Brown Girls Do Ballet

Celebrating Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage

JaNay Brown-Wood, TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian

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Running Press Adult
19 September 2024

This stunning children's book from the photographer behind the Instagram sensation Brown Girls Do Ballet, combines irresistible photos of young ballerinas of color with inspirational text that empowers all children to express their true selves through movement and music.

When TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian went to enroll her three-year-old daughter into her first ballet class, she immediately noticed the lack of diversity of backgrounds and abilities among the students pictured on the school's website. In response, TaKiyah, a photographer, began taking pictures of young dancers of color and launched an Instagram called Brown Girls Do Ballet. The Instagram was an instant sensation, drawing a community of dancers of all ages. A nonprofit organization, that provides resources, mentoring, and inspiration worldwide followed soon after.

Takiyah's first children's book is full of gorgeous photographs of irresistible young BIPOC ballerinas of all levels -- from beginners to more experienced dancers. Writer JaNay Brown-Wood's poetic text, inspired by the dancer's graceful poses and powerful leaps, encourages young readers be proud of who they are and empowers them to take center stage. Brown Girls Do Ballet will inspire all readers to pursue their dreams no matter what barriers are put in front of them.

By: JaNay Brown-Wood, TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian
Imprint: Running Press Adult
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9780762487592
ISBN 10: 0762487593
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 19 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian is a photographer and the founder and executive director of Brown Girls Do Ballet, a philanthropic organization that works to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in ballet programs through organizing and arranging ballet performances, photo exhibitions, and providing resources and scholarships to assist young girls in their ballet development and training. TaKiyah's photographs have been featured in The Washington Post, HuffPo, Pointe Magazine, Madame Noir and more. She is a former Gifted-Education teacher and television host, and she is the Owner/Photographer of Some Sweet Photography. She is the author of The Color of Dance and lives in Dallas, Texas with her family. JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD is an award-winning children's author, poet, educator, scholar, and a former professor of Early Childhood Education and Child Development. Her first children's book Imani's Moon won the NAESP Children's Book of the Year Award and her second book Grandma's Tiny House: A Counting Story! won the CELI Read Aloud Book Award. She also has several poems published in Highlights for Kids, Highlights High Five, and various poetry anthologies, and she has published over twenty books including the popular picture book series Where in the Garden, the New York Times Bestselling book Why Not You? (Penguin/Random House) which she collaborated with Ciara and Russell Wilson, and her chapter book series Love Puppies. JaNay lives in California with her husband Catrayel, her daughter Vivian, and their turtle, Theodora.

Reviews for Brown Girls Do Ballet: Celebrating Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage

"""Photographs of brown girls of all ages, shapes, skin tones, and abilities are the star of this empowering ode to the grace and beauty of dancing brown bodies.... text and image(s) send the fierce message not just that ballet is for everyone, but that brown girls, too, have the right to move, to take up space, and to be seen. An ideal nonfiction companion text to Vashti Harrison's Caldecott-winning Big, this is a joyful, hopeful celebration.""--School Library Journal, starred review"