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A passion for ballet leads to romance in “Cantique,” a novel by Joanna Marsh
Colette Larson, the twentysomething lead in Joanna Marsh’s debut novel, Cantique, is like so many intelligent and multi-faceted young women these days. While her day job is fulfilling financially and...
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Dance Studio Owner: A Decade of Support for Business Owners
Though I live in the city of Houston now, I grew up in a small town and have taught most of my life for “hometown” studios, where a dance studio owner is wearing all the hats, and juggling all the...
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“Experiencing the Art of Pas de Deux”: Philosophical and Practical Guidance...
Click photo for Amazon link to purchase. Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg and Carlos Miguel Guerra, partners on-stage and off, present a book with a thorough understanding of the needs of both sides of a...
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Book Review: “A Dancer’s Guide to Africa”& Interview with Terez Mertes Rose
photo courtesy author, Terez Mertes Rose In Terez Mertes Rose’s latest novel, a recent college grad, feeling lost and dejected after her older sister becomes engaged to her ex-boyfriend, decides to...
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Nicholson’s Action-Packed Retelling of the Nutcracker
A new twist on an old tale In Daniel Lee Nicholson’s middle-grade novel, “Prince Dustin and Clara, Book One: Deep in the Black Forest,” ETA Hoffmann’s 1816 tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse-King,”...
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Getting Cozy with a Ballet Mystery
A review of Alison Stone’s “Pointe and Shoot,” a mystery set in a dance school in a small New York town. From Goodreads: Jayne Murphy has always put family first. That’s why she abandoned her dream of...
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A Picture Book for the Anxious Little Dancer in Your Life
From the publisher’s description: Pilar loves to dance. She pliés while brushing her teeth. She leaps when hurrying to ballet class. But when tryouts for her favorite ballet are held, Pilar is anxious....
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Darla Davies’ journey to ballroom dance champion after hip replacement surgery
From surgery to superstar The title of a memoir from ballroom champion Darla Davies, “Who Said I’d Never Dance Again?” is a question not far from any dancer’s mind whenever they have an injury. First...
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Movie review: “The White Crow”
In the film, “The White Crow,” director Ralph Fiennes, writer David Hare, and actor/dancer Oleg Ivenko bring to life the legendary ballet star Rudolf Nureyev in all his obstinate, narcissistic,...
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Pippa By Design: A Story of Ballet and Costumes
Eleven year old Pippa wants us to know that she is easily bored by many things: soccer, theater and swimming never held any interest for her, and she wouldn’t be caught dead in a dance class like her...
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Review: Ballet Theatre Chronicles Prequel “Ballet Orphans” + Author Interview
Terez Mertes Rose’s latest novel jetés back into the world of the fictional West Coast Ballet Theatre with a narrative set in the 1990s. Click image to preorder. Faithful readers who have followed...
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The Magic of Misty in “Bunheads”
Click image for publisher’s website Misty Copeland’s 2014 debut picture book, “Firebird,” featured an adult Misty encouraging a young ballerina to soar the heights of the stage as she did. Gorgeously...
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Review: Joanna Marsh choreographs a poignant sequel with “La Follia”
Available at Amazon From the publisher: Following the success of Cantique de Salomon, Colette struggles to balance marriage, a booming dancewear business, and her first ballet performance. Meanwhile,...
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Prince Dustin and Clara are back!
The third book in the middle-grade series about intrepid Clara and her friend, the valiant Prince Dustin, will be released this fall. Fans of the first novel, “Deep in the Black Forest,” and its...
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An aspiring ballerina plays a dangerous game with the truth
In Heather Christie’s new novel, “The Lying Season,” seventeen year old Piper Rose becomes unwittingly involved in a criminal cover-up with her brothers and their friends. Will she keep their secret...
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