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Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland. Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland. Life in Motion is a story for all the kids who dare to...
2) John's turn
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"Every Friday, in the cafeteria, one of the kids gets up in front of the whole school and does something. A performance. Today it's John's turn."--Front jacket flap.
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Lukasiak knows that life would be easier without disappointments, bullying, and medical issues... but sometimes it takes challenges to inspire you to achieve big things. From the hit reality television show Dance Moms, she has found that self-acceptance and kindness are the key to getting over the rough spots in life and realizing your passions. Now she shares that message while inspiring readers to be their very best selves.
7) Tap dancing
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Simple text and photographs present tap dancing, including simple steps.
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In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the grandest stages in the world. Meticulously researched by both author and artist, Josephine's powerful story of struggle and triumph is an inspiration and a spectacle, just like the legend herself....
10) The red slippers
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Nancy's friend Maggie gets a star role in the dance Sleeping beauty. Someone is intent on ending Maggie's career. Will Nancy be able to solve the case?
11) Ballet dancing
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"Simple text and photographs present ballet dancing, including simple steps"--Provided by publisher.
12) Ballet bullies
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Marissa has always loved dancing, but lately, she feels clumsy and awkward when she dances, and feels bigger and taller than the other girls. She doesn't even bother trying out for the Rose Fairy ballet, but someone else thinks Marissa has what it takes to play the Rose Fairy.
13) Burst: a novel
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"Viva has always found ways to manage her mother's impulsive, eccentric, and addictive personality. She's had to--for her entire life, it has always been Viva and Charlotte against the world. After accidentally discovering an innate ability for dance, Viva chases her new passion with the same fervor with which her mother chases the bottle. Over the years, Viva's talent becomes a ticket to a life of her own, and as she moves further away from home...
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"Malie's mom manages an ice cream parlor, but Malie's real love is ballet. She dreams of landing the lead in an upcoming production of Cinderella and dancing onstage while her boyfriend, Ethan, cheers from the audience. But Malie's mom is less than supportive. Then cute new boy Alonzo arrives from Italy. His true love is ice cream--gelato, to be exact. Alonzo offers Malie a deal, if she lets him help out at the parlor, she can take cance lessons form...
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Power and grace define Misty Copeland--an influential ballet dancer who has broken through difficult barriers to become the first female African-American to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Misty has proven adversity can be conquered by reaching higher and working harder to define what is humanly possible, regardless of the path one chooses to follow their dreams. In Misty's own words, "Finding your power doesn't have...
16) Jazz dancing
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"Simple text and photographs present jazz dancing, including simple steps"--Provided by publisher.
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"As a young girl in Cuba, Alicia Alonso practiced ballet in tennis shoes. Within a few years, she was in New York City, with a promising ballet career. But her eyesight began to fail. When Alicia needed surgeries to save her vision, dancing was impossible, but she wouldn't give up her dream. She found the strength and determination to return to the stage and become a prima ballerina. This is the true story of a woman who overcame her challenges, mastered...
19) Eye sore
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Chaz has to solve a mystery that threatens his father's new business venture of operating a Ferris wheel similar to the London Eye.
20) Hip-hop dancing
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"Simple text and photographs present hip-hop dancing, including simple steps"--Provided by publisher.