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"Every day, in dance studios all across America, millions of little girls line up at the barre and take ballet class. Ballet is for girls what football is for boys; while few go on to professional careers, their time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, the value of their bodies and minds, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal takes readers into the exclusive and complicated world of ballet, from the suburban studios where young dancers learn the artform, to the elite summer training programs, to ballet's professional world. She shares the love of ballet that so many dancers feel while also grappling with its shortcomings: the power and tyranny of male choreographers, the impossible standards of beauty, and the racism that pervades ballet. Drawing on interviews with over 80 dancers, students, teachers, and health care professionals, Turning Pointe offers an unprecedented window into the joys and pain of ballet. As Angyal makes clear, if ballet is going to survive in the twenty-first century, if it is going to chart a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential"--.

Provides aspiring dancers with guidance to pursue a career in dance.

Even ghosts have drama . . . Lucy is ready for her next challenge at Limbo Central Middle School: joining a club. Or actually, forming one. Lucy and her best friend Cecily were awesome ballet dancers in life, so obviously they can start a Dance Club in the Afterlife! Not according to Georgia Sinclaire. The head of the Cheerleading squad wants to forbid cheerleaders from even trying out for Dance Club! Who knew starting a Dance Club would be all about drama?.

Samantha teaches Lola how to do Irish dancing by focusing on one step at a time. Includes information about St. Patrick's Day.

Explores the different dances around the world, while learning how to compare groups.

An introduction to different forms of modern dance.

Gabby is already juggling homework, school leadership, dance classes, and rehearsals for a spoken word competition when an exciting dance opportunity comes up. But Gabby's changed a lot this past year. By the time the competition rolls around, she's wondering if have her dreams changed, too.

Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect have spent weeks planning the perfect party to celebrate Tacky's hatchday, and while nothing turns out quite as they expected, the penguins and their special guest have a wonderful time.

After years of ballet Jada feels she is ready to go "on pointe," but the process is more complicated than she realized. From being measured and fitted for the shoes to tying the laces correctly, she still has a lot to learn, and that is before she actually tries to walk in pointe shoes, which seems to use muscles she was barely aware of. For the first time Jada finds that ballet hurts.

Gabby signs up for the contemporary dance class at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance. She makes new friends in the class, which causes her best friends to get a little jealous. Excited to dance for fun rather than competition, she still must find a way to balance her old life with her new.