Ballerina Dreams (2007)
By: Lauren Thompson
Photographed by James Estrin
Feiwel and Friends
New York, NY 10010


Ballerina Dreams is a beautifully photographed book depicting the story of five young girls with cerebral palsy and other muscle disorders preparing for a ballet recital with the Dancing Dreams therapeutic ballet program in Bayside Queens, New York. Clad in bright, fluffy tutus and ballet slippers, some of the girls also wear leg braces. However, what comes across most strongly is the matching joy on all of their faces as they demonstrate the skills they have honed through their classes with physical therapist and program creator Joann Ferrara. This book, photographed by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times staff photographer James Estrin, would make a lovely gift to aspiring young dancers of all abilities.

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