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Sylvie gets to attend ballet school, just like her big sister.

Angelina Ballerina lands the lead in the school's ballet, but she feels upset her character spends most of the ballet sleeping and not dancing.

Relates the life story of the famous choreographer who, wherever she has lived, has worked at bringing creative arts participation to the community.

Dark secrets linking two Alabama families and their Welsh ancestors slowly come to light when seventeen-year-old Sylvie, whose promising ballet career has come to a sudden end, spends a month with a cousin she barely knows in her father's ancestral home.

Alex's personal firsthand tale of his journey from small-town Iowa to New York City is passionate and moving.

Presents the life and accomplishments of dancer Fred Astaire, discussing his early life, his gifts as a singer, and his many dance partners in film, including Ginger Rogers, Cyd Charisse, and Rita Hayworth.

Contains conversations with forty great dancers, both working and retired, conducted between 2004 and 2007, providing insights on their careers, personalities, and thoughts on life, dance, aging, and other topics; each accompanied by a black-and-white photograph.

A biography of Fred and Adele Astaire, sibling dancers and entertainers of the 1920s, discussing their childhood in Omaha, their rise to fame as vaudeville performers to the Broadway stage, and their eventual divergence as Adele marries into British aristocracy and Fred's famed Hollywood career.

Angelina Ballerina is upset when her young cousin Henry is chosen to perform with the famous Madame Zizi, but she is soon rewarded for her efforts to help him learn the steps of the dance.

When Rebecca, a seventh-grader, is paired up with her friend Scott for a dance class at school, she learns a lot about who her real friends are.

Presents a biography of Agnes de Mille, discussing her illustrious family, her interest in dance and determination to become a ballerina, and her eventual success as a choreographer.

Ten-year-old Tony Jones describes his dance classes, the performances he's been in, and his ambitions for the future.

Examines the life of American dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey, discussing his youth in Texas, the sources of his inspiration, his entry into the world of dance, his decision to form a company featuring primarily African-American dancers, and his career triumphs.

A toy cat realizes her dream of becoming a dancer.

Traces the life of the American dancer who helped free classical ballet from its traditional restrictions and paved the way for modern expressive dance.