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2) Brontorina
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Despite her size and not having the proper footwear, a determined dinosaur pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina.
Author
Series
Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 3
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tallulah is frustrated because the grownups will not let her try dancing in toe shoes yet, so she sneaks a pair out of the wastebasket and tries on her own.
4) John's turn
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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.
5) Boys dance!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate boys who dance, from their very first day of stretching at the barre while dreaming of the exciting roles they might one day play.--
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition for the United States and Canada.
Physical Desc
79 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
An introduction to ballet features facts on the dance discipline's history, basic steps, costumes, and famous dancers, and includes details of iconic performances from the Royal Ballet.
Author
Series
Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 1
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tallulah takes ballet lessons and eagerly awaits her coveted tutu, which, she learns, she must work hard to earn.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ric Burns presents this rich, 75-year history of one of the most respected and revered dance companies in the world. With unprecedented access to the company, witness dramatic live performances, grueling rehearsals, and iconic dances by Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, and many others; as well as rare footage of ballet icons Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
WIndmill Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The reader is introduced to and guided through the basic steps and techniques of ballet. The beautiful history, development, and famous artists of ballet are also discussed.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals, interviews and snapshots as the dancers work on classical ballets as well as contempary works. Delve into the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today, who give perspectives on how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of the drive to be on stage.
11) The company
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A behind-the-scenes look at the world of dance as seen through the eyes of a talented young dancer on the brink of success.
12) Ballet class
Author
Series
Ballet Kitty books volume 2
Publisher
Boxer Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
After not wanting to wear his ballet shoes, a kitten learns that he loves to dance during his first ballet class with his young friends.
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Open the envelope to discover [one's] very own invitation to the ballet, asking [the reader] to take a tour and peek behind the scenes to see what goes on between performances. Explore the lesser known areas of the theatre, such as the shoe room, the rehearsal studio and the healthcare suite. Open the gatefolds to display the costume department, the set-building workshops and a performance live on stage. Learn about famous ballets such as Romeo and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance and culture that followed. From ballet's origins in the...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of ballet As much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad-in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, poetic, and uniquely accessible introduction to the world...
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