1. Introduction: Four Typical Students
2. Choosing and Evaluating a Dance School
3. Finding a Suitable Teacher
4. Orthopedic Test for Young Students
5. The Male Dancer Starting Out
6. Puberty: The Turbulent Turning Point
8. Competitions in the United States
9. Resumes and Photographs
11. Self-Doubt and Stage Fright
12. Drug Abuse and Other Destructive Ways to Beat Stress
13. Caring for Your Feet and Hands
14. PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)
17. Hair Care and Stage Coifrures
22. Minor Aches and Pains
29. The Most Difficult Losses for Dancers
31. Performer Excuses for Drug Abuse
33. Assessing Your Options
35. Remember Ann, Bea, Cissy, and Danny? What Likely Happened to Them
36. Working After Leaving the Stage
