Get the Latin fever! Latin dance is known for its flamboyant and stylish moves, so improve your footwork with sizzling salsa, tango and rumba step-by-steps. Star stories, interviews, real life accounts and a blog featuring a top UK junior dancer will keep you hooked! Find out about the background to Latin dance and culture, exploring the ultimate show dance, the Brazilian carnival. Turn up the heat and get dancing!
A wide-ranging series introducing readers to a range of popular arts topics, from literature to graffiti and dance to movie special effects. Each title includes ideas for classroom activities and discussion ideas.
The Big Ship Sails is an emotional play about the the British child migration scheme of the 1940s and 1950s. Based upon actual recollections, the play focuses on the lives of children from different families and explores the reasons for, and effects of, this devastating exportation programme. Powerful as a performance, and an excellent resource for investigating events of recent British - and Commonwealth - history from the perspective of those involved.
Mystery at Winklesea (Take Part S.) (Story Book)
by Helen Cresswell
Dan and Mary find the perfect present for their mother in the shop at the seaside, an egg-shaped stone with "A Gift from Winklesea" written on it. One day it hatches and out comes an amazing creature. This book contains a story about the adventures that Dan and Mary have with him.
The first in a series on Shakespeare's original texts, including facsimile pages, this version of "Hamlet" is claimed to be, in some ways, the most authentic version of the play that we have. Included are an introduction, notes, and a theoretical, historical and contextual critique. This text has been rejected by scholars as a "bad Quarto" - corrupt and pirated text printed without the permission of the playwright or his company. Nonetheless, it was the first version of the play to be published...
Radar: Dance Culture: Bhangra and Bollywood (Radar)
by Anna Claybourne
Bollywood and bhangra dances are a riot of swirling colours, glitzy costumes and high energy beats. Make sure they are on your radar! Look inside to find sensational step by step photo guides, a 5-minute interview with a leading Bollywood dance choreographer, the blog of a young dancer's experience at a reality TV dance show, plus record breaking facts and a potted history of the dances. Are you on the radar?
Helping Young Children Learn Through Movement (Helping Young Children)
by Celia Donovan
Les Jeunes Étoiles Du Ballet (Little Stars Ballet)
by Taylor Farley
Step on stage and join the show! Dance, twirl and leap through pages of beautiful ballerinas, amazing rehearsals, cute costumes and stunning shows in this wonderful book. With over 50 stickers and lots of exciting scenes to colour, little artists will find hours of dance-tastic fun inside!
"The who, the what, the why and the how -- everything kids need to know about going to the doctor."
Kids can learn all about what it’s like at ballet class in this photographic story with sweet text by Biscuit creator Alyssa Satin Capucilli! It’s the first day of ballet class. What will it be like? Ballerinas wear ballet slippers, learn different foot positions, and twirl across the dance floor. Young readers will love seeing kids their age practicing ballet, learning words like sashay, and more in this adorable introduction! Includes a special section of step-by-step instructions for basic...
The Brementown Musicians (Spotlight on plays, #1) (Collins Big Cat)
by Eleanor Boylan
The lives of a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster are turned upside-down when they are abandoned by their owners. Do not fear, however, as these remarkable animals use their wit and sheer determination to get themselves out of their ominous situation. Discover how they use music to save themselves. • Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. • Text type – A play based on a traditional German folktale. • Curr...
Ballet (Love to Dance) (Read Me!: Love to Dance)
by Angela Royston
Do you love ballet? This book tells you all you need to know about this elegant style of dance. Learn about tricky moves, star performers, and the clothes they wear. Then you can have a go yourself!
The Little Ballerina (Beginning to read alone) (DK Readers: Level 2)
by Sally Grindley
"It's the day of the big show at Laura's ballet school. Suddenly disaster strikes! Can Laura help save the show?"--P. [4] of cover.
Academy of Dance Pack B of 2 (Academy of Dance)
by Margaret Gurevich
At Ms Marianne's Academy of Dance, all dancers are welcome on the competitive dance team. Although Brie, Gabby, Grace and Jada each specialize in their own style of dance, hard work and determination drives the girls to new levels, building friendships that last far beyond the dance studio.