Bella Ballerina

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We asked for a bigger table (given a table for 4), got the impression that they were keen to fill as many tables as possibe and did not appreciate that there was a spare seat!

On the last page, Mayhew gives some nice background on Prokofiev's "Cinderella" ballet (such as the slippers being silver, not glass--aha! James Mayhew has also included a last page full of ballet facts to help even the keenest budding ballerina learn about the story behind Swan Lake. Bella Bundle classes are a fantastic way for you stay healthy through your pregnancy, once your baby is born, and beyond! Each week, our journey introduces us to a new friend and during our exciting story we will help the character through a challenge.

Somehow, the Ella Bella Ballerina books (see also Ella Bella Ballerina and the Sleeping Beauty) are nice and cute and a tribute to imagination and dace, but not quite all I am hoping for.

nice everyone had left Ella continued dancing and then Cinderella’s fairy godmother came and asked if she had shoes that Cinderella could borrow and then Ella got some shoes for her and her and the fairy godmother went to tell Cinderella to go to the ball. One day, when Ella loses one of her slippers, Madame Rosa lends her another pair for dancing―and is then reminded of Cinderella and her story of the lost slipper. From our littlest ballerinas to our big girls, each class is engaging, age appropriate, light, and high energy.

With a magical reworking of the traditional Cinderella tale, this splendid book will delight all budding dance enthusiasts… through words and pictures Mayhew creates an enchanting atmosphere… Deft, ethereal pictures detail the happenings throughout. Our boppers begin to learn about dance while developing fine and gross motor skills, as well as a cultivation of rhythmic awareness through jazz and tap.