Search Results: Returned 17 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 17
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2007., Juvenile, Feiwel and Friends Call No: 618.92 836 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the true story of how five little girls who suffer from cerebral palsy had their dreams come true by becoming ballerinas.
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Carolrhoda Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A creative minds biographySummary Note: Provides information about the life and career of renowned Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.
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2008, Pre-adolescent, Walker & Co Distributed to the trade by Macmillan Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America.
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2008., Pre-adolescent, Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America.
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2018., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: Biography COPELAND Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?"--
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2018., Scholastic Inc. Call No: JNF007060 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?"--
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[2018], Primary, Scholastic Inc. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[In 2015] Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?"--
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By Curlee, Lynn[2019]., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: HI-INT B NIJ Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon---Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius gone mad, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety. With one grand leap off the stage at the 1909 premiere of the Ballets Russes's inaugural season, Nijinsky became an overnight sensation and the century's first superstar, in the days before moving pictures brought popular culture to the masses. Perhaps the greatest dancer of the twentieth century, Nijinsky captured audiences with his sheer animal magnetism and incredible skill.
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Juvenile Call No: B Cop Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Breakout BiographiesSummary Note: It isn't very often that late bloomers are called prodigies, but Misty Copeland is an extraordinary case. At the age of 13, she began her formal ballet training, which is considerably later than most children begin ballet. In 2015, Copeland was promoted from soloist to principal at American Ballet Theatre, one of the world's premiere ballet companies. She has written a memoir and a children's book, and starred in the screen adaptation of her memoir. She advocates for inclusivity in the classical ballet world and as well as body positivity for young women.
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1989., Doubleday Call No: 92 Edition: 1st ed. in the U.S. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes how the renowned Russian ballet dancer found an outlet for his childhood unhappiness through dance and was eventually called to perform for the Tsar.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Easy LYON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet. Soon Sylvia learns how to fly-- how to dance--and how to dare to dream. Includes a note from the author and a brief history of the bookmobile.
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2005., Pre-adolescent, Creative Education Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Xtraordinary artistsSummary Note: A biography of Rudolf Nureyev, the danseur who changed forever the male dancer's role in ballet.
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2016., Adolescent, Ember Call No: B Edition: First Ember edition 2016. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Long before Micaela DePrince became a member of the world-famous Dutch National Ballet, her dramatic journey began in war-torn Sierra Leone. Known as Number 27 at the orphanage, she was tormented as a 'devil child' due to a condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But at this same orphanage, she found a picture of a ballerina that would change her life and allow her to take flight. In this unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her story: her childhood, her adoption by an American family, and her rise to stardom." -- Back Cover.
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2001, c1999., Primary, Puffin Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ballerina Maria Tallchief describes her childhood on an Osage reservation, the development of her love of dance, and her rise to success in that field.
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2018., little bee books Call No: JNF007120 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This beautiful picture book tells the little-known story of Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and an inspiration to Misty Copeland. When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance only grew deeper inside of her. No black ballerina had ever danced with a major touring troupe before. Raven would be the first. Raven Wilkinson was born on February 2, 1935, in New York City. From the time she was a little girl, all she wanted to do was dance. On Raven's ninth birthday, her uncle gifted her with ballet lessons, and she completely fell in love with dance. While she was a student at Columbia University, Raven auditioned for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and was finally accepted on her third try, even after being told she couldn't dance with them because of her skin color. When she started touring with her troupe in the United States in 1955, Raven encountered much racism in the South, but the applause, alongside the opportunity to dance, made all the hardship worth it. Several years later she would dance for royalty with the Dutch National Ballet and regularly performed with the New York City Opera until she was fifty. This beautiful picture book tells the uplifting story of the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and how she became a huge inspiration for Misty Copeland. Theodore Taylor III's unique, heavy line style of illustration brings a deeper level of fluidity and life to the work, and Misty Copeland's beautifully written foreword will delight ballet and dance fans of all ages"--
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c1984., J. Messner Call No: 920 Edition: JM Messner certifie Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Two fifteen-year-old American ballet students, a boy and a girl, discuss their training, their lives and experiences as performers, and their hopes for ballet stardom.
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c2002., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.
