Carmen Hills is your average teen. And just like any average teen she goes to a high school where you have the popularity group and the not groups. Carmen falls right smack in the center by herself. She doesn't have friends at her school and she's okay with that. Her friends are all at her second home, the Ballet Studio. But when Star Quarterback, Eric Jones finds out about her secret identity and happens to share it with Ian Bright what will she do to stop it there and keep it just what it is? A secret.

You know what they say, 'Good girls love bad boys.'

"I dance with red shoes because red is for passion, for anger, and love." -Avery. Richardson's School for Sports and the Arts, a boarding school famous for turning out the most elegant and breathtaking ballerinas ready for contracts, and vicious, strategic martial artists who often make it into the finals of any international competition. But behind the prestigious exterior and shiny plaques of honor hides a festering rivalry that boils within the students. The Trainees of the Martial Arts aspire to bring home two trophies for every award the Dancers get, and the latter equally competitive as well. Enter Avery Lim, she’s one of the famed soloists from the Dancers, and she’s just two years from graduating and making her big debut into the world’s art scene. She has a little secret, one no one should know about. For behind her make-up and costumes, she is Sentenial, one of the few top female fighters who compete in the school’s underground fighting ring. Everything’s going fine and as it should be, until Avery wins the finals of the fighting ring for the first time ever. James Loyer is sore and angry at being defeated by a girl, and losing the championship title for the first time in ages, breaking his winning streak. Smarting and vengeful, James seeks to uncover who the mysterious Sentenial really is- And get back at her, somehow. How far or how close can he get to the truth before he discovers her secret? Cover photo credits to Robert Calmes Photography.

"Have you ever wanted something so badly it hurts?" Sophia would know. When she moves to a new ballet school, an audition comes up for the prestigious school, Rosewood School of Performing Arts. When Sophia Mae auditions and gets in, she doesn't quite fit in. Sophia goes to the extreme to fit in, but does this mean she will ever dance again? Cover : Lawrie @the-cursed-child on wattpad

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐬 is only thirteen, and her ballet career is already in decline. Between the low views on her YouTube videos, and the ruthless bullying from her fellow dancers, she realizes she has to take a leap of faith if she wants to achieve her dream: becoming a Prima Ballerina. Luckily, her chance arrives when a solo audition opens up for her class recital. But the second she takes that leap, a twisting pain she's been ignoring for years finally comes back to haunt her. If Juliana has a chance at getting better, she has to be willing to rethink her entire life. ⭐️ ROUND TWO QUALIFIER FOR THE AMBY AWARDS 2025 🏆 #259 in surgery 🏆 #76 in teenwriter 🏆 #427 in storytelling 🏆 #161 in ballerina 🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸🌷🌛🌷 🩰RATED | PG: addresses topics such as mortality, parental guidance, abuse, control, love, and graphic detail 🩰AUTHOR'S NOTE: I myself have only taken ballet 1, so it might not be entirely accurate! 🩰WORKS CITED: I'd like to thank my dancing friends for the ballet info! I also used the American Girl book 'Isabelle' by Laurence Yep as a reference for Chapter Two.

Arabella threw herself into ballet when she lost her mom. Her whole life revolves around dance and she will do anything to be skinny and succeed. She is completely focused until a new guy shows up in town with an amazing accent and a kind heart. She has told herself over and over again that she's not allowed to date, but she can't help getting close to him. When Arabella has a flashback of a memory of her mom, she carves it into a tree outside her room to make sure she never forgets it. The flashbacks of her mom both keep her going and hold her back, ballet gets more intense every day, she eats less and less, and her feelings for the boy get stronger. How much can one girl take before she reaches her breaking point?