More Dancing Shapes: Ballet and Body Awareness for Young Dancers (Dancing Shapes: A Backstage Look at Ballet Life • Ages 6–8 Book 2)

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 shapesThe Dancing Shapes series provides young dancers ongoing challenges to revisit. With four books in one, the mini-paperback, ebook or 11x8.5 hardcover (coming in January) has 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 conceptsAt least four books in one, mini-sections include: • About Me, Konora • Imagination and Storytelling • Warming Up • Ballet Positions • Thinking about Details • Dancing Shapes on the Floor • Fancy French and Concepts Review Read more