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Ballerina: My Story

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By Darci Kistler
Publisher Simon Schuster - (Aladdin)
Ballerina: My Story
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Fairy Tales Can Come True From the time she was eight, Darci Kistler knew she wanted to be a ballerina. At thirteen she was on her own in New York City, attending one of the most famous ballet schools in the world. at seventeen she became the youngest principal ballerina in the history of the New York City Ballet. How did Darci make her dream come true? In her own words, she tells about her amazing career, from her first pink tutu to her starring role in The Nutcracker ballet. Here is the fairy tale story of what its really like to become a ballerina.

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128 pages128 pages
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Book ISBN:

9780671644376

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