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Alabama

the collected writings of Roger Pryor Dodge

Hot jazz and jazz dance

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Mary Helen Bowers

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Pennsylvania

Transform Your Body and Gain the Strength, Grace, and Focus of a Ballet Dancer

Outlines a transformative approach to reshaping the body that draws on ballet traditions for weight loss, muscle toning, and elegant poise.

Ballet Beautiful

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Susan Andersen

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

What Lurks in the Dark Shadows of the Heart? Most men who see Amanda Charles dance worship her from afar. But one "admirer" is getting too close to the glamorous showgirl...perilously close. The looks, style, and grace that make Amanda sparkle on stage have now made her something else: the target of a serial killer. Detective Tristan MacLaughlin has drawn the case that is pulling him deep into a world of pageantry and dazzle -- and closer to the stunning, violet-eyed beauty who keeps her secrets and emotions locked tightly inside. Tristan never thought he'd be bewitched by Amanda's charms, never though he'd care. And he never imagined that by wanting her, by trying to protect her, he'd place her in the gravest danger of all.

Shadow Dance

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Gay Morris

Connecticut

Re-Writing Dance

This work provides a direct line into the most pressing issues in contemporary dance scholarship, as well as discussion of the ways in which which dance contributes to and creates culture. Instead of representing a single viewpoint, the essays in this volume reflect a range of perspectives. The contributors confront basic questions of definition and interpretation within dance studies, while at the same time examining broader issues, such as the body, gender, class, race, nationalism and cross-cultural exchange. Specific essays address such topics as the black male body in dance, gender and subversions in the dances of Mark Morris, race and nationalism in Martha Graham's American Document, and the history of oriental dance. The text should be of interest to historians and critics in a variety of fields. It offers students, scholars and critics of performance and culture an overview of the debates swirling within dance, as well as research articles in dance history, theory and criticism.

Moving Words

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Jane O'Connor

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Illinois

When Fancy Nancy learns that her father and the rest of her family have a lot to learn about ballet, she decides to open up her own ballet school.

Fancy Nancy: Budding Ballerina

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Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise. He introduced Russian painting, music and dance to Western Europe in the early 20th century. There are many photographs including Ida Rubinstein, Anna Pavlova and Nijinsky.

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New Mexico

The World of Serge Diaghilev 

The Slave Tree

Patrick Swayze

Lisa Niemi Swayze

Minnesota

Veteran actor Swayze recounts much more than his struggle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. In vivid detail, he describes his Texas upbringing, his personal struggles, his commercial success, and the soul mate who's stood by his side through it all: his wife, writer and director Lisa Niemi.

The Time of My Life

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Bunheads meets The Kicks in this third novel in this entertaining middle grade series from New York Times bestselling author, dancer, model, and actress Maddie Ziegler!

Harper and her fellow Dance Starz are headed to New York City for the big national competition! Not only will they be up against their arch-rivals, the Belles, but Harper will also face off against her old dance team. Does Harper have what it takes to finally prove that she belongs on the big stage?

The Audition, The Callback, The Competition book bundle 

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Apryl Lundsten

Chris Lorette David

Michigan

No Matter What Kind of Dance You Like to Do, This Book Is for You

Whether girls want to spin in the spotlight or boogie in their bedrooms, this book helps them discover the dancer within. Readers will learn how dance can make girls stronger, happier, and more confident. Plus, girls can find tips for dealing with performance jitters and learn how to make up their own dance moves.

Dance!

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Sona Charaipotra

Dhonielle Clayton

Arizona

Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things and is now in paperback. June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice. June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. But being the best could mean sacrificing the love of her life. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. And Gigi is not going to let Bette—or the other dancers who bullied her—go unpunished. It all comes down to this last dance. Who will make the cut? And who will lose her dream forever?

Shiny Broken Pieces: a Tiny Pretty Things Novel

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Alyssa Satin Capucilli

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Virginia

Katy Duck dreams of dancing on a great stage with lights, costumes, and, of course, lots of applause. She practices and practices for her big recital, but when the curtain opens, Katy sees that there’s a great big audience. Suddenly, this dancing duck has a classic case of stage fright! Is it too late, or will Katy Duck realize she can shine center stage? This humorous story is just right for any duck or child anxious about having their moment in the spotlight.

Katy Duck, Center Stage

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Tahereh Mafi

California

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

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New Hampshire

*A BookMovement Group Read*
**APeople Pick for Best New Books**

Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life.

The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran for one more mile, lost just one more pound.

Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. There, alone with her biggest fears - imperfection, failure, loneliness - she spirals down anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted as a patient at 17 Swann Street, a peach pink house where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Women like Emm, the veteran; quiet Valerie; Julia, always hungry. Together, they must fight their diseases and face six meals a day.

Every bite causes anxiety. Every flavor induces guilt. And every step Anna takes toward recovery will require strength, endurance, and the support of the girls at 17 Swann Street.

The Girls at 17 Swann Street

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#paperback #barbie #juniornovel #dance #ballet #princess #smokefree Has some creases and bends.  Name stamped on inside cover.

New York

Barbie and her eleven sisters discover a magical world where they can dance all night.
A novelization based on the August 2006 Direct-to-Video release.

Barbie, and her eleven sisters, live in a kingdom full of dance and laughter until her greedy aunt moves in and strips the joy from the castle. The princesses are miserable until Barbie discovers a secret entrance to a magical world in their bedroom.

While the princesses are dancing each night in this magical world, their evil aunt is gaining more and more power in the world above. With the help of a cobbler, his bird and lovable cat, Barbie thwarts her evil aunt and restores joy and happiness to the castle.

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

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Carolina De Robertis

Massachusetts

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2015 An NBC Latino Selection for Ten Great Latino Books Published in 2015 Arriving in Buenos Aires in 1913, with only a suitcase and her father’s cherished violin to her name, seventeen-year-old Leda is shocked to find that the husband she has travelled across an ocean to reach is dead. Unable to return home, alone, and on the brink of destitution, she finds herself seduced by the tango, the dance that underscores every aspect of life in her new city. Knowing that she can never play in public as a woman, Leda disguises herself as a young man to join a troupe of musicians. In the illicit, scandalous world of brothels and cabarets, the line between Leda and her disguise begins to blur, and forbidden longings that she has long kept suppressed are realized for the first time. Powerfully sensual, The Gods of Tango is an erotically charged story of music, passion, and the quest for an authentic life against the odds.

The Gods of Tango

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SPS Studios

A Blue Mountain Arts Collection to Celebrate the Magic of Dance

Renowned dancers of all backgrounds, along with an impressive array of poets, authors, and other observers of dance, come together in this collection to share some of the most inspiring sentiments every written in celebration of dance. The pages are filled with poetry and prose offering insight on the joys and powers that dance brings to our lives... through the movement of the body, the spirit, and life. Dancers and dance spectators alike will discover the delight of having the magic of dance beautifully reaffirmed in words.The handmade paper chose for the cover of this book is specially crafted from mulberry trees, with real flower petals, grasses, leaves, and bark embedded in the paper. Using age-old techniques, this paper is made without cutting down trees or harming the natural environment.

The Language of Dance

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North Carolina

Someday Dancer

Arkansas

Laurence Yep

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When Isabelle's idol, Jackie Sanchez, invites her to join a group of travelling performers, Isabelle jumps on board. But she's not prepared for all the challenges of a travelling tour - or for performing for the first time without her big sister, Jade by her side. Isabelle is thrilled when she starts growing closer to Jackie, but then the travelling show itself starts falling part. Can Isabelle tap into her unique talents to help the show go on? When she realizes that she's performing for some very special guests she's determined to try.

To the Stars, Isabelle

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Diane Lindsey Reeves

Describes occupations in music and dance, including choir director, costume designer, disc jockey, music therapist, and sound engineer, and describes how to prepare for them.

Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Music and Dance

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Maine

"In a world where it's easy to lose faith in love, I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE is a brilliant burst of light. A dazzling debut." — Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out When Chloe Pierce’s mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloe’s mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog, Geezer, behind. So now Chloe’s chasing her ballet dreams down the east coast—two unwanted (but kinda cute) passengers in her car, butterflies in her stomach, and a really dope playlist on repeat. Filled with roadside hijinks, heart-stirring romance, and a few broken rules, I Wanna Be Where You Are is a YA debut perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon.

I Wanna Be Where You Are

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Beth Kephart

Rosie and her mother coexist in the same house as near strangers. Since Rosie's father abandoned them years ago, her mother has accomplished her own disappearing act, spending more time with her boss than with Rosie. Now faced with losing her grandfather too, Rosie begins to visit him every day, traveling across town to his house, where she helps him place the things that matter most to him "In Trust." As Rosie learns her grandfather's story, she discovers the role music and motion have played in it. But like colors, memories fade. When Rosie stumbles into the House of Dance, she finally finds a way to restore the source of her grandfather's greatest joy.

Eloquently told, National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart's House of Dance is a powerful celebration of life and the people we love who make it worthwhile.

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Roger Pryor Dodge

Hot jazz and jazz dance

Mary Helen Bowers

Ballet Beautiful

Susan Andersen

Shadow Dance

Gay Morris

Moving Words

Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy: Budding Ballerina

Charles Spencer

The World of Serge Diaghilev

Alan Peter Ryan

The Slave Tree

Patrick Swayze; Lisa Niemi Swayze

The Time of My Life

Maddie Ziegler

The Audition, The Callback, The Competition book bundle

Apryl Lundsten; Chris Lorette David

Dance!

Sona Charaipotra; Dhonielle Clayton

Shiny Broken Pieces: a Tiny Pretty Things Novel

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Katy Duck, Center Stage

Tahereh Mafi

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

Tahereh Mafi

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

Yara Zgheib

The Girls at 17 Swann Street

Scholastic, Inc. Staff (Contribution by); Daniela Burr

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

Carolina De Robertis

The Gods of Tango

SPS Studios

The Language of Dance

Sarah Rubin

Someday Dancer

Sona Charaipotra; Dhonielle Clayton

Shiny Broken Pieces: a Tiny Pretty Things Novel

Laurence Yep

To the Stars, Isabelle

Diane Lindsey Reeves

Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Music and Dance

Kristina Forest

I Wanna Be Where You Are

Beth Kephart

House of Dance