Text and photographs present the activities at a ballet studio where young children warm up, practice the five basic positions, exercise at the barre, and watch teenage ballet dancers perform.

This book illustrates how children's expressions of movement make them dancers.

After much rehearsing and dancing to the music, dancers prepare and perform for their audience on opening night.

"Did you know that many Highland dances use swords to prove their strength? Or that bharatanatyam dancers perform with bells around their ankles and red dye on their hands and feet? There's a whole world of dances out there! Told with simple language andshown with vivid photographs, A World of Dancers is perfect for emerging readers curious about the fascinating and varied dancers worldwide"--

"Cloudberry Castle School of Ballet is finally open, and Katie Mackenzie's dreams are about to come true. She can dance all day, make lots of new friends, and be taught by a real ballerina from the Scottish Ballet. Then spoiled brat Leo arrives, with her pony and private chauffer, and Katie's dreams turn sour. Will she out-dance Katie to play the principal role in the Christmas show? And will a ghostly presence lead the girls to uncover more of the...

A tribute to the life of the iconic jazz entertainer depicts her disadvantaged youth in a segregated America, her unique performance talents and the irrepressible sense of style that helped her overcome racial barriers.

Presents information about Josephine Baker, from her childhood in St. Louis and her early career in New York to her rise to fame in France and her role as a spy in World War II.