From its first sentence introducing a family of seven sons, Dancing to Freedom reads like a fairy tale but remains firmly grounded in reality. As a child, Li is inspired by the story of a frog who longs to leave the well he was born into. Like the frog, Li desires to see what lies beyond the village that is his home. When he is chosen to attend the Beijing Dance Academy, Li embarks on an adventure that eventually leads him to America and the realization of his dreams...Click here for more of the curledupkids.com review of Li Cunxin's Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer.