It's Only Dancing

Author: Guillory, Jasmine

General fiction (Children's/YA)

Published on 8 October 2026 by Scholastic US in the United States.

Paperback | 320 pages
209 x 140 x 17 | 254g

New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory

makes her highly-anticipated young adult debut with a Dirty

Dancing-inspired contemporary romcom!

It's the summer before her senior year of high school and Kat

(Kitty to her family) planned to spend it reading good books, working

on her college applications and enjoying her independence.

Instead, she's stuck for an entire month with her family at a

camp in the desert in Southern California. When she stumbles across

a staff party on the first night, she's jealous of their joyful,

uninhibited dancing. She hasn't danced like that since two years

ago, when she was forced to quit ballet, which she once loved

more than anything. She's determined to leave dance where it belongs

- the past.

But Jordan, the handsome and magnetic hip-hop dance instructor,

keeps dragging it into her present. As Kat begins sneaking around

and lying to her parents to spend time with Jordan, she'll have

to ask herself - what is she willing to risk to finally feel free?

And is it possible her feelings for Jordan could reignite her

love for dance?

Jasmine Guillory is a New York Times bestselling author

A joyful romance about first love, family expectations and finding

your rhythm again.

Perfect for fans of Step Up and Dirty Dancing