Ballet Stars

Author : Joan Holub
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375981179
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ballet Stars written by Joan Holub and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ballet class to rehearsal for the big show to the final curtsies—budding ballet stars show emergent readers each step and pirouette along the way! This Step 1 story has big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, and picture clues and two sheets of irresistably adorable stickers. It's a natural for young readers who are learning ballet or aspire to take ballet classes.

Author : Tom Tierney
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486269205
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ballet Stars of the Romantic Era written by Tom Tierney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1991-12-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight famous dancers -- Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Elssler and Lola Montez among them -- depicted as beautifully costumed paper dolls, each with 3 additional costumes from their most famous roles.

Author : Michaela DePrince
Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0385755147
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina written by Michaela DePrince and published by Ember. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! The extraordinary memoir of an orphan who danced her way from war-torn Sierra Leone to ballet stardom, most recently appearing in Beyonce’s Lemonade and as a principal in a major American dance company. "Michaela is nothing short of a miracle, born to be a ballerina. For every young brown, yellow, and purple dancer, she is an inspiration!” —Misty Copeland, world-renowned ballet dancer Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a “devil child” for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. At the age of four, Michaela was adopted by an American family, who encouraged her love of dancing and enrolled her in classes. She went on to study at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre and is now the youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has appeared in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as on Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, and Nightline. In this engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa to becoming one of ballet’s most exciting rising stars. “Michaela DePrince is the embodiment of what it means to fight for your dream.” —Today “Michaela DePrince is a role model for girls on and off stage.” —NYLON

Author : Andrej Uspenski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783194308
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dancers: Behind the Scenes with The Royal Ballet written by Andrej Uspenski and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully produced new book by Royal Ballet dancer Andrej Uspenski is a collection of exclusive photographs which shines the spotlight on ballet, the most beautiful of art forms. These exquisite photographs feature some of the finest dancers on stage today, bringing the reader into the magical world of ballet. As a Royal Ballet dancer himself, Andrej Uspenski has a unique perspective on photographic composition of dance imagery, as well as unrivalled access not only to the Royal Ballet's productions, but also to the dancers who perform in them. This gives the reader an exclusive insight in to the Royal Ballet's work. Dancers includes exclusive, backstage photographs, as well as a number of breathtaking images taken from the wings during live stage performances, making this a unique photographic record, perfect for all ballet fans.

Author : Leslie Norton
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786430516
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frederic Franklin written by Leslie Norton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a ballet career spanning well over eight decades, legendary dancer Frederic Franklin was one of the twentieth century's great ballet stars. This biography, rich with original interviews, covers his entire career from young dance student in the early 1920s to his most recent position as choreographer with Britain's Royal Ballet in November 2004. Each chapter covers a different period of Franklin's life, including the peak of his performing career as a principal dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, his legendary professional partnership with Alexandra Danilova, and his role in introducing ballet to millions of Americans during World War II.

Author : Yvette Poshoglian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781742834986
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ballet Stars written by Yvette Poshoglian and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ella and Olivia are sisters. Ella is seven years old. Olivia is five-and-a-half years old. They live with their mum and dad and little brother Max. Ella and Olivia love to do ballet! But when it comes to dancing on stage, can they both be ballet stars?

Author : Allegra Kent
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006195179X
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dancers' Body Book written by Allegra Kent and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ballet dancers have the strongest, most beautiful, probably the most envied bodies in the world. How do they stay slender and willowy while maintaining the extraordinary energy it takes to perform night after night? Can a nondancer or an amateur attain a dancer's figure and a dancer's vitality? And keep it? Here, in The Dancers' Body Book, the legendary ballerina Allegra Kent discloses the health, weight-watching, and relaxation secrets of some of the world's greatest ballet dancers -- from Suzanne Farrell and Fernando Bujones to Darci Kistler and Madame Alexandra Danilova. Combining them with two well-balanced diets -- one to lose weight by and one to live by -- and an exercise regimen that can be tailored to the individual, she provides a fabulous fitness program for everyone who longs to be slimmer, healthier, and more energetic. Fourteen varied menus incorporate delicious recipes from the dancers themselves (such as Jacques D'Amboise's Wonderful Dinner Salad and Dierdre Carberry's Almond Meringue Kisses), along with calorie guides and advice on how to create additional menus using your own favorite dishes. Helpful discussions on sports and exercise systems -- ranging from jogging and swimming to the sophisticated "Pilates" workout -- are also included, and in a special chapter entitled "A Healthy Outlook," the dancers talk candidly on such issues as smoking, anorexia, vitamins, doctors, massage, junk foods, fad diets, and injuries. Dancers take meticulous care of all their equipment because training and performance depend on it. Of course, the most essential piece of equipment, the body, needs the most care of all, and that is what this book is about: how to take care of the world's greatest machine. Allegra Kent joined the New York City Ballet at the age of fifteen and was a principal dancer with the company for thirty years, during which time she created a number of starring roles in ballets by Balanchine and Robbins. The mother of two daughters and a son, she is also the author of Allegra Kent's Water Beauty Book.

Author : Parmenia Migel
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Ballet Stars in Historic Photographs written by Parmenia Migel and published by Constable. This book was released on 1985 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : A.K. Small
Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1616209313
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bright Burning Stars written by A.K. Small and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best friends Marine Duval and Kate Sanders have trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School since childhood, where they’ve formed an inseparable bond forged by respective family tragedies and a fierce love for dance. When the body of a student is found in the dorms just before the start of their final year, Marine and Kate begin to ask themselves what they would do to win the ultimate prize: to be the one girl selected to join the Opera’s prestigious corps de ballet. Would they die? Cheat? Seduce the most talented boy in the school, dubbed the Demigod, hoping his magic would make them shine, too? Neither girl is sure. But then Kate gets closer to the Demigod, even as Marine has begun to capture his heart. And as selection day draws near, the competition—for the prize, for the Demigod—becomes fiercer, and Marine and Kate realize they have everything to lose, including each other. In Bright Burning Stars, debut author A. K. Small pens a stunning, propulsive story about girls at their physical and emotional extremes, the gutting power of first love, and what it means to fight for your dreams.

Author : Nancy Upper
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476616728
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ballet Dancers in Career Transition written by Nancy Upper and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional dancer’s career, like a professional athlete’s, lasts an average of 10 to 15 years. Once the prime years of physical prowess have passed, retirement is inevitable, but dancers still have many years of adult life ahead. The challenge for many is making the transition into a new career. Motivated by her own career transition, author Nancy Upper interviewed former ballet dancers who made successful transitions into new careers after they stopped performing. Part 1 of the book features dancers who remained in ballet-related careers. Part 2 features four individuals who chose careers outside the field of dance. Part 3 focuses on dancers who pursued non-dance careers that help dancers and other performing artists. Appendices include the marketable qualities dancers develop as a result of their training, career transition tips, transition resources, and a graph mapping the transition process.