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Allegra
by Shelley Hrdlitschka
Allegra takes refuge from her parents' separation in her music theory class with the hopes she'll become a better dancer, but she develops feelings for her teacher, Mr. Rocchelli, and sets in motion events that changes both of their lives
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Ambitious
by Monica McKayhan
When Marisol Garcia, a new student at a competitive performing arts high school, is chosen to take part in a dance contest, she becomes obsessed with winning and risks losing her friends, her good grades, and her place at the school
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Bird with the heart of a mountain
by Barbara Mariconda
Drina wants only to dance though her Gypsy mother has forbidden it, but when her mother suffers a horrible attack, Drina sets out to find the father who abandoned them, and is drawn into the world of flamenco dancers
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The brokenhearted
by Amelia Kahaney
When 17-year-old Anthem Fleet is suddenly transformed into an all-powerful superhero, she must balance her old life with the dark secret of who she has become.
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Bunheads : a novel
by Sophie Flack
Juggling intense rehearsals, demanding performances and complicated backstage rivalries as a member of the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company, 19-year-old dancer Hannah Ward finds her priorities changing when she falls in love with handsome guitar player Jacob.
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Dancer
by Lorri Hewett
Stephanie's dedication to ballet is something few people can understand, yet when Miss Winnie comes to town, an older dancer with a famous reputation, Stephanie begins to believe that her great dreams of fame can someday come true.
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Dancing in red shoes will kill you
by Dorian Cirrone
While struggling to make her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina become a reality, Kayla finds her efforts redirected when a pair of red pointe shoes with threatening and mysterious messages suddenly appears in different places at her school.
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Hider, seeker, secret keeper
by Elizabeth Kiem
A follow-up to Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy finds Lana wrongly accused of attacking a rival ballerina at the famed Bolshoi Ballet as they prepare to go on tour to New York City, a situation that culminates in Lana being offered patronage by a Russian émigré she distrusts who claims to hold information about her mother's past.
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The Kayla chronicles : a novel
by Sherri Winston
Desperate to get the real scoop on the high school dance team, Kayla Dean transforms herself from mild-mannered journalist to hot-trotting dance diva in order to fit in with the girls, but living in such a crazy life becomes a story in itself as she tries to maintain a balance between the two while remaining true to her real self.
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Mao's last dancer
by Cunxin Li
Offers the story of a young boy born to poor peasants in rural China who got a rare opportunity to study the art of dance and, through his talent and determination, became the first to represent his country in a cultural exchange abroad where fame and fortune soon followed when he became a member of the Houston Ballet.
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Panic
by Sharon M. Draper
Lured by a handsome stranger and false promises of a movie role, Diamond is kidnapped and subjected to horrors beyond her imagining, while her family and friends endure a torturous vigil of worry while waiting for news. By the Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of Copper Sun.
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Pointe
by Brandy Colbert
Four years after Theo's best friend, Donovan, disappeared at age 13, he is found and brought home, and Theo puts her health at risk as she decides whether to tell the truth about the abductor, knowing that her revelation could end her lifelong dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.
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Various positions
by Martha Schabas
When talented, dedicated 14-year-old Georgia Slade becomes a student in an elite Toronto ballet academy, her confusing feelings toward one of her teachers lead to disaster.
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