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Family expectations come up against a young person’s dreams in this compelling installment of the fun, inclusive, and accessible series Ballet Besties, bringing the joy of dance to young readers.Momoka lives to dance, and learning ballet at the Shimmer and Shine studio with all her friends is a dream come true. But her grandma, a world-renowned violinist, is coming to visit, and she wants Momoka to follow in her footsteps. Momoka worries about how she will break the news—she doesn’t want to disappoint Grandma, but her heart belongs only to dance. Can the ballet besties help Momoka embrace her dream? Can a performance of The Nutcracker go to plan if she tries to juggle it alongside playing the violin? And will Momoka ever find the courage to show Grandma just how important ballet is to her? Pirouette your way into the Shimmer and Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - GuardianPirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with.But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance-hating landlady, threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer & Shine open!Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame's love for dance? Will Yara have the chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most importantly of all, can the ballet besties save their studio?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers!

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with.But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance-hating landlady threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it''s up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer & Shine open!Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame''s love for dance? Will Yara have the chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most importantly of all, can the ballet besties save their studio?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to readers aged 7-9!

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - Guardian, on Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to DancePirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!Indu loves learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine, her local community dance school. Unlike her friends, she doesn't want to be a principal dancer when she grows up, and she's a bit scared of being on stage, but it's still one of her favourite hobbies.Until Miss Diamond announces that this term they'll be putting on a performance of Cinderella! Suddenly everyone's talking about what lead role they want and how fun it will be to dance for an audience, and Indu is feeling nervous and left out.What role will she audition for? Will her friends understand her worries? And will she ever be able to conquer her stage fright?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers aged 6+!

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show! Indu loves learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine, her local community dance school. Unlike her friends, she doesn''t want to be a principal dancer when she grows up, and she''s a bit scared of being on stage, but it''s still one of her favourite hobbies.Until Miss Diamond announces that this term they''ll be putting on a performance of Cinderella! Suddenly everyone''s talking about what lead role they want and how fun it will be to dance for an audience, and Indu is feeling nervous and left out.What role will she audition for? Will her friends understand her worries? And will she ever be able to conquer her stage fright? A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers aged 6+!

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - Guardian, on Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to DancePirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!Dante loves nothing more than scoring goals on the football pitch then racing to Shimmer & Shine to ace his pas de chats.But when his football friends start to tease him for his passion, Dante struggles to find the confidence to keep doing the two things he loves most.Will encouraging Miss Diamond to enter their class into a dance competition be just what Dante needs to prove how fantastic dance can be? Will their adaptation of Beauty and the Beast win over his friends? Or will Dante have to put his own modern spin on things to truly shine?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers!

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!Dante loves nothing more than scoring goals on the football pitch then racing to Shimmer & Shine to ace his pas de chats.But when his football friends start to tease him for his passion, Dante struggles to find the confidence to keep doing the two things he loves most.Will encouraging Miss Diamond to enter their class into a dance competition be just what Dante needs to prove how fantastic dance can be? Will their adaptation of Beauty and the Beast win over his friends? Or will Dante have to put his own modern spin on things to truly shine? A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers!

'This bubbly, inclusive story, filled with meticulous detail, will be a winner for 7+ dance fanatics' - Guardian, on Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to DancePirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!Momoka lives to dance, and learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine with all her friends is a dream come true!So when her grandma, a world-renowned violinist who wants Momoka to follow in her footsteps, comes to visit, Momoka worries how she will break the news that she just wants to dance. She doesn't want to disappoint Grandma, but her heart belongs only to ballet.Can the ballet besties help Momoka to embrace her dream to dance? Will a performance of The Nutcracker go to plan when she's trying to juggle it alongside violin? And will Momoka ever find the courage to show Grandma just how important ballet is to her?A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers!