I Want to be a Ballerina Is a ballet text book to reinforce and explain what ballet teachers teach, and to inform parents and children of what they can expect in a beginners ballet class. It was inspired by the author's many years of teaching ballet. It tries to answer the questions on the essence of the positions of the body and the placement of the head, arms, hands, legs and feet that are required to become a ballerina. Original drawings and text by French born, American based artist Kiki Minor Smith. | I Want To Be A Ballerina by Kiki Irene Minor Smith, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters