Dancing Shoes.DANCING SHOES. Noel Streatfield. 1957/2004. Read by Elizabeth Sastre. 4 tapes. 5.5 hrs. Listening Library. 1-4000-9885-8. $35.00. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. J* Sastre is always worth listening to no matter what she reads and this is a delightful narration of a classic Shoes book. Rachel and Hillary (her adopted sister) have been orphaned and sent to live with Aunt Cora and Uncle Tom. Aunt Cora is the proprietor of Mrs. Wintle's Little Wonders, where girls are taught dancing and acrobatics acrobatics Art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing. The art is of ancient origin; acrobats performed leaps, somersaults, and vaults at Egyptian and Greek events. Acrobatic feats were featured in the commedia dell'arte theatre in Europe and in jingxi (“Peking so they can perform professionally. The star pupil is the talented but obnoxious Dulcie Wintle. Rachel's mother made her promise that she would see to it that Hillary would study with the Royal Ballet Royal Ballet, the principal British ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. It is noted for lavish dramatic productions, a superbly disciplined corps de ballet, and brilliant performances from its principals. . But Aunt Cora sees too much potential in the flamboyant Hillary to let her get away. All the ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits of life with the Little Wonders resolve themselves neatly. Though the girls are 10 when the story starts they are 12 before it ends. Sastre's lively timing, inflection, accents and her cheerful tone are a distinct pleasure that anyone would enjoy, but especially all those who loved Ballet Shoes Ballet shoes, or ballet slippers, are specially designed lightweight shoes for ballet dancing. Ballet shoes are soft shoes worn by ballet dancers until their bones are ossified and their muscles strong enough for them to use pointe shoes, which allow them to stand on the , Theater Shoes, Circus Shoes, and all the rest. Mary Purucker, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. PL, Beverly Hills, CA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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