"From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a Black ballerina on a magazine cover for the first...

Because Marie helps her poor parents by modeling for an ill-tempered artist, she becomes a famous ballerina but not in the way she had dreamed.

It's time to be a ballerina! Angelina didn't become a ballerina overnight. She had to dedicate her time, practice at Miss Lilly's Ballet School, ask for help, and most important . . . never give up on her dreams! Now you can learn how to become a ballerina just like Angelina! Carry the inspirational quotes from your favorite ballerina with you to your own ballet class!

Hyena longs to become a ballerina, but will her dreams come true? This story features illustrations and simple rhyming text, specially written for children who are learning to read.

With determination and help from her new friends, a ten-year-old New York City girl overcomes obstacles while pursuing her dream of becoming a prima ballerina.

When Angelina isn't practicing dance routines at Miss Lilly's ballet school, she loves making crafts with her friends, dressing up at her grandparents' house, and so much more. This treasury features a padded cover and includes twelve delightful stories featuring Angelina Ballerina, all timed to be read aloud in about five minutes.

As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit.

"Little Anna visited the theater with her mother and was transfixed by the beautiful dancers on stage. From that moment, all she wanted was to become a ballerina herself. She trained hard and made it into ballet school, and from there she because one of the greatest dancers in history."--

Sylvie dreams of being a prima ballerina. When the Franco-Prussian war begins in 1870, Sylvie is thrown into turmoil and tragedy. Sylvie must rely on the strength that ballet gives her in order to survive and acheive her goal.

Filmed live at Walt Disney World, La Nouba is a dream come true. Amid this waking dream you'll find clowns, ballerinas, trapeze artists, BMX bicycle acts, high-wire balancing and so much more.