Dancing Princess

Ballerina Dreams #4

by Ann Bryant

When two strangers come into ballet class to review the dancers, Poppy is nervous that she is not good enough to get picked for whatever it is, and her health and grades may not stand up to her concentration on being a "perfect" dancer.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Chapter Books

112 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2005

About the author

An author of series fiction for young readers, Ann Bryant was educated at the Royal College of Music, and worked for a number of years as a music teacher. She has also written for various BBC Schools Radio programmes, and composed the theme and incidental music for BBC TV's Tales of Aesop series.

Reviews

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten-year-old Poppy Vernon always worries about not being so good at ballet because everyone in her class seems to be better than her. She's one of the youngest in her class and thinks her best friend, Jasmine,
is a very talented dancer who has the best memory in her whole ballet class. One day, when two special visitors come to the Coralie Charlton School of Ballet to look for a dancing princess, Poppy is determined to work as hard as she can to get chosen. But will she realise that she's very good already before she takes things too far?

[Katt Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poppy worries too much about trying to be the best ballet dancer and endangers her health in her efforts to be slimmer, and more flexible. This is a very valuable lesson given to young ballet lovers, wrapped up in an excellent story that's very easily relatable. Highly recommended for young dancers.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't ever judge yourself becuase other people are more flexible or skinner then you. You could end up getting yourself sick.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really exciting.That'sbecause it showed mea lotabout the character.
And to try not to force your self!