Download or read book Ballerina Dreams From Orphan to Dancer Step Into Reading Step 4 written by Michaela DePrince and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for newly independent readers—discover the amazing life of one of America’s top ballerinas, Michaela DePrince, whose story is soon to be told in a major motion picture directed by Madonna. At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true. She has been dancing ever since and is now a principal dancer in New York City and has been featured in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, and Oprah magazine. Young readers will love learning about this inspiring ballerina in this uplifting and informative leveled reader. This Step 4 Step into Reading book is for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.
Download or read book Ballerina Dreams written by Lauren Thompson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of five little girls whose ballerina dreams come true with the help of their dedicated teacher.
Download or read book Dancing Friends written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Pub Limited. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects three stories starring three friends, each of whom struggles to conquer an obstacle in order to attend ballet class and become a professional ballerina.
Download or read book Big Dreams written by Katharine Holabird and published by Simon Spotlight. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look back with Angelina as she remembers ballerina dreams she had when she was younger in this 8x8 storybook that includes a punch-out mini-book. Angelina is cleaning up her room when she finds her old book of ballerina dreams! As she turns each page, Angelina remembers her first dreams—of owning her first ballet shoes, getting her first lead role, and more! Angelina discovers she still has plenty of big ballet dreams, and readers can join in on the fun. This book includes a miniature punch-out copy of “Angelina’s Book of Ballet Dreams,” with a special page at the end so little ballet dancers can draw or write out their own big dream! © 2020 Helen Craig Ltd and Katharine Holabird. The Angelina Ballerina name and character and the dancing Angelina logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited, Katharine Holabird, and Helen Craig.
Download or read book Poppy s Secret Wish written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poppy loves, loves, loves ballet. Her greatest wish is to be a ballerina. But her secret wish is that Miss Caralie will choose her to do the exam with her best friend, Jasmine. Poppy's trying so hard in class, but the butterflies are shooting around inside her. Suddenly, the door bangs open and in crashes the new girl, Rose. Will Poppy get her secret wish now?
Download or read book Taking Flight written by Michaela DePrince and published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States"--
Download or read book Katarina Ballerina written by Tiler Peck and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl lives out her big ballerina dreams in this graceful start to a new series from New York City Ballet principal dancer and international prima ballerina Tiler Peck and Broadway and television actor Kyle Harris. Ten-year-old Katarina is a New York City girl through and through, but the buzz of the city drives her to feel that she is meant for more than her ordinary day to day routine. Her big dream? To become a prima ballerina. With the help of a few new friends, Katarina finally puts on her first pair of ballet shoes and she’s more than determined to make it work. But her feet don’t quite move the way she would like them to, the twirls and spins make her dizzy, and her classmates aren’t exactly welcoming. When the head of the dance studio announces that there will be a competition to earn a spot in an upcoming international dance camp, Katarina knows this could be her big chance to make her dancer dreams come true. Does this tiny dancer have what it takes to stand out in the ballet world of blending in?
Download or read book A Dance Like Starlight written by Kristy Dempsey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of little ballerinas with big dreams. Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don’t always come true—they take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by. But the first African-American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true. And those dreams inspired ballerinas everywhere, showing them that the color of their skin couldn’t stop them from becoming a star. In a lyrical tale as beautiful as a dance en pointe, Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper tell the story of one little ballerina who was inspired by Janet Collins to make her own dreams come true.
Download or read book Life in Motion written by Misty Copeland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the life and career of the professional ballerina, covering from when she began dance classes at age thirteen in an after-school community center through becoming the only African American soloist dancing with the American Ballet Theatre.
Download or read book Brave Ballerina written by Michelle Meadows and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical picture book biography of Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. Janet pursued dance with a passion, despite being rejected from discriminatory dance schools. When she was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as a teenager on the condition that she paint her skin white for performances, Janet refused. She continued to go after her dreams, never compromising her values along the way. From her early childhood lessons to the height of her success as the first African American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, Brave Ballerina is the story of a remarkable pioneer as told by Michelle Meadows, with fantastic illustrations from Ebony Glenn.
Download or read book The Ballet Companion written by Eliza Gaynor Minden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.
Download or read book The Sugarless Plum written by Zippora Karz and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started as the perfect story. Zippora Karz was a member of the famed New York City Ballet by the age of eighteen. By twenty she was starring as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, dancing roles created by Jerome Robbins, and traveling the world. It was the stuff dreams are made of until, at age twenty-one, Karz was diagnosed with diabetes. Balancing ballet and her blood sugar would be a long and difficult struggle for Karz. In The Sugarless Plum, Karz shares her journey from denial, shame and miseducation about her illness to how she led an active, balanced and satisfying life as an insulin-dependent diabetic and soloist with one of the world's most famous ballet companies. The Sugarless Plum takes readers deep into the heart and soul of a young dancer, and is a remarkable testament to determination and perseverance.
Download or read book Jasmine s Lucky Star written by Ann Bryant and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jasmine is a young dancer who wants to become a professional ballerina, but her father wants her to give up ballet to concentrate on her schoolwork. Will she change his mind by being the star perfomer in Miss Coralie's show?
Download or read book Hope in a Ballet Shoe written by Michaela DePrince and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words 'America's not ready for a black girl ballerina.' And yet . . . Today, Michaela DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
Download or read book Someday Dancer written by Sarah Rubin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ballerina tale with a thoroughly modern twist! Casey Quinn has got more grace in her pinkie toe than all those prissy ballet-school girls put together, even if you'd never guess it from the looks of her too-long legs and dirty high-top sneakers. It's 1959, and freckle-faced Casey lives in the red-dust countryside of South Carolina. She's a farm girl: Her family can't afford ballet lessons. But Casey's dream is to dance in New York City. And if anyone tries to stand in her way, she's going to pirouette and jete right over them! Casey's got the grit, and Casey's got the grace: Is that enough to make it in Manhattan someday? Or might the Big Apple have something even better in mind? When she meets a visionary choreographer she calls "Miss Martha," Casey's ballerina dream takes a thoroughly, thrillingly modern twist!
Download or read book My Ballet Dream written by Adèle Geras and published by Orchard Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tutu Tilly been busy practising her ballet steps for the recital, but will everything go to plan on the big day? Will her dreams come true.
Download or read book Beautiful Ballerina written by Marilyn Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful ballerina, you areslender,straight-legged,high-arched,symmetrical...Beautiful ballerina,You are the dance.In this celebration of ballet's splendor, lush photographs and a poetic narrative put readers center stagewith young ballerinas from the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The minimal text balances the harmony of thephotos and demonstrates the joy of movement--inviting bravissimos and encores at each reading.
