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Grand Jeté, Arabesque and Pirouette in one volume!

Perfection. Beauty. Pain. This is life for Indigo Stevens at the famed New York School of Ballet, where there’s no such thing as weakness or privacy and every movement is scrutinized and judged. Indigo hopes she’ll be chosen for the company, but her ballet teachers aren’t talking and their silence is confusing. When Indigo is singled out for a coveted solo she feels her dreams are finally within reach, until she discovers she’s dancing with Felipe Gonzalez, the school’s smolderingly hot rising star.

Eleven-year-old Gina loves ballet and her eccentric mother, Lily, a professional dancer. In the whirlwind of rehearsals, recitals, and new pointe shoes, Gina navigates the challenges of Catholic school, an absent father, and a changing neighborhood. As Gina prepares for her first performance in The Nutcracker, family secrets emerge, forcing her to confront difficult truths and embrace her own strength.

After six months of performing classical ballet in Paris, Gina finds herself sitting for Laurent in his studio. His quick sketches reveal a young dancer grieving her past. The two walk through Paris to a museum famous for its Impressionism collection. As she studies the paintings with Laurent, Gina reveals experiences which have shaped her present, leading her to what is next in her young life.