Ballet Besties: Yara's Chance to Dance

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!

When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has a group of ballet besties she loves to dance with.

But then Dame Clougston-Wilmott, their grumpy, dance-hating landlady threatens to close the studio. Suddenly it's up to Yara and her new friends to keep Shimmer & Shine open!

Will putting on a performance of The Sleeping Beauty reawaken the Dame's love for dance? Will Yara have the chance to dance her dream role of Aurora? And most importantly of all, can the ballet besties save their studio?

A fun, inclusive and accessible series that will bring the joy of dance to young readers!

A fun and inclusive series, bringing the joy of classical ballet to 7-9 year old readers, dancers and non-dancers alike.

Breaks down the traditional idea of what a ballet dancer looks like by showing characters of all ages, genders, ethnicities and body sizes enjoying dance.

With accessible writing and endmatter, including a glossary and explanations of dance moves, no previous ballet knowledge is needed to enjoy.

Fully illustrated in a gorgeous black and white package to bring the characters and dance techniques to life.

Yasmine is a Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet and has a platform of 100k followers on Instagram from all over the world, with fans on every continent.

Chitra is children's author with lots of event experience in the UK and abroad.