Ballet of the elephants / by Leda Schubert ; illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker.
By: Schubert, Leda.
Contributor(s): Parker, Robert Andrew [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New Milford, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, 2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: [32] p. : ill. (cheifly col.) ; 21 x 27 cm.ISBN: 9781596430754 (hc.); 1596430753 (hc.).Subject(s): Circus polka (Choreographic work : Balanchine) -- Juvenile literature | Circus polka (Choreographic work : Balanchine) | Circus polka (Choreographic work : Balanchine)DDC classification: 796.8/42 Summary: Tells the story of how circus owner John Ringling North, choreographer George Balanchine, and composer Igor Stravinsky teamed up to create the "Circus Polka," a ballet for fifty elephants and fifty dancers, and describes the opening night performance in 1942.
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Tells the story of how circus owner John Ringling North, choreographer George Balanchine, and composer Igor Stravinsky teamed up to create the "Circus Polka," a ballet for fifty elephants and fifty dancers, and describes the opening night performance in 1942.
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