More Dancing Shapes: Ballet and Body Awareness for Young Dancers - Hardcover

by Once Upon A. Dance (Author)

More Dancing Shapes is the second in the series from an award-winning dance teacher and her ballet-dancer daughter. Following a format similar to the Dancing Shapes debut: our ballerina heroine, Konora, leads readers through:

• - an inside glimpse into her continuing almost-ballerina 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