Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille

Author/Contributor(s):	Bobrow, Claire Wrenn; Urbinati, Ilaria
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Date:	3/31/2026
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

A “vivacious…spirited” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about the epic struggle and dramatic breakthrough of Agnes de Mille, the legendary choreographer of Oklahoma! and Carousel whose work changed the course of Broadway history.

Something new is about to happen,
something extraordinary.

In a dusty California town, Agnes de Mille dreams of becoming a dancer. She gallops to New York, then London, performing a show here, a dance there, combining old steps with new. But no one knows what to make of Agnes. She’s not a ballet dancer or a modern dancer or a folk dancer. So what is she? Then one summer she attends a rodeo, where the cowboys’ powerful and unbridled movements transform her life—and the history of dance—forever.