"In life, as in the dance, grace glides on blistered feet" The life of a ballerina isn't easy, it is an emotional and physical struggle. As much as it hurts, it's something I'm passionate about. But the reasons might not be clear to a few. Contest Entry for Ellen Hopkins.
Hamilton Academy of the Arts. The school Sydney Acosta moved to all the way from Toronto, Ontario in a barely known city. After the divorce between her mother and father, she's stuck by her mother's side, following her to another city in Canada. Her emotions are expressed through the one thing she loves doing: dancing...
Arabella Esme Graham is the unnoticed nerdy, loner at school. She has no friends, no one talks to her, much less looks at her. It could be worse though. She could be bullied, tormented, teased. But she's not. She also has a passion for dancing. Nobody knows that she dances except for her family. She goes to a private...
My school is bursting with huge egotistical dancers. Not all dancers have huge egos but I swear everyone here does and that's not even the worst part. Grace Mae Andrews just moved to this new school, with a new identity and a new name. At this new school everyone dances, EVERYONE. You are judged by how good of a danc...
Ebony Violette Black dances to relieve stress. She dances as an escape from the toxic relationship she has with her mother. She dances for freedom and betrayal, love and loss. Trust in her world is hard to earn and easy to lose. She has been betrayed one too many times. Ebony has escaped but running away from your pr...
If it has anything to do with dancing, Ella Ford has been there and done that. She's a National Champion, so saying that 'dance is her life' is an understatement. But when an accident takes away the use of one of her limbs, Ella's not sure how to cope. In one heartbeat, her life goes from normal to completely unpredic...
Caught on Camera is about a dancer who dances everywhere she is. Though one day, someone catches a glimpse of her skills which changes her life forever.