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Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Ballerina! by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Ballerina! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2005 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some ballerinas wear pink and some ballerinas wear blue, but they all have funny toes and look good in a tutu. If you want to be a ballerina you'll need to know how to catch bunches of flowers, put your hair in a bun and dance with the grace of a full-grown swan.
Download or read book Turning Pointe written by Chloe Angyal and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its future Every day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal captures the intense love for ballet that so many dancers feel, while also grappling with its devastating shortcomings: the power imbalance of an art form performed mostly by women, but dominated by men; the impossible standards of beauty and thinness; and the racism that keeps so many people of color out of ballet. As the rigid traditions of ballet grow increasingly out of step with the modern world, a new generation of dancers is confronting these issues head on, in the studio and on stage. For ballet to survive the twenty-first century and forge a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential.
Download or read book Being a Ballerina written by Gavin Larsen and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist, the Arts Club of Washington Marfield Prize A look inside a dancer’s world Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer’s continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an artist. Starting with her arrival as a young beginner at a class too advanced for her, Larsen tells how the embarrassing mistake ended up helping her learn quickly and advance rapidly. In other stories of her early teachers, training, and auditions, she explains how she gradually came to understand and achieve what she and her body were capable of. Larsen then re-creates scenes from her experiences in dance companies, from unglamorous roles to exhilarating performances. Working as a ballerina was shocking and scary at first, she says, recalling unexpected injuries, leaps of faith, and her constant struggle to operate at the level she wanted—but full of enormously rewarding moments. Larsen also reflects candidly on her difficult decision to retire at age 35. An ideal read for aspiring dancers, Larsen’s memoir will also delight experienced dance professionals and fascinate anyone who wonders what it takes to live a life dedicated to the perfection of the art form.
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Mermaid! by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Mermaid! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published by Zero to Ten Limited, 2002.
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Cowboy by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Cowboy written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2005 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invites the reader to imagine they are a cowboy, describing what they look like, how they dress, their behaviour and providing suggestions for games and other activities.
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Knight! by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Knight! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knights are brave, chivalrous, strong and handsome - although good looks and muscle are not essential, provided you are not afraid of dragons and are properly equipped with chain mail, shield, and chocolates and flowers for damsels in distress.
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Princess! by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Princess! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A role-playing activity book explores everything a potential princess needs to know. Fully illustrated throughout.
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Wizard by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Wizard written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years wizards were out of fashion. They hid in caves and castles and whiled away their time sewing sequins on their best gowns and boiling up fantastical potions biding their time to make a comeback. And boy have they made a come back! There are wizards and aspiring wizards everywhere and this book is packed full of wizardly facts, hints and tips for leading a life of magical excess!
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Pirate! by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Pirate! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous picture book that goes over all the elements of a pirates life.
Book Synopsis Imagine You're a Fairy! by : Meg Clibbon
Download or read book Imagine You're a Fairy! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairies can be short, small, fat, tall or thin. Whatever they look like, all fairies are very clever and very magical. If you want to be a fairy, here are some essentials: a magic wand, flying shoes, a cloak of invisibility, glitter, a regal expression... and this book!
Download or read book Ballerina written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of humorous information, ideas for activities, instructions for making relevant accessories and recipes, this title shows young readers everything they need to know to become a keen and successful ballerina - from important vocabulary, to what hairstyles you should have.
Download or read book Cowboy! written by Meg Clibbon and published by Zero to Ten. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of humorous information, ideas for activities, instructions for making relevant accessories and recipes, this title shows young readers everything they need to know to become an enthusiastic and skillful cowboy - from important vocabulary, to what you should wear.
Download or read book Ballerina written by Deirdre Kelly and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection--the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century--who often led double lives as concubines--through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800's and the anorexic and bulimic ballerinas of George Balanchine, starvation and exploitation have plagued ballerinas throughout history. Using the stories of great dancers such as Anna Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, Suzanne Farrell, Gelsey Kirkland, Evelyn Hart, Marie Camargo, and Misty Copeland, Deirdre Kelly exposes the true rigors for women in ballet. She rounds her critique with examples of how the world of ballet is slowly evolving for the better. But to ensure that this most graceful of dance forms survives into the future, she says that the time has come to rethink ballet, to position the ballerina at its center and accord her the respect she deserves.
Download or read book Swan Dive written by Georgina Pazcoguin and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don't expect just tulle and toe shoes. In this fascinating insider's tale, NYCB dancer Pazcoguin reveals her world. . . . A striking debut." —People Award-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet—the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see from the orchestra circle. In this love letter to the art of dance and the sport that has been her livelihood, NYCB’s first Asian American female soloist Georgina Pazcoguin lays bare her unfiltered story of leaving small-town Pennsylvania for New York City and training amid the unique demands of being a hybrid professional athlete/artist, all before finishing high school. She pitches us into the fascinating, whirling shoes of dancers in one of the most revered ballet companies in the world with an unapologetic sense of humor about the cutthroat, survival-of-the-fittest mentality at NYCB. Some swan dives are literal: even in the ballet, there are plenty of face-plants, backstage fights, late-night parties, and raucous company bonding sessions. Rocked by scandal in the wake of the #MeToo movement, NYCB sits at an inflection point, inching toward progress in a strictly traditional culture, and Pazcoguin doesn’t shy away from ballet’s dark side. She continues to be one of the few dancers openly speaking up against the sexual harassment, mental abuse, and racism that in the past went unrecognized or was tacitly accepted as par for the course—all of which she has painfully experienced firsthand. Tying together Pazcoguin’s fight for equality in the ballet with her infectious and deeply moving passion for her craft, Swan Dive is a page-turning, one-of-a-kind account that guarantees you'll never view a ballerina or a ballet the same way again.
Book Synopsis Black Ballerinas by : Misty Copeland
Download or read book Black Ballerinas written by Misty Copeland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection 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 time. The experience emboldened Misty and told her that she wasn’t alone—and her dream wasn’t impossible. In the years since, Misty has only learned more about the trailblazing women who made her own success possible by pushing back against repression and racism with their talent and tenacity. Misty brings these women’s stories to a new generation of readers and gives them the recognition they deserve. With an introduction from Misty about the legacy these women have had on dance and on her career itself, this book delves into the lives and careers of women of color who fundamentally changed the landscape of American ballet from the early 20th century to today.
Book Synopsis A Dance of Friendship by : Katharine Holabird
Download or read book A Dance of Friendship written by Katharine Holabird and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-01-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angelina is very excited—her new friend Anya is joining her ballet class! But when Anya becomes the center of attention, Angelina becomes jealous and the two mouselings get into a big fight. How will Angelina make things right again and find the perfect way to say "I'm sorry"?
Book Synopsis Beautiful Ballerina by : Marilyn Nelson
Download or read book Beautiful Ballerina written by Marilyn Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful ballerina, you areslender,straight-legged,high-arched,symmetrical...Beautiful ballerina,You are the dance.In this celebration of ballet's splendor, lush photographs and a poetic narrative put readers center stagewith young ballerinas from the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The minimal text balances the harmony of thephotos and demonstrates the joy of movement--inviting bravissimos and encores at each reading.
