Prima ballerina Noëlle Allard is a Bostonian orphan who has dedicated her entire existence to perfecting her craft, making her one of the most renowned ballerinas in the world. Nicknamed “La Paloma,” meaning the dove, due to her grace and purity of movement, after fifteen years en pointe and a relationship with a narcissist, Noëlle finds herself exhausted and broken by the very art form she loves. While dancing in Paris, a public brawl breaks out on the stage between her ex-ish boyfriend and her long-time pas-de-deux partner in front of an audience of adoring fans, and the spotlight reveals Noëlle in the center of a tumultuous storm.

To escape the fallout and her life of restrictive diets, harsh lights, and criticism, she leaps aboard a runaway train to St. Rémy-de-Provence, the village where her late father was born. 

After stumbling across his childhood home, now converted into a luxury B&B, Noëlle not only becomes a guest at the Maison Lavande but is also employed as the garde-manger (the pantry chef), a craft to which she is not well suited.

As Noëlle continues down this unexpected journey through the past, she discovers fresh, local ingredients in her pantry, and the love of a previously unknown family leads her down a path of healing and self-discovery. Set against the soft light and watercolor scenery of her family’s organic lavender farm, The France Dance provides a beautiful escape for anyone who needs a departure from their everyday life and will pirouette senses through a Provençal market of flavor.  

Think French Kiss with a ballet twist…