![]() This is not her first book, but is a special edition for younger readers and it's beautifully done, telling of Michaela's rise to stardom from a refugee camp to a loving adopted home in the USA with a family who gave her the opportunity to follow her dreams. I was drawn to this story because not only did I spend over a decade in formal ballet tutelage, many years later I spent time living and working in Sierra Leone. For Michaela, growing up in Sierra Leone, although she had dreams of dancing, her day to day concerns were more simple: where was her next meal coming from, and who was going to look after her now she had been left orphaned by the war. Sometimes there are more pressing issues than whether your pointe shoes are darned or whether you have a pianist available or will have to dance to pre-recorded music. ![]() It is not, however, always a place for the structured tuition and commitment required by ballet. ![]() Summary: A lovely, uplifting story about leaping after your dreams, this is a perfect read for fans of balletĪfrica is a place full of music and rhythm and joy of movement. ![]()
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