ballet

Sixteen-year old Stephanie struggles to perfect her ballet dancing as her classes are complicated by the introduction of a new male dancer.

A humorous history of ballet from its beginnings in the French court through the twentieth century, with discussion of other dance forms, and cartoons.

Someone is determined to bring the ballet production of Madame Dugrand's Dance Academy down before the curtain goes up. Nancy will have to investigate with extreme agility and precision.

With the help of a young girl, a nutcracker becomes a handsome prince. Illustrated with photos from a performance by the American Ballet Theatre.

A practical guide to ballet, with photographs that capture the magic of dance, a child's first class, dancing onstage and the wonder of watching a performance.

Lucille's brother and sister try to upstage her during her ballet performance on her fourth birthday, but they do not succeed.

Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.

An introduction to ballet, including a brief history of the art, biographical sketches of famous dancers and choreographers, and guidelines on how to begin and pursue ballet as a hobby or career.

Shows rehearsal, wardrobe, makeup, stage preparation, and the performance of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet.

An instructional resource for beginning ballet dancers, featuring text and photographs that illustrate positioning, barre and pointe work, attitudes, allegros, and arabesques; and including discussion of body conditioning and health.