Lyons Regional Library

Surveys all forms of dance throughout the world, discussing its cultural and social significance, its costume, its history, and noted dancers and choreographers.

"It's John's big day at school today--a performance for Sharing Gifts time. His bag is carefully packed and prepared, his classmates are ready, and the curtain is waiting to open. John is nervous, looking out at all the other children staring back at him. But he takes a big breath and begins. Mac Barnett's compassionate text and Kate Berube's understated and expressive art tell the story of a kid who finds the courage to show others his talent for...

A baseball-loving girl worries that the ballet class her mother forces her to take will ruin her reputation with the other members of her baseball team.

Two little girls attend ballet class and eat strawberry ice cream afterwards.

Three St. Patrick's Day themed novellas set in Maine feature Lucy Stone, Hayley Powell, and Julia Snowden all trying to solve suspicious deaths in unexpected circumstances. Irish Coffee Murder: Part-time reporter Lucy Stone is writing a piece for the Courier about four Irish step dancing students from Tinkers Cove on the cusp of making it big. But the story becomes headline news for all the wrong reasons when one girls mother is found dead in her...

"There's no pussy-footing around murder. It's never too late to kick up your heels. Just ask Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini--aka the Happy Hoofers. After posting a video of their tap-dancing routine on the Internet, the leggy ladies find themselves booked to perform on a Russian river cruise up the Volga from Moscow to St. Petersburg. But when murder cuts in, the five fabulous friends find it's not so easy to tap their troubles away. A crew...

When the Weather Fairies are asked to dance for the King and Queen, they create and perform a ballet about the weather.

Attending the festivities at Johnny Hogan's ballroom every Saturday night, Kate Winters pursues a relationship with fellow regular Declan Greenwood, while her sister relentlessly seduces potential marital candidates.

A championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules and his ugly duckling partner make their dreams come true.