Ballet books

These 10 must-read books about ballet and ballet dancers—ballerinas and ballerinos—bring the ballet dance world to life.

Often in the YA category, many ballet novels revolve around youthful concerns. But nuanced storytelling makes "Off Balance," by Terez Mertes Rose a great read for adults who love books and books about dance.

Now a Netflix TV show! Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school.From...

I read Jennifer Longo's debut Six Feet Over It back in 2014 (featured here), and, when I saw that her next book featured a ballet dancer, I knew I had to get my hands on it. You see, I definitely have a thing for ballet books. I'm not a dancer myself, but I was a collegiate athlete and the tough competition between classmates, the grueling athleticism, the injuries, the icing, the inexplicable favoritism, and the drive to get better that takes place behind the stage resonates with me. Harper…

Ballerina Jenifer Ringer may never have had an opportunity to write a book if the New York Times’ chief dance critic had not used some indelicate language to describe her appearance. Ringer, who at t...

If you want to stack your TBR for all the summer reading, this is your time! Pack your TBR with some of the best May 2021 YA books.