Alana Dancing Star Books
In 2010 Phillips wrote a series of children's fiction books. Alana Dancing Star is a series of 6 books revolving around the central character Alana and her journeys through different genres of dance. The series covers Ballroom Dance, Samba, Hip-Hop, Bollywood, Broadway and Tango and many parents credit them with encouraging their children to read.
In Summer 2011 one of the books, Viennese Waltz, was selected to be part of Richard and Judy's Summer Children's Reading List.
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