Sinead the Dancer By Anna Donovan, Illustrated by Susan Cooper

Panda Number 8 

Illustrated by Susan Cooper.

Sineadstill wants tobeafirefighter, but nowshewantstolearntodanceaswell.

Having practised her twirling and twisting, clapping and clicking, she joins an Irish dance class, but her original movements find no favour with the teacher, whoinsists on arms held straight and toes pointed.

So she tries ballet but, once again, finds the regulations difficult to accept.

Finally, she enrols in a gymnastics class and, responding to the praise and encouragement of her teacher, manages three good cartwheels in a row.

When she performs with friend Tom for her dad, she is both amazed and pleased with her father’s skills on the dance floor.