Teaching Children Dance, Third Edition By Theresa Purcell Cone, PhD, and Stephen L. Cone, PhD Human Kinetics, 2012 206 pages, includes CD Whether you’re revamping your creative dance program or designing a new elementary dance curriculum, the third edition of Teaching Children Dance will serve as a comprehensive, easy-to-follow resource that contains the theories […]
Ballerina Swan By Allegra Kent Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully Holiday House, 2012 32 pages Allegra Kent’s Ballerina Swan is the newest book to add to your list for pre-ballet class or birthday party story-time. Little girls will love the story of dancing swan Sophie, who, after overcoming some bird versus human obstacles, […]
More Balanchine Variations By Nancy Goldner University Press of Florida, 2011 156 pages, including photos In a nutshell: A compelling discussion of 20 ballets choreographed by George Balanchine from 1941 to 1981. “Orpheus interests me for personal reasons; for one thing, it was the first work that gripped me as a child,” writes […]