This Is Ballet
And Other Classical Dances
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · March 4, 2025
The first in a series that introduces three major dance families: ballet, hip-hop, and jazz, from a world-renowned early childhood educator and performer.
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- Who it’s for
- This introduction explores classical dance traditions, how dancers move, and who they move with.
- Themes
- Classical dance, Dance traditions around the world, Movement with others
- Genres
- Dance & Movement
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The first in a series that introduces three major dance families: ballet, hip-hop, and jazz, from a world-renowned early childhood educator and performer. This first introduction to classical dance begins with a simple explanation of what defines a classical dancer. Young readers are then invited on a global exploration of different classical dances, from ballet to synchronized swimming to Kabuki; the ways dancers move; and who they move with.
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This encouraging dance series will inspire young children to dance in their home or in their community, in socks or ballet shoes, and alone or with others.
Classical Dance
This introduction explores classical dance traditions, how dancers move, and who they move with.
Come here for
- A simple explanation of what defines a classical dancer
- A global exploration spanning ballet, synchronized swimming, and Kabuki
Expect
- Different classical dances from around the world
- Ways dancers move, alone or with others
Where it sits
| Dance & Movement | 96% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Body
- Fitness & Exercise
- Dance & Movement
- Authors
- Rekha S. Rajan
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Classical dance · Dance traditions around the world · Movement with others
- Reading lane
- The Body