Aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak is thrilled when hit TV show Teen Celebrity Dance Off comes to the campus of her performing arts boarding school. She trades the barre for the ballroom and gets set to cha-cha-cha to stardom with Hollywood wonderboy Nick Galliano. At first their partnership is awkward, because Dani is in awe of her longtime teen idol crush. But soon their chemistry is heating up the dance floor and the attraction moves into real life. Could he actually like her? Her excitement is short-lived, because someone wants her off the show. Bombs, poisoning, arson... Will Dani's 15...

It's the most wonderful time of the year... Aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak's visions of sugar plums are dashed when she's assigned to understudy her nemesis, Hadley Taylor, in The Nutcracker. Pretty, popular, and rich, that girl has all the luck. Or so she thought. When Hadley mysteriously disappears with opening night just around the corner, Dani can't sit idly by, even if it means losing the part. Now she's running all over Phoenix in a race against the clock. From reality TV trophy wives to sleazy real estate developers to a possible drug ring, the cast of suspects begins to add up. Will...

pas de deux (NOUN: pl. pas de deux) 1. A dance for two, especially a dance in ballet consisting of an entree and adagio, a variation for each dancer, and a coda. 2. A close relationship between two people or things, as during an activity. pas de death (NOUN: yeah ... totally made up) 1. A dance of death. 2. When Dani Spevak stumbles over a dead body and gets into another crazy situation. Aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak is back home for the summer, recovering from an injury. What was supposed to be a simple day trip into New York City to visit her friends at the Manhattan Ballet Conservatory...

LARGE PRINT EDITION Aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak is thrilled when hit TV show Teen Celebrity Dance Off comes to the campus of her performing arts boarding school. She trades the barre for the ballroom and gets set to cha-cha-cha to stardom with Hollywood wonderboy Nick Galliano. At first their partnership is awkward, because Dani is in awe of her longtime teen idol crush. But soon their chemistry is heating up the dance floor and the attraction moves into real life. Her excitement is short-lived, because someone wants her off the show. Bombs, poisoning, arson... Will Dani's 15 minutes of...

La aspirante a bailarina Dani Spevak se ilusiona mucho cuando se entera de que el exitoso programa de television, Teen Celebrity Dance Off ha llegado al campus de su residencia para estudiantes de arte. La joven cambiala barra de ballet por los bailes de salon y pronto se entera de que va a bailar un cha-cha-cha con la estrella de Hollywood Nick Galliano. Su relacion es dificil al principio, porque Dani esta embobada con su amor platonico adolescente.Pero pronto la quimica que existe entre ambos calienta la pista de baile y la atraccion que siente el uno hacia el otro cobra vida. Sin embargo,...

Las esperanzas de la aspirante a bailarina Dani Spevak se vienen abajo cuando le asignan ser la sustituta de su enemiga, Hadley Taylor. Guapa, popular, y rica; esa chica lo tiene todo. O eso pensaba ella. Cuando Hadley desaparece misteriosamente con la noche del estreno a la vuelta de la esquina, Dani no puede ignorar la situacion, incluso si eso significa perder el papel. Ahora va corriendo por toda la ciudad en una carrera contrarreloj. Desde esposas trofeo de reality shows hasta corruptos magnates inmobiliarios, pasando por un posible circulo de drogas, la lista de sospechosos no hace mas...

The essays, poems, and short stories from the middle school winners and honorable mentions of the 2012/2013 Celebrating Diversity through Creative Writing Contest.