I love love LOVE to dance.  I took dance from the time I was 5 until I was 21.  After I stopped taking dance, I began teaching dance.  I taught for 5 years before I began judging competitions.  I love tap, jazz, hip hop, drill, cheer, EVERYTHING.  One thing that was hard for me to fall in love with was ballet.  I think I just loved to “get jiggy” and didn’t want to move slowly and gracefully.

It wasn’t until I was older that I really appreciated ballet.  I wish I could turn back time and start ballet at a younger age.  Knowing what ballet can do for you and your technique I regret not wanting to take it.  Same thing with piano. 

My niece loves to dance!  When she was at my house for the 4th of July she asked me to help her with her pirouettes.  It was so much fun to be working with a 6 year old on her dance technique.  (Secretively, I really missed teaching.)  To help her with her technique I gave her the book Prima Princessa’s Ballet for Beginners.  It was perfect for her.  Complete with pictures, definitions, and pronunciation guide she will be able to use it throughout the next few years of learning.

At my nieces dance studio they have to learn terms, spelling, and definitions.  All of this information can be found right inside.  To top it off, the students from the School of American Ballet, the official academy of the New York City Ballet, demonstrate each move.  Kids won’t be able to resist putting on their tuts and dancing along with this book.

If I was a teacher again, I would require each beginner ballet dancer to purchase this book.  It is currently listed on Amazon.com for $11.53!  Not too shabby at all!  It would be a wonderful study guide for girls and boys alike.  That’s right!  It even includes a male dancer section.  This is the perfect present for any budding ballerina.

For more information go to www.PrimaPrincessa.com.  There you will also see that they are quickly becoming The Complete Ballet Resource. They list 100s of ballet schools and summer camps, a ballet dictionary, listings of where to buy ballet tutus, free ballet coloring pages, and much much more!

{Opinions expressed are my own.  I was not paid for this post.  Thank you Prima Princessa for providing the book for this review}