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1) Astonish me
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the passionate, political world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a ballerina whose life has been shaped by her relationship with the world-famous dancer Arslan Ruskov, whom she helps defect from the Soviet...
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Once a gifted ballet dancer, Julia Costell buckled under the demands of a professional dance career, and has landed with a thud in an unglamorous job as a guidance counselor at a performing arts high school. Living back home with her parents and feeling lost, she is afraid she'll never soar again.
6) Ballerina
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This book takes a look at a typical week in the life of a ballerina. It is written in the form of a first-person diary and looks at some of the key skills that a ballerina needs, as well as how she became a ballerina. The endmatter includes a spread on how readers can start their own diary.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Join Angelina Ballerina, Camembert Academy's shining star, as she finds her way in her new school, puts together her own show, and tries to land a leading role in the Mouskinov Ballet. Angelina continues to blossom as a maturing young mouseling as she adjusts to her new teacher's style and learns the importance of being a patient big sister. Prepare to pirouette along with everyone's favorite ballerina in these sparkling stories!
11) The red shoes
Series
Criterion collection volume 44
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer.
Publisher
Video Artists International
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
A documentary of the career of Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet. Covers the development of her career and shows highlights from some of her greatest roles. Included are scenes from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Spartacus, The little humpbacked horse, Raymonda, The stone flower, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote and others.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children's
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the Cuban ballerina and choreographer, describing her early struggles as a dancer in New York City, her vision problems, her return to communist Cuba in the 1960s, and her work as director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a Black ballerina on a magazine cover for the first...
20) The dancer
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
c1994.
Language
English
Description
The Dancer follows the young and gifted Katja Bjorner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School as she develops into an international ballet star. Filmed with an eye toward conveying the physical aspects of dancing--the pain, sweat, and tears, as well as the exquisite beauty, The Dancer captures the fierce determination and struggle that goes into the desire to dance at the highest level.
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