BALLET INSPIRATION & CHOREOGRAPHY CONCEPTS FOR YOUNG DANCER

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Mother-daughter writing duo Once Upon a Dance (Danika’s Dancing Day) is back with the first in a new series, Ballet Inspiration and Choreography Concepts for Young Dancers, offering a detailed introduction to posture for ballet dancers. Likening ballet to a “gorgeous muti-layered cake,” the authors dedicate this title to that cake’s first layer—the basic dance stance that underpins more elaborate ballet techniques—and teach readers the skills necessary to master posture fundamentals. Inspired to demonstrate that ballet is equal parts challenging and rewarding, the authors combine step-by-step guidance with playful metaphors to deliver a beautifully crafted handbook for beginning and more advanced dancers.  

—BookLife

...This is one of the cutest and most simplified “how to” books for children.   

This book is for all those who are interested in ballet ...  like their own private tutor at home.    

...Despite being a book on ballet postures, the book also spreads the important message of enjoying other things in life and never going all or nothing for anything.    

The book also asserts how important it is to have a strong foundation of movements and stillness when it comes to any desirable advancement in the art of dance in general and ballet in particular. It also encourages self - expression and normalizes having different opinions even in something as structural as ballet and performances.    

—Reedsy

Posture and position with encouraging words and a personal touch are only a few nuggets of goodness inside these pages.

This book is all about dance stance, and while that might sound simple, there's quite a bit to it. Starting with a few, personal thoughts to the reader, the chapters then dive into the various aspects and hints to create the basic stance for ballet. ...

The illustrations are full of positive vibes, add a touch of humor, and keep a perfect-ballet-feel thanks to the pastels and soft lines. These are fun to flip through, and they do offer assistance in understanding the positions described in the text, when necessary.

—www.bookwormforkids.com