Miss Lina's Ballerinas

Miss Lina's ballerinas have all learned how to dance as a group. But now Miss Lina has a new surprise for them—a boy will be joining their class and performing in their end-of-year show. The girls have grand visions of dancing their first pas de deux with a prince. But when he finds himself surrounded by so much pink and so many girls, he turns quite shy, and dances his way out the door!

Then one sunny day, a guest came to view Miss Lina's ten dancers plié and tendu. Miss Lina announced, "This is Mister Brisé. He'll watch you take class," she explained, "and he may invite you to dance with the City Ballet." Miss Lina's ten ballerinas-Christina, Edwina, Sabrina, Justina, Katrina, Bettina, Marina, Regina, Nina, and Tony Farina-are thrilled by the chance to be in the City Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty. But when nervous Regina is given the undesirable part of the rat while all the other girls gets to dance the waltz, she starts turning green with envy. If only someone would get sick, she wishes, then she would get to dance the waltz, as well!

In four rows of two, Miss Lina's eight ballerinas-Christina, Edwina, Sabrina, Justina, Katrina, Bettina, Marina, and Nina-dance to the park, at the zoo, and even while doing their schoolwork. They are one perfect act, but when Miss Lina introduces Regina, a new girl, the group of nine's steps become a mess.