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Recommended Dance Books, CDs, and More
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BOOKS for CHILDREN
A Day in the Life of a Dancer, by Linda Hayward. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. 32 pages. Ages 4–9.
A Coloring Book of Great Dancers. Santa Barbara: Bellerophon Books, 1989. Ages 9–11.
Alvin Ailey, by Andrea Davis Pinkney. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1995. 32 pages. Ages 5–9.
Ballerina, My Story, by Darci Kistler. New York: Minstrel, 1993. 128 pages. Ages 8–12.
Ballet, by Kate Castle. New York: Kingfisher, 1996. 64 pages. Grades 4–6.
Ballet of the Elephants, by Leda Schubert. Roaring Book Press, 2006. 34 pages. Ages 4–8, grades 1–4.
Ballet Shoes, by Noel Streatfeild. New York: Random House, 1993. 256 pages. Ages 9–12.
Baseball Ballerina, by Kathryn Cristaldi. New York: Random House, 1992. 48 pages. Ages 4–8, grades 1–3.
The Bear Who Went to the Ballet, by Jean Richardson. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. 30 pages. Ages 5–8.
Creative Dance for all Ages, by Anne Green Gilbert. Reston: The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992. 386 pages. Ages teen–adult.
Dance! by Elisha Cooper, Greenwillow, 2001, 32 pages, Ages 2 - 5.
Dance Me a Story, Twelve Tales from the Classical Ballets, by Jane Rosenberg. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1985. 127 pages. Ages 6–9, grades 3–6.
Dancing in the Wings, by Debbie Allen. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000. 40 pages. Ages 4–8.
The Dancing Man, by Ruth Lercher Bornstein. New York: Clarion Books, 1998. 32 pages. Ages 4–8.
Edgar Degas, Paintings that Dance, by Kristin N. Cole. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 2001. 32 pages. Ages 4–8.
DK Classics: The Nutcracker, by Ernst T. A. Hoffman, James Mayhew, DK Children, 2001, 62 pages, Ages 9 -12.
I Have Another Language The Language Is Dance, by Eleanor Schick. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1992. Ages 9–12.
Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance, by Barbara O'Connor. Carolrhoda Books, 2000. 104 pages. Grades 5–8.
Kids Dance, The Students of Ballet Tech, by Jim Varriale. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1999. 32 pages. Grades 3–6.
Let's Dance, by George Ancona. HarperCollins Publishers , 1998. 40 pages. Ages 4–9.
My Ballet Book, by Kate Castle. Diane Pub Co., 1998. 61 pages. Grades 3–6.
My First Ballet Book, by Kate Castle. Kingfisher, 2006. 48 pages. Ages 4–8.
Nutcracker, by Janet Schulman, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Renee Graef, HarperCollins, 1999, 40 pages. Ages 4 - 8.
BOOKS for Parents and Dancers
The Ballet Companion: A Dancer's Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet by Eliza Gaynor Minden, Fireside Books, 2005, 352 pages.
Conditioning for Dance: Training for Peak Performance in All Dance Forms by Eric Franklin, Human Kinetics, 2004, 239 pages.
Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance by Eric Franklin, Human Kinetics, 1996, 257 pages.
The Nutcracker Backstage: The Story and the Magic by Angela Whitehill, William Noble, Wendy Whelan, Princeton Books, 2004, 120 pages.
The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions About the Care and Development of the Young Dancer by Angela Whitehill and William Noble, Princeton Book Company, 2003, 192 pages.
CDs and DVDs
Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev, Bolshoi Theater Orchestra (Audio CD - 2005)
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete) / Symphony No. 4 (complete) Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete) / Symphony No. 4 (complete) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Artur Rodzinski, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Audio CD - 2001) - Original recording remastered.
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete); Swan Lake Suite by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Maurice de Abravanel, and Utah Symphony Orchestra (Audio CD - 2006)