Nutcracker Dancing Shapes: Shapes and Stories from Konora's Twenty-Five Nutcracker Roles

by Once Upon A. Dance

Overview

Join Konora as she looks back through her twenty-five Nutcracker roles and explore her performance-based shapes and poses.

Konora leads readers through:
• the story of The Nutcracker
• Konora's personal Nutcracker experiences
• storytelling and imagination
• ballet shapes
• candid stories about some of the funny happenings along the way

Brought to you by a mother-daughter collaboration, this third installment of the Dancing Shapes series presents a fascinating peek at the life of an almost-ballerina.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736875032
Publisher:	Once Upon a Dance
Publication date:	12/23/2020
Series:	Dancing Shapes , #3
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 sprang from the coronavirus and a desire to keep kids stuck at home connected to movement.

Konora climbed the pre-professional ballet ladder up to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division before COVID struck. Along the way, she danced iconic roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy and Cinderella.

Her mother is a photographer and award-winning dance teacher. She’s also worked in early childhood education, for non-profits supporting kids, and as a university English and dance teacher during a Peace Corps stint in Africa. As a COVID-sidelined dance instructor, she needed a reason to get out of bed; her 14 pandemic books are one lonely woman's attempt to reach out to the world.

Visit www.OnceUponADance.com for more info.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a natural extension of the Dancing Shapes series and builds upon the skills learned in the first two installments. Fans of Konora and her teaching style will love adding this story to their shelves.

Reedsy - Mary Lanni