Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.

Nancy must find the missing music tape before 3:00 on Sunday or else the ballet recital will be cancelled.

Christmas is coming, and Madame Rosa has prepared a surprise party for her ballet class. "Ella Bella, would you fetch the music box?" asks Madame Rosa. "Then we can have some dancing at our party." As the music begins playing, little Ella Bella is magically transported into the enchanting, festive world of "The Nutcracker "ballet.

Nancy makes the best of not dancing the lead in her ballet school's Deep Sea Dances show, but becomes jealous when her best friend gets a better role than hers.

"Angelina is excited to have the lead in her school's ballet! But she's sad that she spends most of the ballet sleeping instead of dancing. Can Ms. Mimi convince Angelina that her role is important?"--P.[4] of cover.

"Valentine's Day is coming! Posey is so excited about her special ballet recital and giving cards to everyone at school. Then she learns that one of her classmates doesn't have any valentines to give out. Can Princess Posey and her tutu find the perfect way to help?"--

"Angelina Ballerina is so excited that she has been chosen to dance in the finale in the spring recital. But when the male lead dancer, breaks his toe the day before the recital, Angelina is partnered with his understudy. Can Angelina overcome her nervousness and put on a good show?"--

A story that follows the everyday life of two girls, one a professional ballerina, the other a student, both of whom love ballet.

"When Nancy auditions for the leading role in the Mermaid Ballet, she is disappointed to discover that not only was she not chosen, but her best friend will play the lead!"--Back cover.

Nini loves ballet, not sports, so when her mother signs her up to play baseball she sulks until the coach explains how baseball and ballet can go together--and when a timely plié in the outfield saves the game she realizes that "balletball" is really not so bad after all.