Indu loves learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine, her local community dance school. Unlike her friends, she doesn't want to be a principal dancer when she grows up, and she's a bit scared of being on stage, but it's still one of her favourite hobbies.
Until Miss Diamond announces that this term they'll be putting on a performance of Cinderella! Suddenly everyone's talking about what lead role they want and how fun it will be to dance for an audience, and Indu is feeling nervous and left out.
What role will she audition for? Will her friends understand her worries? And will she ever be able to conquer her stage fright?
A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers aged 6+!
A fun and inclusive series, bringing the joy of classical ballet to 7-9 year old readers, dancers and non-dancers alike.Breaks down the traditional idea of what a ballet dancer looks like by showing characters of all ages, genders, ethnicities and body sizes enjoying dance.With accessible writing and endmatter, including a glossary and explanations of dance moves, no previous ballet knowledge is needed to enjoy.Fully illustrated in a gorgeous black and white package to bring the characters and dance techniques to life.Yasmine is a Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet and has a platform of 100k followers on Instagram from all over the world, with fans on every continent.Chitra is children's author with lots of event experience in the UK and abroad. 
