The Big Dance - Calabrese, Shirlie

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Résumé :
In this fiction book for your adults, Dance instructor Mrs. Lands has taught lessons about how to win a dance contest since Alex and Jennifer were young. As seniors they have decided to enter a dance contest and test their skills beyond just dancing in high school at the local dances. Will Alex's cold feet change their relationship and squash their changes before the dance contest even starts? Will the duo survive the pressure of dancing in school and apply the lessons Mrs. Lands has taught them about how to win a dance contest? At times Jennifer is not so sure it is worth it. Will it all come crashing down at the end? Or will they win the dance contest only to lose each other? Not many fiction books about dance have an unexpected twist that can leave readers on the edge of their seats. In this fiction book for young adults' author Shirlie Calabrese takes readers on an adventure that shows it takes more than just skills to win a dance contest. It is one of those young adult fiction books about dance and coming that will keep readers engaged as teenagers, Jennifer, and Alex, overcome their fears, and rise to the occasion before them. If you have ever thought about dancing in high school or participating in a dance contest you might just find your rhythm in what might be one of the best young adult fiction books about dance.

Biographie:
Shirlie Calabrese lives in New Jersey and during her Senior year of High School she attended a group of Seniors that always met on Fridays after school. All of the Senior students would always be able to stay In one of the buildings across the street from her school for several hours and that's when she was introduced to dancing and a lot of different types of music. None of the students entered a competition. Shirlie became a secretary after graduating High School. She got married and gave birth to two sons her and her husband raised. Her free time with her boys is when she would encourage them to listen to music and dance while they were listening. They all had fun together.