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1) Ballet shoes
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Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.
2) Zombelina
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A young zombie gives a haunting performance in her first ballet dance recital.
3) Ballet stars
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Two friends get ready and then dance with their ballet class at a performance where they are the stars of the show.
6) Brontorina
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Despite her size and not having the proper footwear, a determined dinosaur pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina.
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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.
11) Tallulah's solo
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Tallulah strives for perfection during ballet class and dreams of dancing a solo in the upcoming recital, but her little brother Beckett, who misbehaves all during class, gets a better role than she does.
13) Toeshoe trouble
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Brenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind, but when her spoiled cousin Tiffany visits, Brenda tells a lie and must rely on the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters to help make things right.
15) On pointe
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Anya, Liberty, and Scarlett all think they'll be a shoe-in for the lead role of Clara in Dances Minnelli's annual production of the Nutcracker, but Gracie gets the part--and the pressure--while the others must be content with supporting roles.
16) Ballerina flying
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Mina, who loves dance and especially ballet, is off to her Tuesday afternoon class with Miss Viola.
18) Perfectly prima
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Perfectionistic Jerzey desperately wants to be a good ballet dancer like her sisters, but her efforts to learn are repeatedly thwarted, until she finds help in an unexpected place.
19) Peeping Beauty
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Poulette the dancing hen falls into the clutches of a hungry fox, who exploits her desire to become a great ballerina.