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Dancer
By Hewett, Lorri
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52545-968-2
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1999.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 1999
Gr 6-10-At 16, nothing means more to Stephanie Haynes than ballet. Disappointed when a Russian newcomer is cast as the lead in The Sleeping Beauty, Stephanie wonders if anyone has ever heard of a black ballerina. Then she meets Miss Winnie, a flamboyant retired African-American dancer. Soon, Sundays are devoted to workouts dancing with Vance, Winnie's talented but undisciplined nephew. A tentative romance blooms, but Vance doesn't live for ballet. Family conflict erupts as da...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
