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Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lucy follows her dream to train to be a professional ballerina, and is selected as one of a handful of students into the Ballet Academy. Follow her journey as she gets through the tough training with the support of teachers and fellow students, and performs alongside her idol in The Nutcracker before facing her final challenge of getting into Ballet High School. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Artistic, athletic, attainable: these three words represent the promise of Ballet Beautiful, a transformative approach to reshaping your body so that it becomes slender, long, and lean--with the strength and grace of a ballerina. Founder Mary Helen Bowers has used this method to help women lose weight, turn fat into lean muscle, and re-contour their bodies to achieve the regal posture, strength, and elegance of a ballerina. Helps you: achieve the...
4) Ballet
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Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
An introduction to ballet, discussing its history, costumes, steps, performances, and other aspects.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Part memoir, part dance history and ethnography, this critical study explores ballet's power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race, women's agency, and spiritual experience. The author argues that dance relates to life in powerful, individual, and communal ways, reflecting culture and embodying new ideas"--
7) Ballet shoes
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Publisher
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Language
English
Description
Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.
8) Ballet
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
The author, a professional ballerina, introduces the art of ballet, from the basic positions, poses, jumps, and exercises to folk and character dancing, makeup, choreography, and perfoming on stage.
9) Ballet
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Discusses ballet training and techniques, shoes, music, and other related topics.
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance and culture that followed. From ballet's origins in the...
Author
Series
Princess Posey first grader volume 9
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Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Valentine's Day is coming! Posey is so excited about her special ballet recital and giving cards to everyone at school. Then she learns that one of her classmates doesn't have any valentines to give out. Can Princess Posey and her tutu find the perfect way to help?"--
16) Ballet bullies
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Marissa has always loved dancing, but lately, she feels clumsy and awkward when she dances, and she feels bigger and taller than the other girls. She doesn't even bother trying out for the Rose Fairy ballet, but someone else thinks Marissa has what it takes to play the Rose Fairy.
17) Ballet school
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs present the activities at a ballet studio where young children warm up, practice the five basic positions, exercise at the barre, and watch teenage ballet dancers perform.
18) The ballet book
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The author, a professional ballerina, introduces the art of ballet, from the basic positions, poses, jumps, and exercises to folk and character dancing, makeup, choreography, and perfoming on stage.
19) Ballet school
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
This book looks at the daily life and routine of students at a ballet school.
20) Ballet dance
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Describes ballet dancing, including history, training, moves, and performance"--Provided by publisher.
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