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Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The first of a sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance… Delphie’s greatest dream is to become a...

From New York Times bestselling author and former American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes the first book in a middle grade series about a girl who must balance her ballet aspirations with her magical destiny. Twelve-year-old Josie can’t wait to start classes at the...

Le plus célèbre des ballets de Tchaïkovski raconté par Natalie Dessay, encore une fois magistrale. Le jour se lève, c’est l'heure du sortilège : la princesse Odette se transforme en un majestueux cygne blanc qui ne reprendra forme humaine qu'à la nuit tombée. Le prince Siegfried, subjugué par la grâce de la jeune femme rencontrée par hasard au bord du lac, l'invite au bal, dans l'espoir de briser le maléfice.

Watch the curtain rise on these dramatic and beautiful ballets. The stories in this collection feature magic and comedy, drama and adventure, and are accompanied by a brief history of classical ballet, as well as historical details of the composition, choreography and early performances of each ballet.