Books like Dancer to dancer by Melissa Hayden

A tiny mouse with a grand dream aspires to sing the steps of ballet, combining friendship, dance, and a touch of magic in a charming children’s tale.

Astrid Harper, a rising ballet star, learns the art of self‑confidence and resilience while helping a young dancer with similar background discover her own potential as a Firebird.

Josephine the kangaroo dreams of ballet and defies her brother’s doubt to chase her dancing ambitions when a troupe arrives in town.

Tallulah steals her parents' toe shoes for a night of tap dancing.

Nina promises to become the star in an upcoming ballet, but her friends misinterpret her claim, causing a small crisis that tests her honesty and friendships.

Olivia Allayne's promising ballet career has been brought to an abrupt end by a terrible accident. An accidental encounter with young Doctor Gifford results in a miraculous cure and her return to the stage. But Olivia's gratitude to Gifford is deepening into love - a love that her beautiful rival Athina is determined to destroy.

"Everyone with an interest in dance will have felt the need for a guide to the art's rich history and complex present. Susan Au's text covers the whole subject, vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring in detail the dance world of today. A generous selection of illustrations completes the picture, taking the reader from the palaces of the Medici to the lofts of Manhattan, from the dancing of Louis XIV to the experimental choreography of Twyla Tharp and Pina Bausch.". "A new final chapter-documents the work of the chief dancers and choreographers from the 1980s to the present, covering offshoots of modern dance such as Tanztheater and Butoh, recent developments in performance art and site-specific choreography, and the upsurge in popularity of dances of the past. In addition, the author records the uses dance and dancers have made of recent technological advances, including cinedance and videodance, CD-ROMs and the Internet."--BOOK JACKET.