Ballet books (non-fiction?) for almost 13 year old...

[tammyw]

My daughter is an avid ballerina and loves reading stories about it. She recently read Life In Motion by Misty Copeland and Taking Flight by Michaela DePrince. Any other recommendations?

[LibraryLover]

Cup Cakes and Conversations

[helena]

Here's an old thread I started. Maybe there's something helpful?

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/509203-ballet-studies-resources-for-older-kids-any-ideas/ 

 

Another one: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/379963-ive-decided-to-do-a-year-long-study-on-the-orchestra-the-ballet-and-the-opera/ 

 

 

I don't think there's anything here, but it might be worth a look:

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/411561-i-did-it-heres-our-year-long-artsy-friday-schedule/ 

 

(wow! that schedule brings back good memories!)

Edited February 8, 2016 by helena

[tammyw]

Here's an old thread I started. Maybe there's something helpful?

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/509203-ballet-studies-resources-for-older-kids-any-ideas/ 

 

Another one: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/379963-ive-decided-to-do-a-year-long-study-on-the-orchestra-the-ballet-and-the-opera/ 

 

 

I don't think there's anything here, but it might be worth a look:

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/411561-i-did-it-heres-our-year-long-artsy-friday-schedule/ 

 

(wow! that schedule brings back good memories!)

 

Thank you! I'll definitely look at all of those :)

[Kristie in Florida]

My daughter loved Dancing Through It by Jenifer Ringer.

[lanabug]

One of my favorites at that age was As the Waltz was Ending. It's about a young ballerina who is in the Vienna Corps de Ballet as WW2 is beginning. It does have some allusion to another girl being raped by German soldiers but I don't remember anything graphic.

ETA: This is a true story - I had forgotten that it was autobiographical!

Lana

Edited February 9, 2016 by lanabug

[elysebailey]

A fiction book, 'Bunheads' by Sophie Flak is fantastic.

 

Sophie Flak was a professional ballerina herself and wrote of her time in the New York City ballet.

 

Another non fiction I book I loved was The Sugarless Plum by Zippora Karz.

 

I'm currently writing a young adult series about girls who attend ballet school called Dancing Dolls. I love ballet stories!

[nobeatenpath]

does anyone have suggestions aimed at male dancers/about male dancers?

[Kuovonne]

does anyone have suggestions aimed at male dancers/about male dancers?

"Mao's Last Dancer" is an autobiography by (male) dancer Li Cuxin.