Author: Mary Kate Mellow
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607343525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
An introduction to ballet for beginning dancers with photographs depicting dancers in beginning to advanced classes, demonstrating basic moves and dance positions, and preparing for a performance.
Prima Princessa Ballet for Beginners
Author: Mary Kate Mellow
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607343525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
An introduction to ballet for beginning dancers with photographs depicting dancers in beginning to advanced classes, demonstrating basic moves and dance positions, and preparing for a performance.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607343525
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
An introduction to ballet for beginning dancers with photographs depicting dancers in beginning to advanced classes, demonstrating basic moves and dance positions, and preparing for a performance.
The Ballet Book
Author: DARCEY BUSSELL
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0756619335
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Does the poise, grace, and beauty of a prima ballerina take your breath away? Ever dreamt of landing that perfect pirouette? Covering everything from basic positions to the finesse of a pas de deux, this inspiring book will help your child pursue the elegant dance form of ballet. Perfect your port de bras and learn how to dance adagio and allegro. You will even find out the best way to look after your ballet shoes and ensure your make up is just right for your first night on stage. Using gorgeous photos of ballet dancers and easy-to-follow instructions, one of the world’s finest ballet dancers Darcey Bussell will teach you various poses, jumps, and exercises, as well as advanced moves and pointework. You will also discover folk and character dancing and read about the great choreographers and composers throughout ballet's history. The Ballet Book beautifully illustrates the world of ballet with captivating notes on classical techniques, the evolution of the dance form, the world’s greatest dancers, and a fascinating look on what goes on behind the scene. Budding ballet dancers, this one's for you!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0756619335
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Does the poise, grace, and beauty of a prima ballerina take your breath away? Ever dreamt of landing that perfect pirouette? Covering everything from basic positions to the finesse of a pas de deux, this inspiring book will help your child pursue the elegant dance form of ballet. Perfect your port de bras and learn how to dance adagio and allegro. You will even find out the best way to look after your ballet shoes and ensure your make up is just right for your first night on stage. Using gorgeous photos of ballet dancers and easy-to-follow instructions, one of the world’s finest ballet dancers Darcey Bussell will teach you various poses, jumps, and exercises, as well as advanced moves and pointework. You will also discover folk and character dancing and read about the great choreographers and composers throughout ballet's history. The Ballet Book beautifully illustrates the world of ballet with captivating notes on classical techniques, the evolution of the dance form, the world’s greatest dancers, and a fascinating look on what goes on behind the scene. Budding ballet dancers, this one's for you!
Maria Tallchief
Author: Maria Tallchief
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1627797157
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
Read the story of the legendary ballerina who now adorns a $1 coin and a US quarter! A fascinating self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her. "Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment.... Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."-Arlene Croce, The New Yorker
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1627797157
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
Read the story of the legendary ballerina who now adorns a $1 coin and a US quarter! A fascinating self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her. "Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment.... Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."-Arlene Croce, The New Yorker
Ballet Dancer
Author: Lisa Regan
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448881986
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book 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: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448881986
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book 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.
Ballet Beautiful
Author: Mary Helen Bowers
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0738215899
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Ballet-inspired fitness for every woman! You don't have to be a professional ballerina to look like one! With Mary Helen Bowers' Ballet Beautiful, forget beating yourself up in the gym and suffering through starvation diets for some unattainable goal. You can achieve your ideal body and develop the strength, grace, and elegance of a dancer by following Mary Helen's proven program-one that's got everyone from celebrities to busy moms to executives raving!Ballet Beautiful is a fitness method that blends the artistry and athleticism of ballet with an easy, accessible eating plan that works for every body - and absolutely no dance experience is required. Created by professional ballerina Mary Helen Bowers, this transformative approach to fitness and health will reshape your body and your mind!Ballet Beautiful's three-fold approach is not an extreme workout nor is it a radical diet for an overnight fix; it's a roadmap to achieving and maintaining your ideal health, shape and size-all with the elegance and strength of a ballerina. Part One of the book introduces the program's empowering mindset, the key to supporting and guiding you through lasting change. Part Two, the Ballet Beautiful Method, consists of challenging, effective, and fun workouts that sculpt and tone sleek ballet muscles and build beautiful posture. Whether you have a full hour or only 15 minutes, you can tailor the program to your own schedule and needs. Part Three shares the Ballet Beautiful Lifestyle, a healthy, balanced approach to nutrition. With meal plans, shopping tips and quick but delicious daily recipes that will satisfy and nourish your entire body, it's a stress-free, diet-free plan that will help keep you feeling as strong and healthy as you look.
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0738215899
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Ballet-inspired fitness for every woman! You don't have to be a professional ballerina to look like one! With Mary Helen Bowers' Ballet Beautiful, forget beating yourself up in the gym and suffering through starvation diets for some unattainable goal. You can achieve your ideal body and develop the strength, grace, and elegance of a dancer by following Mary Helen's proven program-one that's got everyone from celebrities to busy moms to executives raving!Ballet Beautiful is a fitness method that blends the artistry and athleticism of ballet with an easy, accessible eating plan that works for every body - and absolutely no dance experience is required. Created by professional ballerina Mary Helen Bowers, this transformative approach to fitness and health will reshape your body and your mind!Ballet Beautiful's three-fold approach is not an extreme workout nor is it a radical diet for an overnight fix; it's a roadmap to achieving and maintaining your ideal health, shape and size-all with the elegance and strength of a ballerina. Part One of the book introduces the program's empowering mindset, the key to supporting and guiding you through lasting change. Part Two, the Ballet Beautiful Method, consists of challenging, effective, and fun workouts that sculpt and tone sleek ballet muscles and build beautiful posture. Whether you have a full hour or only 15 minutes, you can tailor the program to your own schedule and needs. Part Three shares the Ballet Beautiful Lifestyle, a healthy, balanced approach to nutrition. With meal plans, shopping tips and quick but delicious daily recipes that will satisfy and nourish your entire body, it's a stress-free, diet-free plan that will help keep you feeling as strong and healthy as you look.
Ballet Stars
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375981179
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375981179
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
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.
Swan
Author: Laurel Snyder
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452153639
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . . One night, her mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. Anna finds a beauty inside herself that she cannot contain. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Beautiful, inspirational, and triumphant, Anna Pavlova's life is masterfully captured in this exquisite picture book.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452153639
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . . One night, her mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. Anna finds a beauty inside herself that she cannot contain. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Beautiful, inspirational, and triumphant, Anna Pavlova's life is masterfully captured in this exquisite picture book.
The Silver Slippers
Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136378
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Presents a children's book for early readers about a little girl's dream to become the star ballerina in her school's recital and the special present her mother gave her in order to achieve her goal.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761136378
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Presents a children's book for early readers about a little girl's dream to become the star ballerina in her school's recital and the special present her mother gave her in order to achieve her goal.
Katarina Ballerina
Author: Tiler Peck
Publisher: Aladdin
ISBN: 1534452761
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A young girl lives out her big ballerina dreams in this graceful start to a new series from New York City Ballet principal dancer and international prima ballerina Tiler Peck and Broadway and television actor Kyle Harris. Ten-year-old Katarina is a New York City girl through and through, but the buzz of the city drives her to feel that she is meant for more than her ordinary day to day routine. Her big dream? To become a prima ballerina. With the help of a few new friends, Katarina finally puts on her first pair of ballet shoes and she’s more than determined to make it work. But her feet don’t quite move the way she would like them to, the twirls and spins make her dizzy, and her classmates aren’t exactly welcoming. When the head of the dance studio announces that there will be a competition to earn a spot in an upcoming international dance camp, Katarina knows this could be her big chance to make her dancer dreams come true. Does this tiny dancer have what it takes to stand out in the ballet world of blending in?
Publisher: Aladdin
ISBN: 1534452761
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A young girl lives out her big ballerina dreams in this graceful start to a new series from New York City Ballet principal dancer and international prima ballerina Tiler Peck and Broadway and television actor Kyle Harris. Ten-year-old Katarina is a New York City girl through and through, but the buzz of the city drives her to feel that she is meant for more than her ordinary day to day routine. Her big dream? To become a prima ballerina. With the help of a few new friends, Katarina finally puts on her first pair of ballet shoes and she’s more than determined to make it work. But her feet don’t quite move the way she would like them to, the twirls and spins make her dizzy, and her classmates aren’t exactly welcoming. When the head of the dance studio announces that there will be a competition to earn a spot in an upcoming international dance camp, Katarina knows this could be her big chance to make her dancer dreams come true. Does this tiny dancer have what it takes to stand out in the ballet world of blending in?
Delphie and the Fairy Godmother (Magic Ballerina, Book 5)
Author: Darcey Bussell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007379862
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The sixth of sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance!
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007379862
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The sixth of sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance!