Barbie loves to dance.

Today she has

ballet class.

 

Barbie and Teresa

take ballet together.

 

The girls practice

the positions.

 

First, second,

 

third, fourth, and fifth.

 

Barbie leaps

across the room.

 

Teresa stands

on her toes.

 

Barbie and Teresa

want to be ballerinas

in a ballet company.

 

A ballet company

is a group

of ballet dancers.

Dancing is their job!

 

The teacher invites

Barbie and Teresa

to meet a real ballerina.

 

The next day,

Barbie and Teresa

visit the City Ballet.

 

They meet Becca.

She is a ballerina

in the City Ballet.

 

Barbie and Teresa

spend the day

with her.

 

They go

to the dressing room.

Becca shows them

her locker.

 

The girls put on

their ballet shoes.

 

Becca takes

Barbie and Teresa

to ballet class.

 

They meet

the other dancers.

Barbie and Teresa

join the class.

 

First,

they stretch.

The dancers stand

at the barre.

 

They point their toes

to the front, side,

and back.

 

They move their arms

up and down.

 

The dancers

take turns leaping.

The teacher watches.

 

The class is like

Barbie and Teresa’s

class.

 

After lunch,

the dancers practice

for their show.

 

They practice

on the stage.

 

They dance

the same steps

over and over.

 

Becca is the star!

She practices her solo.

 

The director needs

two more dancers.

 

Barbie and Teresa

will play small parts

in the ballet!

 

Becca teaches

Barbie and Teresa

the steps.

 

Then they put

on their costumes.

 

It is time for

the show!

Barbie and Teresa

can be ballerinas!