The Girl who Wanted to Dance

The Girl who Wanted to Dance
Author: Amy Ehrlich
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009-02-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780763613457

Clara, who lives in a little village with her father and grandmother, loves to dance, so when a troupe of dancers performs in the village one day, Clara is enchanted enough to follow their wagons deep into the forest where what she finds there changes her life forever.

Josephine Wants to Dance

Josephine Wants to Dance
Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0007263163

Josephine loves to dance. The emus show her how to point her toes. The eagles teach her how to soar to the music of the wind. Then the ballet comes to the sleepy town of Shaggy Gully and Josephine learns that there's another way to dance. This is how Josephine wants to dance, but will her dream ever come true?

Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance

Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
Author: Keith Graves
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2006-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0811854523

Frank the monster indulges his love of dancing by strutting his stuff on stage until his head unzips, his brains flop out, and he continues to lose body parts.

The Ballet Companion

The Ballet Companion
Author: Eliza Gaynor Minden
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1416595716

A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.

A Time to Dance

A Time to Dance
Author: Padma Venkatraman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0698158261

Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit. Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance—so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who’s grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers. Then Veda meets Govinda, a young man who approaches dance as a spiritual pursuit. As their relationship deepens, Veda reconnects with the world around her, and begins to discover who she is and what dance truly means to her.

How Do You Dance?

How Do You Dance?
Author: Thyra Heder
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 168335611X

Get ready to bop, bounce, and shake with this board book edition ofthe hit picture book from the acclaimed author of Alfie and Fraidyzoo There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers or your face. You can dance because you’re happy or even because you’re sad. But, what’s the best way to dance? Exactly how you want to! In How Do You Dance?, award-wining author-illustrator Thyra Heder explores dance in all of its creativity, humor, and—most of all—joy, in a celebration of personal expression that will inspire young and old readers alike to get up and get moving.

Girl Who Wanted to Dance

Girl Who Wanted to Dance
Author: Amy Ehrlich
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781437978414

Clara lives with her father and grandmother in a little village. More than anything, Clara loves to dance, but her father has had too much sadness in his life to abide dancing. When Clara sees a troupe of dancers performing in the village one summer day, she is enchanted and follows their wagons deep into the forest. What she finds there changes her life forever. This bewitching fairy tale by master storyteller Amy Ehrlich, tenderly illustrated by Rebecca Walsh, honors the call to the artistic life and the courage of those who heed it. Full-color illustrations. Reinforced binding.

Dancing in the Wings

Dancing in the Wings
Author: Debbie Allen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2000-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0803725019

Sassy worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream of becoming a star ballerina. So for now she's just dancing in the wings, watching from behind the curtain, and hoping that one day it will be her turn to shimmer in the spotlight. When the director of an important dance festival comes to audition her class, Sassy's first attempts to get his attention are, well, a little wobbly. But Sassy just knows, somehow, that this is her time to step out from those wings, and make her mark on the world. Actress/choreographer Debbie Allen and Kadir Nelson collaborated on Brothers of the Knight, about which School Library Journal raved, "the strutting high-stepping brothers are full of individuality, attitude, and movement."

Dance, Tanya

Dance, Tanya
Author: Patricia Lee Gauch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1989
Genre: Ballet dancing
ISBN: 9780026871242

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.

I Will Dance

I Will Dance
Author: Nancy Bo Flood
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2020-05-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534430628

This poetic and uplifting picture book illustrated by the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines follows a young girl born with cerebral palsy as she pursues her dream of becoming a dancer. Like many young girls, Eva longs to dance. But unlike many would-be dancers, Eva has cerebral palsy. She doesn’t know what dance looks like for someone who uses a wheelchair. Then Eva learns of a place that has created a class for dancers of all abilities. Her first movements in the studio are tentative, but with the encouragement of her instructor and fellow students, Eva becomes more confident. Eva knows she’s found a place where she belongs. At last her dream of dancing has come true.