Workbook V is structured around American Ballet, and exposes the student to a total of 10 classic ballets from a historical perspective. The ballets include Serenade, Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Pillar of Fire, Fancy Free, Fall River Legend, Stars and Stripes, Astarte, Trinity, and Push Comes to Shove.

This fifth workbook also continues the education of the student in the leading personalities in ballet, this time introducing American ballet greats. It includes biographies on George Balanchine, Maria Tallchief, Agnes de Mille, Ruth Page, Jerome Robbins, The Christensen Brothers (Willam, Harold, and Lew), Arthur Mitchell, Robert Joffrey, Gerald Arpino, and Augusta Maywood.

The history chronicles the growth of ballet in America and the influence of American dance, while the anatomy section covers muscle groups, joints, the spine, and basic nutrition.

Ballet theory reviews the five positions of the feet, port de bras, positions of the body, and adds the seven movements of dance, the pointe shoe, breathing, and more.

As with the other workbooks, vocabulary continues to be given attention. Workbook V reinforces the words found in Workbooks III and IV and adds new ones throughout the lessons.