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This little ballerina loves to dance in her tutu, especially when her daddy joins her! Have you ever tried to dance ballet?

Marissa has always loved dancing. But lately, she feels clumsy and awkward when she dances, and she feels bigger and taller than the other girls. She doesn't even bother trying out for the Rose Fairy ballet. But someone else thinks Marissa has what it takes to play the Rose Fairy!

Ballet dance is smooth and graceful. Listen along as ballet dancers plie and turn to the music.

One of the most formal and demanding genres of dance, ballet has enthralled audiences with its grace, precision, and remarkable feats of dexterity. Its early roots can be traced back to the 16th century, when court dances were performed for Italian and French royalty. After spreading throughout Europe, ballet flourished in 19th-century Russia, the home of some of the world's greatest dancers and choreographers. Once these dancers traveled to America in the 20th century, ballet began to evolve as the style came in contact with the burgeoning modern dance movement.

Ribburta wishes she could be a dancer like the rest of her family, but she has short legs that make it hard for her to dance. After her family is kidnapped by a greedy fox who wants the family to perform for him, she must find a way to trick him into letting her family go. Will she be able to save them?

In early 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional choice: Marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, it’s an escape from her family’s unsavory legacy. For him, the De Villier name promises the patronage his art desperately needs. It should be a simple arrangement. But beneath their marriage of convenience lurks a darker recognition. In each other, they see a reflection of their own dangerous appetites. As buried secrets surface and bodies begin disappearing, Petronille and Arkady discover their union runs deeper than social advantage.

It’s the day before the big ballet recital, and Nancy Drew and her best friends, Bess and George, are very excited. But suddenly, the tape with the dance music on it is missing! Everyone in the class thinks Bess took it, but Nancy knows better. It’s up to her to find the culprit and the tape before it’s too late.

Aya is 11 years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria. When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher spots her exceptional talent and believes that Aya has the potential to earn a prestigious ballet scholarship. But at the same time, Aya and her family must fight to be allowed to remain in the country, to make a home for themselves and to find Aya's father - separated from the rest of the family during the journey from Syria.

Michaela DePrince was born in Sierra Leone and grew up in the United States. She rose to fame as a ballet dancer in the late 2000s. Learn more about DePrince's life as a famous ballerina!

Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983. She died in 1986, but her stories continue to captivate children today. Included here are three of her very best - Ballet Shoes, The Growing Summer and When the Siren Wailed.

"Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan is among Time’s ‘100 Best Movies Ever’; and his Roja launched A.R. Rahman. For the first time ever, Mani Ratnam opens up here, to Baradwaj Rangan, in a series of freewheeling conversations— candid, witty, pensive, and sometimes combative—and looks back at these...

Sagaen om Emilie er en slægtskrønike fyldt med kærlighedsintriger og hemmeligheder. Vi følger den smukke husmandsdatter Emilie i 1880'ernes Trøndelag i Norge, et samfund med store kløfter mellem rig og fattig. Emilie har fået æren af at arbejde på den fornemme herregård til juleballet. Forventning og spænding hænger i luften, da de glade gæster ankommer. I lånt tøj ligner Emilie ikke længere en fattig bondepige. Flere af mændene fatter interesse for hende, mens gamle hemmeligheder kommer op til overfladen.

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under. As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic.

Hosted by two-time Emmy Award-winning producer Christian Cudnik, Ballet in America features intimate conversations with the students, professionals, educators, and families who bring ballet to life. Through candid dialogue with dancers, teachers, and insiders, we explore ballet’s past, present, and future — from technique and training to the culture, challenges, and stories that shape it. Whether you’re chasing the dream, raising a dancer, or simply in love with the art, Ballet in America is your spot at the barre.

Ballet Microphone with Kseniia – ein Podcast, in dem Ballett durch Stimme lebendig wird. Ich bin Kseniia – Ballerina, Mutter, Ballettpädagogin, Kunsthistorikerin und Absolventin der Waganowa-Ballettakademie. Ich teile Geschichten aus der Ballettwelt, Technik, Einblicke hinter die Kulissen und persönliche Erfahrungen. Ich lade Sie herzlich ein, zu abonnieren, reinzuhören und einen Kommentar zu hinterlassen. 🎧 Alle Links und Bonusinhalte – hier: 👉 https://taplink.cc/balletwithkseniia 💛 Den Podcast unterstützen: ☕ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/твоя_ссылка

The Sidewalk Ballet is an ongoing conversation about cities and the people who shape them. Inspired by Jacobs’ phrase, we look at the rhythms of public life — how we live together, move together, remember together, and learn together. Our guests explore the ways communities foster wellness and education, advance sustainability and justice, and navigate the struggles of coexistence: how we celebrate, grieve, and contend with difference while still finding meaning in shared life.

In my eyes she had always been old, always been mine, always been Granny Dan. But in another time, another place, there had been dancing, people, laughter, love. . . . She had had another life before she came to us, long before she came to me. . . . She was the cherished grandmother who sang...

The magic of ballet is evoked in these enchanting stories presented with many musical excerpts from the works themselves. Jenny Agutter, who before turning to acting was a dancer, presents the stories of two French ballets - Giselle and Coppelia - and the three great ballets by Tchaikovsky, in engaging style. A perfect introduction to the ballet.

She twirls over a pointe, majestic and irresistible, translating her pain into art. I watch her every day from the shadows, waiting for the time to strike. One move to the next, she's a star, my Marcella. My brother says I'm obsessed. I shouldn't desire her as much as I do. Only he knows the kind of monster I am, but now it's too late for salvation. She's mine.

Vainquez vos peurs une bonne fois pour toutes ! Les auteurs vous proposent un programme personnel en 21 jours pour transformer vos peurs en alliées avec des illustrations et schémas pour mieux comprendre et assimiler les idées fortes. Grâce aux explications, aux exemples, aux exercices et aux pratiques vous pouvez expérimenter une vitalité nouvelle dans votre relation avec vos parties psychiques, avec votre enfant intérieur et dans votre relation avec votre environnement.