Dance Stance: Beginning Ballet for Young Dancers with Ballerina Konora (Ballet Inspiration and Choreography Concepts for Young Dancers)

Book Synopsis: “Once Upon a Dance inspires children to dance with joy, relax, and enjoy the process” in this “superb tool for ballet beginners focusing on the importance of posture and balance.”

Award-Winning:

• Purple Dragonfly First Place
• Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
• Firebird Book Award First Place Winner
• Outstanding Creator Awards Winner
• The Wishing Shelf Best Book Cover Finalist
• International Impact Award
• 5-Star Recommended Reader’s Favorite
• Literary Titan 5-Star Award
• 5-Star Emblem The Wishing Shelf

While Dance Stance is designed for ages 8-12, even adults enjoy the “supportive and encouraging” ballet deep dive. Readers explore posture standing on both feet, on tiptoes, and on one leg alongside Ballerina Konora, feline sidekick Ballerina Kittina, and friends in this charming ballet introduction, filled with tips and wisdom.

“Broken down into simple steps with beautiful illustrations, the author and illustrator have handed readers everything they need to know to literally take the first step into ballet.”

“From the steps required to execute a perfect relevé to getting the hang of proper leg rotation during turnout, ballet posture is analyzed from every angle.”

“A superb tool ... Highly recommended! ...a truly excellent book ... superbly illustrated” —The Wishing Shelf

“Readers will gain serious know-how in this energetic guide.” —BookLife

Dance Stance debuts the Ballet Inspiration and Choreography Concepts trilogy (Watch for Falling into Dance late 2023.) brought to you by a mother-daughter team with over 30 awards for their Dance-It-Out! and Dancing Shapes series for younger audiences.

Review Quotes: Readers’ Favorite, The Wishing Shelf, Mary Lanni: Librarian Reviewer, Literary Titan, BookLife, Kirkus Reviews

Dance Stance Table of Contents:

1. A Word from Konora
2. What’s a “Dance Stance” Anyway?!
3. This is Where You Need a Lot of Imagination
4. Up a Notch (Already?!)
5. Dance Being Still. So Weird (Notes from a Ballerina #1)
6. Defining Dance (Notes from a Ballerina #2)
7. Becoming a Flamingo
8. Look Ma, No Hands! (Notes from a Ballerina #3)
9. Rele-meh
10. Advice for Your Future Old Self (Notes from a Ballerina #4)
11. Dance Stance is a Girl’s Best Friend
12. Everybody Stinks at First (Notes from a Ballerina #5)
13. Practice Makes Purrfect (Or better, at least. Who’s perfect, after all?)
14. It’s OK to Take a Break (I did too)
15. 70 and Still Rockin’ (It’s never too late to learn new skills)
16. Curiosity Doesn’t Always Kill the Cat! (Poor cat)
17. Enjoy the Ride (It can be a rollercoaster)
18. And Above All

Please note this book's age occasionally lists incorrectly on Amazon. Dance Stance is intended for ages 8+ in all formats. Check out the Dancing Shapes series for kids ages 6-8. Younger audiences will enjoy Dance-It-Out! Creative Movement Stories.

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