More Dancing Shapes: Ballet and Body Awareness for Young Dancers

by Once Upon A. Dance

Overview

More Dancing Shapes is the second in the series from an award-winning dance teacher and her ballerina daughter.

Following a format similar to the Dancing Shapes debut: Ballerina Konora, leads readers through:
• an inside glimpse into her continuing dancer journey
• a warm-up and basic ballet technique lesson
• an exploration of form and shape
• creating their own unique shapes

The Dancing Shapes series provides young dancers ongoing challenges to revisit. With four books in one, there's something for everyone: preschoolers can try the broad shapes, older kids can fine-tune the details, and all ages can delve into storytelling and discover the crazy world of pre-professional ballet.

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 review Dancing Shapes concepts

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736875049
Publisher:	Once Upon a Dance
Publication date:	12/28/2020
Series:	Dancing Shapes , #2
Pages:	46
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Once Upon a Dance is a mother-daughter collaboration.

Konora climbed the pre-professional ballet ladder up to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division. Along the way, she danced iconic roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy and Cinderella. She’s now a full-scholarship trainee at Ballet Idaho.

Konora’s mother taught creative movement and ballet for decades 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. She’s breathed dance from every angle: child to pre-professional to adult ballet student, zoom student, dance teacher, dance mom, competition mom, ballet-school parent-guilder, audience member, recital planner, business owner, and board member.

The team looks forward to creating many more books. Visit www.OnceUponADance.com for the latest info.

Editorial Reviews

...An actively engaging game is included in this book, encouraging creativity as readers attempt to follow Konora's prompts in their own way. Imagination is a common theme in this book...

Written in a conversational tone that speaks directly to readers, this is a natural extension of the Dancing Shapes series and is an interactive addition to young ballet dancers' reading collections.

Reedsy - Mary Lanni