false 643334 2 <P>Our feet slip<P>into satin shoes<P>with stiff shanks,<P>hard boxing,<P>tight elastic,<P>and slippery ribbons<P>that wrap and end<P>in hard knots.<P>The frayed edges<P>are crammed<P>out of sight.<P>We stand.<P>A row of bound feet<P>rises<P>to its toes.<P>For as long as she can remember, Clare and her family have had a dream: Someday Clare will be a dancer in City Ballet Company. For ten long years Clare has been taking ballet lessons, watching what she eats, giving up friends and a social life, and practicing until her feet bleed -- all for the sake of that dream. And now, with the audition for City Ballet Company right around the corner, the dream feels so close.<P>But what if the dream doesn't come true? The competition for the sixteen spots in the company is fierce, and many won't make it. Talent, dedication, body shape, size -- everything will influence the outcome. Clare's grandfather says she is already a great dancer, but does she really have what it takes to make it into the company? And if not, <I>then</I> what?<P>Told through passionate and affecting poems in Clare's own voice, <I>On Pointe</I> soars with emotion as it explores what it means to reach for a dream -- and the way that dreams can change as quickly and suddenly as do our lives.<P> 629502 2004 On Pointe total:52|5:21|4:18|3:9|2:3|1:1| 52 211 84 9 4 1 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Sep 03 16:01:39 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 16:02:27 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 15 14:15:44 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 02 06:27:16 -0700 2009 On Pointe examines what happens when our dreams change.  Clare begins the summer auditioning for the City Ballet, living with her grandfather, a...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 06:03:22 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 06:06:29 -0700 2009
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