Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year- old Allie goes with her grandfather to a performance of "The Nutcracker" on Christmas Eve, hears about the special day he had with her mother going to her first "Nutcracker," and shares his loving memory of her.
Winnie is worried when her best friends Zoe and Vanessa enroll her in ballet classes with them, since she would rather go to the library and read like they always do.
Shows the basic positions, exercises, and steps for ballet beginners, with discussion of the correct clothing, performing, and history, plus an index of terms in French and English. Illustrated with color photographs of young dancers.
