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Rita Moreno describes her journey from impoverished Puerto Rican girl to Hollywood legend--and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys.

Memoir of Derek Hough, a professional dancer and one of the regular dancers on "Dancing with the Stars," discussing his time on the show and the stars he has danced with, as well as what the show has taught him about life, going from a bullied kid to a TV star.

"'Dancing With the Stars' sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path.

Chronicles the life and career of dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker, discussing her participation in the civil rights movement, her espionage work in World War II and the adoption of her twelve children.

In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England.

The last thing Chaz wants is to spend his summer working on his father's Eye, a Ferris wheel with glass-bottomed gondolas set up to view scenic North Vancouver.

Chronicles the life of dancer and choreographer Jose Limon discussing his turbulent childhood, his coming of age in Mexico, and his unusual dance style.

Describes how young African American Robert Battle had to wear leg braces, yet came to direct the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that strives to preserve African American dance culture.

Robin's got everything it takes to be a principal dancer: the body, the feet, the strength and the passion; but when the principal dancer is injured-and Robin has to rise to the challenge, no one thinks he can pull it off; and Robin is beginning to fear they might be right.

Describes the life of a teenage dancer and shows how his practice and hard work pay off during a performance at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D.

"Gabby loves expressing herself--especially in the dance studio--but lately, poetry is becoming her art form of choice, and for good reason: Gabby struggles with stuttering, and spoken word poetry helps her speech flow more freely.

"Teen dance prodigy, breakout Dance Moms star, and judge on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation presents her uplifting coming-of-age memoir about following her dreams and working hard to achieve success in both the dance world and in life.

"An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from North West London to West Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers--but only one, Tracey, has talent.

Seventeen-year-old Delilah Green is doing her best to deal with a chaotic life--she is running the family caf?, The Flywheel, by herself because her father is on a vacation trying to get over his wife deserting him; she is getting flack at school because she is a lesbian, and one of the "in-girls" has started to come on to her, and she is hopelessly attracted to a girl named Rosa, who dances outside the caf? every evening.