Brave Ballerina Ages 14 and up Singer shows how the development

Singer shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and let go of painful thoughts and memories that keep us from achieving happiness and self-realization

filled with entertaining stories and profane

joy and bliss

brave the spirit stalking her through the islands

she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time

Brave Ballerina Ages 14 and up Singer shows how the developmentA lyrical picture book tribute to Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. Janet pursued dance with a passion, despite being rejected from discriminatory dance schools. When she was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as a teenager on the condition that she paint