Cranston Public Library

"Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Now, they both teach in the family dance studio. When a suspicious accident occurs right before a big performance, the balance of sisterhood is threatened and family tensions rise." --

"Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music." --

When four young girls meet in dance class, it takes time for them to find a way--and a reason--to pull together as one, but Emily helps them realize that, just like a bag of jellybeans, they can be different and still go well together.

Jessi has has realized her dream of joining the Dance New York program, studying with her hero, dancer David Brailsford, and living in the city. The only cloud on her horizon is the appoaching end of the program. When she learns she has a chance to join Dance NY full-time, she must decide if she's ready to follow her destiny yet.

Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

"Beautifully told. Maria Finn relays her adventures in the world of tango with excitement, wit, and insight." -Robert Farris Thompson, author of Tango: The Art History of Love Maria Finn's husband was cheating. First she threw him out. Then she cried. Then she signed up for tango lessons. It turns out that tango has a lot to teach about understanding love and loss, about learning how to follow and how to lead, how to live with style and flair,...

"There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers or your face. You can dance because you're happy or even because you're sad. But what's the best way to dance? Exactly how you want to!" --

"Woodland animals heed the call of the fox's bugle to join the woodland dance in a moonlit glade, dancing all night to the music of the Woodland Dance Trio. As the animals wander off to bed, the Trio plays one last piece to welcome the sun"--

Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek, Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow. Includes a note about the jingle dance tradition and its regalia.