A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir—a follow-up to the Sibert Honor–winning To Dance. All her life, Siena has dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet, with hopes of becoming a member of George Balanchine’s world-famous New York City Ballet company. Siena has worked hard for many years to be a professional ballet dancer, but i...
Meet five amazing Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, including some of the founding members. They broke barriers and made history in the world of classical dance, at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies. A young adult adaptation of Karen Valby's adult non-fiction title At the peak of the civil rights movement, Lydia Abarca was the first ballerina in a Black ballet company to grace the cover of Dance magazine. Alongside founding members Shelia Roh...
From the earliest times dance has been part of every culture. People dance to express their feelings to worship their gods or just to enjoy themselves. Today dance is as important to us as ever whether we are watching a spectacular performance in a theatre celebrating special events in a community or simply exercising at a dance class.This book describes many different dances from around the world: from temple dances in India to samba dances at a carnival in Brazil. It explains the his...
It's dance class day and Gran will teach Kwesi and the neighbours her trophy-winning dance, the Shooby-Doo Mambo. But Gran hurts her knee before Kwesi can learn all the steps. How will he learn the special dance now? Slowly Kwesi finds the confidence to practice the steps on his own, but dancing without Gran is not the same...Kwesi's inventive solution delivers a heartwarming surprise. Next dance class day, he and Gran dance the new Shooby-Do Mambo. Twirling their glittery canes in the air w...
This illustrated and informative book includes enlarged colour photographs of ballet dancers and easy-to-follow fact boxes about the history of the ballet, great ballet dancers, choreographers and composers.
A Welsh adaptation of BTEC National Sports Units 1 and 2 Revision Workbook providing BTEC Sport students with an opportunity to practice their understanding of various study fields within the course.
You might recognize firecracker JoJo Siwa from Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, or maybe you fell in love with her on Dance Moms. Now, just in time for Valentine’s Day, JoJo presents us with Things I Love, a creative journal with writing activities based on JoJo’s favorite things: dogs, candy, glitter, sparkles, the color pink, dance, family, and the Siwanatorz—her ardent posse of fans. Published in 2-color and filled with fun prompts and quizzes, Things I Love is sure to appeal to kids of all...
