being a professional ballet dancer. She attends the prestigious SA Ballet Academy - an eerie old ballet school bursting with secrets...and where nothing is quite what it seems. Now the Grade 7s at the academy are putting on a performance of the enchanting ballet Giselle, and Gemma is determined to get a lead role. But the discovery of a 100-year-old mystery in the depths of the old academy building one moonlit night, stiff competition from the other teen dancers, and the constant harassment of Super Snob and star performer, Aimee Atherton, all threaten to derail Gemma's chances. Plus cute new boy Ethan Blake has just transferred to the academy from a top London ballet school, and he's complicating things even further. Will Gemma get her chance to dance? Readers will fall in love with sassy Gemma and her alluring sense of adventure, as well as best friends Marley Moon and Dineo as they get to grips with life in this unusual ballet school with its enchanting setting and larger-than-life characters. Dance with your Heart is the first book in the delightful SA Ballet Academy series of fantasy dance and ballet books for girls. "As a hardened ballet teacher of many years of back-breaking work in my beloved profession, I fell in love with the characters in DANCE WITH YOUR HEART. An extremely enjoyable read, it is also fun and catches with great wit, the foibles of both fellow pupils and teachers. This is a great book for parents and all ages of dancers to read - for those of us for whom the magic of dance will always continue." Amy Gould, Editor: Imaginemag "I read the first book, DANCE WITH YOUR HEART. My daughter Megan and myself couldn't wait to read the book, we both enjoyed it so much. It kept us captivated. Thank you Bronwyn for a wonderful book. Looking forward to the next one!" Sanet, reader "I absolutely adored DANCE WITH YOUR HEART. I really enjoyed the story and all the characters! I even felt different in my first dance class after reading it! I can't wait for the next one!" Taylor, 13, reader "When I read DANCE WITH YOUR HEART I felt as though I'd been granted access to a world filled with magic and dance, where anything was possible. I LOVED this novel. Gemma had me wishing I was a ballerina and attending a ballet academy from page one; she showed me the excitement and struggles dancers face from beautiful costumes, long lasting friendships and even bleeding toes! With characters that dived out of the novel and pirouetted across my room, it was easy to imagine them as my best friends, rather than characters in a book. They were easy to love and oh-so real. All I wanted to do was step out of my room and visit Gemma on stage or, have a conversation with Ethan or burn Aimee to the ground because I hated her. I loved the journey the group took together and can't wait to see what else they discover at SABA!" Storm, 15, reader "My 14-year-old daughter loved this book and says it has a real story - it is not just a little girl's book about tutus and tiaras. There's a ghost called Emily and a cute boy too..." Sasha Wyatt-Minter, editor: All4Women