Here is a list of great books where you can get further acquainted with the wonderful world of ballet. Get yourself to the library and dive in!

Allen, Debbie. Dancing in the Wings. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000.

Balanchine, George and Francis Mason. 101 Stories of the Great Ballets. Garden City, NY: Doubleday Books, 1975.

Barringer, Janice. The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training and Technique. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Company, 1998.

Bornstein, Ruth Lercher. The Dancing Man. New York: Clarion Books, 1998.

Cass, Joan. Dancing Through History. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993.

Giff, Patricia Reillly. Rosie's Big City Ballet. New York: Viking, 1998.

Hollyer, Belinda. Stories from Classical Ballet. New York: Viking, 1995.

Kistler, Darci. Ballerina, My Story by Darci Kistler. New York: Minstrel, 1993.

Lewis-Ferguson, Julinda. Alvin Ailey, Jr. A Life in Dance. New York: Walker and Company, 1994.

O'Connor, Barbara. Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1999.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Alvin Ailey. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1993.

Rosenberg, Jane. Dance Me A Story: Twelve Tales from the Classic Ballets. New York: Hudson Annex, 1993.

Schick, Eleanor. I Have Another Language, The Language is Dance. New York: Macmillan and Company, 1992.

Streatfield, Noel. Ballet Shoes. New York: Random House, 1937.

Varriale, Jim. Kids Dance, The Students of Ballet Tech. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1999.

Warren, Gretchen Ward. Classical Ballet Technique. University of Southern Florida, 1990.

Check out these videos where you can experience the world of ballet in living color! These videos feature the some of the greatest dancers, choreographers, and ballet companies from around the world.

Ballet Class for Beginners. By David Howard, Kultur Video, 1990.

American Ballet Theatre Now: Highlights from the ABT Repertoire. By Judy Kinberg, Kultur Video, 1998.

Born to be Wild: The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre. By Judy Kinberg, 2003.

Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance. With Choo San Goh and Marianna Tcherkassky. Kultur Video, 1991.

Martha Graham – An American Original in Performance. In black and white. Kultur Video, 1988.

Ailey Dances. Featuring the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Kultur Video, 1989.

Dare to Dance. Featuring real-life struggles and triumphs of budding young dancers. Grey Dawn Productions, 1995.

Of the many dance and ballet websites out there, we handpicked a few we think you will find most interesting. Enjoy!

Ballet Dictionary - 170 terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet. Compiled by American Ballet Theatre in cooperation with Dover Publications.

InterNational Dance Resources Online - Very comprehensive. Links to support organizations, 80+ University dance programs, Dance Notation, dance History, etc.

CyberDance - A collection of over 2,000 links to classical ballet and modern dance on the Internet.

Historical Ballet Notes – A web resource created by BalletMet. Contains comprehensive historical information on the best known classical ballets as well as on the choreographers who created them throughout the ages.

Dance/USA – The national service organization for professional dance. Contains a list of websites for other ballet companies and other dance resources.