Best Ballet Books Ever!

1.
Ballet Boy
Ballet Boy 4.53 avg rating — 72 ratings
2.
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina 3.89 avg rating — 8,386 ratings
3.
Bunheads
Bunheads 3.72 avg rating — 7,175 ratings
4.
Dancing on My Grave
Dancing on My Grave 3.88 avg rating — 2,464 ratings
5.
Ballet Shoes
Ballet Shoes 4.07 avg rating — 37,978 ratings
6.
The Cranes Dance
The Cranes Dance 3.73 avg rating — 3,611 ratings
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Tiny Pretty Things (Tiny Pretty Things, #1)
Tiny Pretty Things (Tiny Pretty Things, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 15,681 ratings
8.
Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet
Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet 4.01 avg rating — 2,031 ratings
9.
Once a Dancer: An Autobiography
Once a Dancer: An Autobiography 4.02 avg rating — 350 ratings
10.
Girl in Motion: A Novel
Girl in Motion: A Novel 3.81 avg rating — 249 ratings
11.
Holding On to the Air
Holding On to the Air 4.16 avg rating — 728 ratings
12.
Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal
Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal 3.95 avg rating — 686 ratings
13.
Balanchine & the Lost Muse: Revolution & the Making of a Choreographer
Balanchine & the Lost Muse: Revolution & the Making of a Choreographer 4.24 avg rating — 62 ratings
14.
Mao's Last Dancer
Mao's Last Dancer
by: Li Cunxin
4.14 avg rating — 32,149 ratings
15.
Dancer
Dancer 3.94 avg rating — 5,448 ratings
16.
Astonish Me
Astonish Me 3.62 avg rating — 19,621 ratings
17.
Russian Winter
Russian Winter 3.75 avg rating — 10,304 ratings
18.
Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection 3.59 avg rating — 461 ratings
19.
Thursday's Children
Thursday's Children 4.28 avg rating — 655 ratings
20.
The Painted Girls
The Painted Girls 3.61 avg rating — 36,173 ratings
21.
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1)
Flowers in the Attic (Dollanganger, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 232,245 ratings
22.
Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2)
Petals on the Wind (Dollanganger, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 71,478 ratings
23.
Drina's Dancing Year
Drina's Dancing Year 4.09 avg rating — 378 ratings
23.
Ballet for Drina
Ballet for Drina 4.08 avg rating — 897 ratings
25.
Drina Dances in Italy
Drina Dances in Italy 4.12 avg rating — 307 ratings
26.
Drina Dances Again
Drina Dances Again 4.13 avg rating — 298 ratings
27.
Misha!: The Mikhail Baryshnikov Story
Misha!: The Mikhail Baryshnikov Story 3.79 avg rating — 38 ratings
27.
Diaghilev
Diaghilev 4.35 avg rating — 301 ratings
29.
The Making of Markova
The Making of Markova 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings
30.
Drina Dances in Exile
Drina Dances in Exile 4.15 avg rating — 361 ratings
31.
Margot Fonteyn
Margot Fonteyn 4.02 avg rating — 338 ratings
32.
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel 3.84 avg rating — 3,920 ratings
33.
Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet
Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet 3.82 avg rating — 958 ratings
34.
The Strength of Ballerinas
The Strength of Ballerinas 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings
34.
Sus-sous at The Ballet
Sus-sous at The Ballet 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
34.
The Nutcracker Chronicles: A Fairytale Memoir
The Nutcracker Chronicles: A Fairytale Memoir 4.32 avg rating — 47 ratings
37.
Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet
Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet 3.90 avg rating — 121 ratings
37.
Dance of Shadows (Dance of Shadows, #1)
Dance of Shadows (Dance of Shadows, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 4,191 ratings
39.
Marie, Dancing
Marie, Dancing 3.77 avg rating — 1,196 ratings
39.
Off Balance (Ballet Theatre Chronicles, #1)
Off Balance (Ballet Theatre Chronicles, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 805 ratings
39.
I Remember Balanchine
I Remember Balanchine 4.50 avg rating — 26 ratings
42.
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 189,628 ratings
43.
Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina
Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina 3.93 avg rating — 275 ratings
43.
A Dream of Sadler's Wells
A Dream of Sadler's Wells 4.19 avg rating — 957 ratings
45.
If There Be Thorns (Dollanganger, #3)
If There Be Thorns (Dollanganger, #3) 3.78 avg rating — 53,552 ratings
45.
Pointe
Pointe 3.73 avg rating — 4,988 ratings
47.
I Was a Dancer
I Was a Dancer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 297 ratings
48.
Nureyev: His Life
Nureyev: His Life 3.99 avg rating — 137 ratings
49.
Maria Tallchief American Ballerina
Maria Tallchief American Ballerina 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings
50.
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty 3.36 avg rating — 233 ratings
51.
Audition
Audition 3.32 avg rating — 1,412 ratings
52.
George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker
George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker 3.79 avg rating — 170 ratings
53.
Out of Step: A Life in Ballet
Out of Step: A Life in Ballet 3.71 avg rating — 48 ratings
54.
Heather at the Barre (Magic Attic Club, #3)
Heather at the Barre (Magic Attic Club, #3) 3.60 avg rating — 207 ratings
54.
Music Box Danseur
Music Box Danseur 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings
54.
Every Little Step She Takes
Every Little Step She Takes 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
54.
The Gathering Storm (Katerina, #1)
The Gathering Storm (Katerina, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 4,029 ratings
54.
Angelina Ballerina
Angelina Ballerina 4.02 avg rating — 10,568 ratings
54.
Damaris Dances (Rachel and Damaris, #4)
Damaris Dances (Rachel and Damaris, #4) 3.66 avg rating — 32 ratings
54.
The Ballet Lover's Companion
The Ballet Lover's Companion 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings
54.
Ballerina Birdies
Ballerina Birdies it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
54.
Lisa And Egon: Teaching A Hippo To Dance
Lisa And Egon: Teaching A Hippo To Dance 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
54.
Girl Through Glass
Girl Through Glass 3.38 avg rating — 3,395 ratings
54.
A Company of Swans
A Company of Swans really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,539 ratings
54.
Vaslav
Vaslav 3.75 avg rating — 3,850 ratings
54.
The Midnight Dance
The Midnight Dance 3.23 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
54.
The Master's Muse
The Master's Muse 3.56 avg rating — 506 ratings
54.
La mirada del hijo
La mirada del hijo 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
54.
Sadie's Ballet School Dream
Sadie's Ballet School Dream 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
54.
Fallen Stars and Broken Dreams (Rising from Ruin, #1)
Fallen Stars and Broken Dreams (Rising from Ruin, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings
54.
In the Warsaw Ghetto
In the Warsaw Ghetto 4.08 avg rating — 166 ratings
54.
A Body of Work: Dancing to the Edge and Back
A Body of Work: Dancing to the Edge and Back 4.28 avg rating — 553 ratings
54.
Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness
Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness 4.04 avg rating — 51 ratings
54.
A Girl's Guide to Kissing Frogs
A Girl's Guide to Kissing Frogs 3.48 avg rating — 430 ratings
54.
The Melting Season
The Melting Season 3.65 avg rating — 208 ratings
54.
White Swan, Black Swan
White Swan, Black Swan 3.54 avg rating — 334 ratings
54.
Tendu: Dancing in the Castle (A Dancer's Journey #1)
Tendu: Dancing in the Castle (A Dancer's Journey #1) 3.48 avg rating — 31 ratings
54.
John's Turn
John's Turn 4.12 avg rating — 1,041 ratings
79.
A Rose for Melinda
A Rose for Melinda 4.25 avg rating — 3,590 ratings
79.
The Unfailing Light (Katerina, #2)
The Unfailing Light (Katerina, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 1,379 ratings
79.
The True Memoirs of Little K
The True Memoirs of Little K 3.58 avg rating — 1,213 ratings
79.
A Dance Autobiography
A Dance Autobiography 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
79.
Wilde Times: Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the Rise of New York City Ballet
Wilde Times: Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the Rise of New York City Ballet 3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings
79.
Every Step You Take: A Memoir
Every Step You Take: A Memoir
by: Jock Soto
3.71 avg rating — 90 ratings
79.
Confessions of a Neighbor
Confessions of a Neighbor 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
79.
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 4.25 avg rating — 5,474 ratings
79.
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You
Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You 3.70 avg rating — 967 ratings
79.
The Truth About Leaving
The Truth About Leaving 4.02 avg rating — 237 ratings
79.
Balanchine: A Biography
Balanchine: A Biography 4.25 avg rating — 91 ratings
79.
Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes 3.15 avg rating — 177 ratings
79.
Up to This Pointe
Up to This Pointe 3.94 avg rating — 1,647 ratings
79.
From Small Steps to Big Leaps
From Small Steps to Big Leaps 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
79.
How Do You Dance?: A Picture Book
How Do You Dance?: A Picture Book 3.99 avg rating — 763 ratings
94.
Breaking Pointe: A Ballet Novel
Breaking Pointe: A Ballet Novel 3.86 avg rating — 207 ratings
94.
Someday Dancer
Someday Dancer 3.95 avg rating — 764 ratings
94.
The Muse: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
The Muse: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.05 avg rating — 568 ratings
94.
Ribbons
Ribbons 3.78 avg rating — 338 ratings
94.
The Art of Falling
The Art of Falling 3.75 avg rating — 1,457 ratings
94.
101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-by-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New
101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-by-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New 4.01 avg rating — 227 ratings
94.
The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers
The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers 3.70 avg rating — 663 ratings
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