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501) Sofía Acosta makes a scene

Author

Otheguy, Emma

Pub. Date

2022.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10

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Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.

502) As the waltz was ending

Author

Butterworth, Emma Macalik

Pub. Date

[1982]

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An autobiographical account of a young girl whose ballet career with the Vienna State Opera was interrupted by the invasion of the Nazis and who later had to fight for her life during the Russian occupation.

503) Firebird

Author

Copeland, Misty

Pub. Date

2014.

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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.

504) Danza!: Amalia Hernández and el Ballet Folklórico de Mexico

Author

Tonatiuh, Duncan

Pub. Date

2017.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

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"Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hernandez, dancer and founder of El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Published in time for the 100th anniversary of Hernandez's birth, Danza! is the first picture book about the famous dancer and choreographer. Danza! is a celebration of Hernandez's life and of the rich history of dance in Mexico. As a child, Amalia always thought she would grow up to be a teacher, until...