Dancing Shapes

Ballet and Body Awareness for Young Dancers

Once Upon A Dance

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Once Upon a Dance
04 December 2020

Children's & Educational; Dance, ballet (Children's&YA); Reference works (Children's&YA); Children's stationery & miscellaneous items

Series: Dancing Shapes

"Movement. Creativity. Gratitude. Persistence. Wisdom.

""A visually stunning and interactive"" pandemic creation from an award-winning dance teacher and her ballerina daughter, both immersed in the ballet world until coronavirus.

Dancing Shapes provides an inside gorgeous glimpse into one ballerina's journey. Konora, whose career has been sidelined by COVID-19, leads readers through warm-up steps, a basic ballet technique lesson, and an exploration of movement and form.

With more than fifty poses to contemplate or re-create, aspiring young dancers:

learn basic ballet technique and vocabulary

develop an eye for detail

explore movement concepts

increase body awareness

strengthen spatial perception and balance

celebrate gratitude, the value of practice, and making healthy choices

What Moms and Dads Said:

Gorgeous! Inspirational! Dancing girls alllllll over my backyard!!!

...while looking at the cover with all those poses said, ""I can do that one. I can't do that one. I can do that one. I can't do that one..."" Then she started trying them. The pictures alone inspired her...

As soon as we read something like, ""Can you try..."" she would hop right up and try it.

She thinks the book is just right for her age [9],

not too young or old feeling.

[This 11-year old] thought it was easy to follow and liked all the interesting shape pictures, she liked that there were ""challenges"" to try.

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By: Once Upon A Dance
Imprint: Once Upon a Dance
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 279mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9781735984414
ISBN 10: 1735984418
Series: Dancing Shapes
Pages: 52
Publication Date: 04 December 2020
Recommended Age: From 5 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Konora is a Professional Division student at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Konora's mother taught creative movement and ballet for twenty years and was honored to be chosen and recognized by her local City Council for ""embodying the spirit of partnership and commitment to children in our community"" for her work with young dancers. Once Upon a Dance was created during Covid-19. It started with amateur videos encouraging kids stuck at home to join ballerina Konora on a journey of movement and dance for exercise and meditation. While the site is targeted toward a younger audience, readers can check it out at www.OnceUponADance.org."

Reviews for Dancing Shapes: Ballet and Body Awareness for Young Dancers

This is a visually stunning and interactive book that will inspire young dancers to get up and move. - Reedsy A superb tool for young dancers, full of accessible poses to mimic. -Kirkus Reviews