Bear is very glad about going to ballet class today, gets somewhat anxious before the music starts, then joyously begins to dance.

A young Misty Copeland discovers her love for dance through the ballet of Coppélia.

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.

Pearl loves dance class, but when her mother suggests Pearl might like to go to preschool, she isn't so sure. How could anything be more important than dancing?--page [4] of cover.

Tallulah is frustrated because the grownups will not let her try dancing in toe shoes yet, so she sneaks a pair out of the wastebasket and tries on her own.

Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.

Téo loves to dance, whether it's the cumbia with Papí, the bhangra with Amma, or ballet class with Miss Lila. He also loves the way his tutu makes him feel, inside and out. But when it comes time to decide which outfit to wear in the big dance recital-a sparkly tutu or shimmering silver pants-Téo wonders if being his most authentic self on stage will put him too much in the spotlight.

When Angelina accidentally embarrasses herself in ballet class after being off for summer break, she isn't so enthusiastic about returning to ballet school, but with encouragement from family and friends, Angelina learns that making mistakes shouldn't stop her from doing what she loves most: dancing!

Advice for young vampires who aspire to become ballet dancers.

Angelina the mouse loves dancing with her friends at Miss Lilly's Ballet School; zooming up and down on roller coasters; being in the comforting arms of her mother; and hearing her father play the fiddle.