Ballet of the Elephants
- ISBN-10
- 1596430753
- ISBN-13
- 9781596430754
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 34
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-04-04
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Leda Schubert
Description
The story of how "Circus polka" a dance of 50 elephants and 50 ballerinas, choreographed by George Balanchine, was created.
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