Silver Shoes 3: Breaking Pointe
Silver Shoes 3: Breaking Pointe

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2015-04

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0857983741

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Athletics, basketball, or ballet? The pressure is on, and Riley has a big decision to make! Riley loves ballet it's her favorite style and she's great at it, too, with perfect technique and natural athleticism. But it s not just dancing she loves it s all sports. With her carefree attitude, Riley is happy to ignore everyone who says she does too much, and is super excited when she scores a lead role in the upcoming ballet eisteddfod. But, one fouette too late, Riley realizes that her sporting and Silver Shoes commitments clash! Was everyone else right, and will she have to make a choice between the three things she loves most?"

Breaking Pointe
Breaking Pointe

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher:

Published: 2015-05-07

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781459685185

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Athletics, basketball or ballet? The pressure is on and Riley has a big decision to make! Riley loves ballet - it's her favourite style and she's great at it too, with perfect technique and natural athleticism. But it's not just dancing she loves - it's all sports. With her carefree attitude, Riley is happy to ignore everyone who says she does too much and is super excited when she scores a lead role in the upcoming ballet eisteddfod. But, one fouette too late, Riley realises that her sporting and Silver Shoes commitments clash! Was everyone else right, and will she have to make a choice between the three things she loves most?

Silver Shoes 3: Breaking Pointe
Silver Shoes 3: Breaking Pointe

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 085798375X

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Athletics, basketball or ballet? The pressure is on and Riley has a big decision to make! Riley loves ballet – it's her favourite style and she's great at it too, with perfect technique and natural athleticism. But it’s not just dancing she loves – it’s all sports. With her carefree attitude, Riley is happy to ignore everyone who says she does too much and is super excited when she scores a lead role in the upcoming ballet eisteddfod. But, one fouette too late, Riley realises that her sporting and Silver Shoes commitments clash! Was everyone else right, and will she have to make a choice between the three things she loves most?

Silver Shoes 1: And All That Jazz
Silver Shoes 1: And All That Jazz

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 0857982834

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Meet four very different girls who all have one thing in common – they love to dance! Eleanor Irvin is ten years old, and dancing is her everything. Tap, ballet, lyrical, and ballroom – she’s tried it all. But her favourite style, by far, is jazz. When Miss Caroline, the owner of Silver Shoes Dance Studio, announces she will be selecting dancers to perform in the upcoming Jazz Groove Dance Competition, Ellie is over the moon! There’s only one problem, she’s not so good at auditions. Actually, there might be a few problems – Ellie’s dance enemy, Jasmine, seems determined to ruin her chances and the new girl, Ashley, is really talented. Will Ellie be able to overcome her nerves and hold on to the spotlight?

Silver Shoes 7: Rhythm and Blues
Silver Shoes 7: Rhythm and Blues

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-01-04

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 0857989081

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Riley is one of the best dancers at Silver Shoes. Does this mean she will be a great teacher too? Riley has sprained her ankle and is forced to take a break from dancing! Sitting at home on the couch is at odds with Riley’s energetic nature, so she excitedly takes up Miss Caroline’s offer to become her personal assistant at Silver Shoes. But will Riley get carried away with her new-found authority and end up hurting her friends? And will her impatience to return to dancing and master the lyrical exam routine make her injury even worse?

The Perfect Pointe Book
The Perfect Pointe Book

Author: Lisa A Howell B Phty

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2006-11-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781452857404

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This unique book gives you the extra help you need to get strong enough for pointe work. It includes lots of exercises, divided into four simple stages to work on; the flexibility of your feet and ankles, the strength of your little foot muscles, your turnout and your core control. It also guides you through tests for each stage so that you can work out where you problem areas are! This book is essential for any student preparing for, or already on pointe, and any teacher wanting to learn more about safely preparing students for the most beautiful of dance forms!Stage 1 - Fabulous FlexibilityThe first stage includes tests and exercises to make sure that your feet into the best possible position for pointe work. Some people will find this stage easy, others will find it much harder. No matter where you start, the easy exercises and stretches in this section will help you get a great looking pointe. Stage 2 - Marvelous MusclesHere you learn about all the different muscles in your feet, and why it is important to get the right ones strong! Mastering the fine control of your toes helps prevent blisters on the toes, as well as overuse problems in the shins. This stage will transform how you work with your feet forever. Stage 3 - Terrific TurnoutGetting onto pointe is not all about your feet. Find out how to find your true turnout muscles and make them stringer so that you don

Silver Shoes 8: Studio Showdown
Silver Shoes 8: Studio Showdown

Author: Samantha-Ellen Bound

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-01-04

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 0857989103

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Paige is known for doing every style of dance. But can she choreograph as well? It’s time for the end-of-year concert at Silver Shoes. Everyone is super excited and the studios are buzzing. Miss Caroline assigns Paige and Ellie a junior class and challenges them to put together a dance for the concert. Paige is thrilled to be choreographing with her best friend and can’t wait to use some of the new jive moves she has been learning. But it soon becomes obvious that Paige and Ellie have completely different ideas about what they want to do! Will they learn how to work together in time for the final performance?

The Other Side of Perfect
The Other Side of Perfect

Author: Mariko Turk

Publisher: Poppy

Published: 2021-05-11

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0316703427

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For fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary H.K. Choi, this lyrical and emotionally driven novel follows Alina, a young aspiring dancer who suffers a devastating injury and must face a world without ballet—as well as the darker side of her former dream. Alina Keeler was destined to dance, but then a terrifying fall shatters her leg—and her dreams of a professional ballet career along with it. After a summer healing (translation: eating vast amounts of Cool Ranch Doritos and binging ballet videos on YouTube), she is forced to trade her pre-professional dance classes for normal high school, where she reluctantly joins the school musical. However, rehearsals offer more than she expected—namely Jude, her annoyingly attractive castmate she just might be falling for. But to move forward, Alina must make peace with her past and face the racism she experienced in the dance industry. She wonders what it means to yearn for ballet—something so beautiful, yet so broken. And as broken as she feels, can she ever open her heart to someone else? Touching, romantic, and peppered with humor, this debut novel explores the tenuousness of perfectionism, the possibilities of change, and the importance of raising your voice.

Turning Pointe
Turning Pointe

Author: Chloe Angyal

Publisher: Bold Type Books

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1645036723

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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.

Black Ballerinas
Black Ballerinas

Author: Misty Copeland

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-11-02

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1534474250

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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.