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Lots of kids enjoy dancing, but what motivates them to push past the sore muscles, early-morning technique classes, and crazy schedule required to become a professional dancer? In this book, dancers from many backgrounds talk about their different paths to success in ballet, modern, jazz, Broadway, and hiphop. They also share advice and helpful tips, such as:  • practice interpreting the music and the mood of a movement, even when you’re doing a standard warm-up exercise • try to be in the front row at auditions so you can see what’s going on and so the judges know you’re eager to be seen… More >>
$8.35
Meet the Dancers: From Ballet, Broadway, and Beyond

Ballet is one of the world’s loveliest and most demanding art forms, requiring both grace and athleticism. It has a rich history and continues to attract ambitious and dedicated students all over the world. “The Ballet Book” is produced in conjunction with Toronto’s National Ballet School and is a definitive instructional resource for children who are beginning to explore the possibilities and delights of ballet. Lavishly illustrated with charming black & white photographs of students in action, complemented by explanatory text, “The Ballet Book” illustrates in detail the positioning of the arms and the feet, barre work, pointe work, alignment, classical ballet poses, attitudes, allegros, bat… More >>
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The Ballet Book: The Young Performer’s Guide to Classical Dance

Pauline, was rescued from a shipwreck as a baby. She longs to be an actress. Petrova, is a Russian orphan. She is happiest when playing with cars and engines. Polly was handed over with just a pair of ballet shoes to her name. If she could, she would dance all day! But one thing they DO have in common is, that with money running out at home and Great Uncle Matthew missing, the sisters want to stay together. Whatever it takes. As they prepare for a dazzling life on stage, the dreams and fears of the fossil girls are about to come true…… More >>
$5.51
Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage

Ballet fans worldwide will cherish this beautiful photographic retrospective of the last 25 years of the American Ballet Theatre. Featuring more than 120 black-and-white photographs and more than 50 color photographs, this book captures the historic moments in a troupe whose performances have been described by the New York Times as “a marathon of glorious dancing.”With a substantial foreword by critic Clive Barnes, the text by Elizabeth Kaye narrates the rich history of the 60-year-old troupe, then concentrates on the two significant eras that have taken the ABT into the millennium as one of the most celebrated dance companies in the world: In the period in which Mikhail Baryshnikov served as its artistic d… More >>
$49.93
American Ballet Theatre: A Twenty-Five Year Retrospective

Mid-semester brings with it the results of the girls’ appraisals, and though every student at The Royal Ballet School is talented, not everyone has what it takes to go all the way. Although Ellie passes her appraisal with flying colors, everyone at school is tense with worry that one of them won’t make it. Ellie is especially concerned when Sophie returns and just doesn’t seem to be acting like herself. What will happen if one of the girls is assessed out? What will they have to fall back on?… More >>
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Sophie’s Flight of Fancy #4

This completely new edition of the Royal Academy of Dancing’s Step-By-Step Ballet Class features the very latest international examination syllabus. It presents a comprehensive selection of exercises taken from each of the examination grades, beginning with Pre-Primary and working up to Grade Five, the most advanced. Excellent sequential drawings and explanatory notes take the dancer through each exercise in turn, and topics such as dressing for dance and taking examinations are also included. An essential guide for anyone interested in learning ballet. Founded in 1920, the Royal Academy of Dancing is the largest training school in the world, teaching and examining in more than 50 countries. Its sylla… More >>
$15.75
Step-By-Step Ballet Class: Illustrated Guide to the Official Ballet Syllabus

Lili loves to dance, and dreams of becoming a ballerina. In her ballet class she does stretches, works at the barre, and learns the five classical dance positions that are the basics for the roles she may dance when she is older. Enhanced by delicate watercolor illustrations, this lovely book is the perfect introduction for boys and girls who want to learn more about ballet. Full color…. More >>
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Lili at Ballet

Whether as performers or as spectators, more people enjoy dance today than ever before. Its extraordinary range extends from classical ballet and baroque court spectacles to avant-garde modern dance, tap, and ethnic dancing. Anyone with an interest in dance has felt the need for a guide to the art’s rich history and complex present state. Susan Au’s lucid text covers the entire spectrum of dance, vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring in detail the dance world of today. A generous selection of illustrations completes the picture, taking the reader from the palaces of the Medici to the lofts of Manhattan, from the dancing of Louis XIV to the experimental choreog… More >>
$9.53
Ballet and Modern Dance