{"id":9214043783405,"title":"A Place to Dance","handle":"a-place-to-dance","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing August 4, 2026. 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He then came back to the United States and cofounded April Follies, the longest-running and largest queer partner dance competition in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Lamberty is a two-time world champion ballroom dancer whose story inspires the LGBTQIA+ community to put on their dance shoes and do what they love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/my-dad-is-the-best\"\u003eMy Dad Is the Best\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/remember-her-name\"\u003eRemember Her Name!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/a-place-to-dance-spread.jpg?v=1764096660\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/a-place-to-dance-cover.jpg?v=1764096661\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/a-place-to-dance-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1764096689\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Rosswood, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric Rosswood is an author and commentator on LGBTQ issues, including civil rights, parenting, marriage, and politics. 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A Place to Dance

Coming August 4, 2026. Pre-order today!

A Place to Dance

How Richard Lamberty Brought Change to the Ballroom

By: Eric Rosswood and Richard Lamberty / Illustrated by: Vincent Chen

Who says only girls can twirl and boys must take the lead on the dance floor?

When dancer Richard Lamberty was a child, he loved dancing—especially ballroom dancing. But he was always jealous of the moves female dancers got to do. Intrigued by the female dancers’ different steps, Richard developed the skills to dance either role in order to compete with a male partner in the Gay Games in Europe. He then came back to the United States and cofounded April Follies, the longest-running and largest queer partner dance competition in North America.

Richard Lamberty is a two-time world champion ballroom dancer whose story inspires the LGBTQIA+ community to put on their dance shoes and do what they love.

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Eric Rosswood, author

Eric Rosswood is an author and commentator on LGBTQ issues, including civil rights, parenting, marriage, and politics. He has led panels on LGBTQ parenting issues for organizations such as the Family Equality Council and the Modern Family Alliance. Eric is the coauthor of Strong, a Stonewall Honor book, and the author of My Uncle's Wedding and Queer Cheer.

Read more about Eric.

Richard Lamberty, author

Richard Lamberty has been dancing for over forty years and teaching for more than thirty five. He has written extensively on the technique of standard and latin ballroom and was a cofounder of the April Follies dance competition.

Read more about Richard.


Vincent Chen, illustrator

Vincent Chen is a Taiwanese American illustrator from New Jersey. With a BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design, Vincent has always loved putting pencil to paper. He is the illustrator of Hot Pot Night and Henry Hamlet's Heart. By day, he is a background painter in animation and by night, he illustrates children’s books.

Read more about Vincent.

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Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-648-9

Ages: 5–8
Page count: 32
11 x 81/2

Publication date: August 4, 2026