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2024 Dance Diary: CUTE GIFT FOR DANCERS to log competition dates, daily habits, expenses and TO DO lists
2024 Dance Diary
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR DANCERS AND DANCE LOVERS that want to get organized in 2024. Keep track of important dates, ideas, habits, expenses and much more!
Includes:
- Personalisation page – with space to write contact details
- Year to a page view for 2024
- Annual Planner page for keeping track of important dates and to log your goals for the year.
- Monthly Diary – 4 pages to each month: Calendar, Personal Expenses Tracker, Monthly TO DO sheets, Habit tracker.
- Week To A Page Planner with space for ideas and a To Do list.
PAPERBACK perfect bound cover – 6″ x 9″ size.
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A Dancer’s Dream
This gorgeously designed retelling of The Nutcracker will make the perfect Christmas present for ballet fans everywhere!In snow white covered St. Petersburg, young dancer Stana’s dreams have finally come true – she has been chosen to play the lead role in Tchaikovsky’s new ballet, The Nutcracker. But with all eyes looking at her, can Stana overcome her nerves and dance like she’s never danced before?
From the author of the bestselling The Sinclair Mysteries, Katherine Woodfine, and Waterstone’s Book Prize winner, Lizzy Stewart, this sumptuous and magical retelling of The Nutcracker will transport you on a journey fay beyond the page.Praise for Katherine Woodfine’s The Sinclair’s Mysteries series:
‘A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true spirit of adventure’ Katherine Rundell, award-winning author of Rooftoppers
‘Dastardliness on a big scale is uncovered in this well-plotted, evocative novel’ The Sunday Times
‘It’s a dashing plot, an atmospheric setting and an extensive and imaginative cast. Katherine Woodfine handles it all with aplomb’ The GuardianPraise for Lizzy Stewart’s There’s a Tiger in the Garden (Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017, Illustrated Books Category):
‘A journey of discovery’ The Guardian
‘A stunning testament to the power of imagination’ MetroRead more
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Accounts book: Accounting book self employed | Income and expense log book | Business bookkeeping record book | Journal For Sole Trader | Small … A4 , Compliant with…
✓ This accounting ledger is perfect for keeping your small business transactions under control.
This simple & basic bookkeeping layout helps you to write & keep track of all of your income expenses
Suitable for personal or small business accounting
• Perfect for small businesses to keep track of income & expenses throughout the tax year. Spacious 8.5″x11″ pages allow plenty of room to record entries under the headings of Date, Description, Income, Expenses, and Total. Easily record incomings & outgoings as they happen so you always know where you stand financially at any point in the year. This versatile accounting book will suit most types of small business
- 120 ledger pages
- Month and year at the top of each page
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Bachata!: …or “How to ‘Bump-n-Grind’!”: Volume 3 (The Little Book of Dancing)
“Bachata!” is the little brother to “Salsa!” and “Rueda!” in the ‘Little Book of Dancing’ series…
It is a brief introduction to the many styles of dancing Bachata, especially the newer Bachata Rueda, which is rapidly gaining in popularity around the world
Reviews of the previous books Salsa! and Rueda! have been excellent!
“Wonderful funny written book. Each page gives you new experience, a hint and a big smile. The most I loved about the book was the humor it was written with, practical advice about salsa and dancing etiquette. Beautiful and easy reading.”
“Fun, easy to read book for salsa lovers and those interested in learning how to dance. I enjoyed the book very much! The author talks about different aspects of dancing, gives lots of good advice to both men and women and eliminates doubts beginners might have. His little anecdotes give the book a personal touch. If you are not a dancer yet, the book will make you want to take up salsa`ing! Great read!”
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Ballerina Activity Book For girls Ages 6-8: 60 Delightful Ballet Activities and Games for Aspiring Little Dancers! Explore Mazes, Coloring Pages, Word Searches, Math Challenges,…
Calling all little ballerinas!
Dive into the enchanting world of ballet with our captivating activity book designed just for you.
⭐ Ignite your passion for dance as you twirl through engaging mazes, unleash your creativity on beautiful coloring pages, and unravel ballet secrets in exciting word searches.
⭐ With math challenges that keep young minds agile, this book offers a perfect blend of fun and learning. Inspire your child to express their grace, imagination, and love for dance as they twirl through the pages of this magical activity book.
⭐ Perfect for ages 6-8, this is the ultimate companion for young ballet enthusiasts.Spark their passion for ballet and unleash their inner dancer today!
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Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History. Third Edition
A complete history of Ballet and Modern DanceRead more
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Ballet and Modern Dance: 0 (World of Art)
This cornerstone of the World of Art series is a succinct, vivid and authoritative guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Updated for the new millennium to feature the latest styles, performers and technology, this third edition reaffirms its status as the essential introduction to the subject.Read more
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Ballet Boy Notebook: beautiful matte cover with male ballet dancers–perfect for choreography notes, training and fitness log, journaling and more!
“You live as long as you dance.” (Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer, director and choreographer)
Dancing is passion–and if that’s you or someone you know, then you will love this beautiful notebook. It’s a unique gift for male ballet lovers, instructors, students, etc.- 100 lined pages with watermark of male dancer
- 6×9 portable size
- perfect gift!
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Ballet For Dummies
Whether you want to participate in ballet or just watch it, the ballet experience can excite and inspire you. Ballet is among the most beautiful forms of expression ever devised: an exquisite mix of sight and sound, stunning, aesthetics, and awesome technique. Ballet For Dummies is for anyone who wants to enjoy all that the dance forms offers – as an onlooker who wants to get a leg up on the forms you’re likely to see or as an exercise enthusiast who understands that the practice of ballet can help you gain* More strength* Greater flexibility* Better body alignment* Confidence in movement* Comfort through stress reduction* Infinite grace – for life From covering the basics of classical ballet to sharing safe and sensible ways to try your hand (and toes) at moving through the actual dance steps, this expert reference shows you how to* Build your appreciation for ballet from the ground up.* Choose the best practice space and equipment.* Warm up to your leap into the movements.* Locate musical options for each exercise.* Look for certain lifts in a stage performance.* Tell a story with gestures.* Picture a day in the life of a professional ballet dancer.* Identify best-loved classic and contemporary ballets.* Speak the language of ballet. Today you can find a ballet company in almost every major city on earth. Many companies have their own ballet schools – some for training future professionals, and others for interested amateurs. As you fine-tune your classical ballet technique – or even if you just like to read about it – you’ll become better equipped to fully appreciate the great choreography and many styles of the dance. Ballet For Dummies raises the curtain on a world of beauty, grace, poise, and possibility!Read more
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Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing
‘This book is a MUST read for anyone curious and interested in the special origins and developments of Ballroom & Latin American dancing.’ – Marcus Hilton MBE, with Karen Hilton MBE nine times World Professional Ballroom champion
‘A fascinating book. Hilary French tells the history of dance from the very beginning. I learnt a lot and found it immensely interesting and insightful. If you are interested in dance and how we have got to where we are today, this is an essential read. Enjoy!’ – Matthew Cutler, British, UK and World’s Latin champion, Strictly Come Dancing champion and owner, Matico Dance Studio
‘Hilary French’s pioneering book combines social history, economics, fashion, music, dance technique and architecture and design in an engaging mix … it blends scholarship with infectious enthusiasm.’- Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, Cultural Historian, Broadcaster and Former Rector of the Royal College of Art
In the early twentieth century, American ragtime and the Parisian tango fuelled a dancing craze in Britain. Public ballrooms were built throughout the country, providing a glamorous setting for dancing. The new English style, defined in the 1920s and followed by the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, ensured that ballroom dancing continued to be the most popular British pastime until the 1960s, rivalled only by cinema.
This book explores the vibrant history of ballroom and Latin dancing: the dances, lavish venues, competitions and influential instructors. It also traces the decline of couple dancing and its resurgence in recent years with the hugely popular TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars.Read more
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Beginning Jazz Dance
Beginning Jazz Dance is the perfect resource for helping students gain a strong foundation of beginning jazz dance techniques. Written by jazz dance choreographer and professor James Robey, this text prepares students to have a successful experience in a beginning jazz dance technique course. It introduces students to the history, artists, significant works, styles, and aesthetics of the genre so they understand dance as a performing art.Beginning Jazz Dance features 80 photos accompanied by descriptions that visually present the beginning jazz dance technique and dance concepts that will reinforce and extend classroom learning. It also has related online resources that include 55 photos and 125 video clips of basic jazz dance technique. Students can access these photos and videos at any time for their study or practice and will benefit from the wealth of other resources including assignments, worksheets, glossary terms with and without definitions, interactive chapter quizzes, and web links to help students develop their basic knowledge and skills.
Through the text, students learn these aspects of jazz dance:
- The core concepts of jazz dance, the value of studying jazz dance, and class expectations
- The structure of a jazz dance class, the roles of everyone in the studio, and how to be physically and mentally prepared for class
- Tips on injury prevention, nutrition guidelines, and basic anatomy and kinesiology as applied to movement in jazz dance
- Basic body alignment and positions in jazz dance
- Jazz walks, kicks, turns, leaps, and floor work
Beginning Jazz Dance provides students with the context, background information, and basic instruction they need in order to understand the genre and appreciate jazz dance as a performing art. This text and companion online resource is ideal for dance majors, dance minors, and general education students enrolled in beginning jazz dance technique courses. It is also suitable for students in performing arts and magnet schools and high school dance programs.
Beginning Jazz Dance is a part of Human Kinetics’ Interactive Dance Series. The series includes resources for ballet, modern, tap, jazz, musical theater, and hip-hop dance that support introductory dance technique courses taught through dance, physical education, and fine arts departments. Each student-friendly text has related online learning tools including video clips of dance instruction, assignments, and activities. The Interactive Dance Series offers students a collection of guides to learning, performing, and viewing dance.
Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.
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Choreography – craft and vision: Developing and Structuring Dance for Solo, Duet and Groups
SOFTCOVER SPECIAL Edition KDP
This book offers a comprehensive toolbox of approaches
to analysing and creating contemporary
choreography.Are you ready to deepen your understanding
of the world of dance and the creative
process of choreography?In this book about choreography you will learn
how to develop dance and performance.
In order for you to truly enjoy the process of
choreography, I will offer you tools to help you
enter into a creative flow.
Because ultimately, that’s what it’s all about:
getting into a free flowing joyful process with the
dancers and having plenty of fun along the way,
as you develop a solo, a duet or a group piece for
the stage or a film.You will learn how to expand your repertoire and
how to trigger in your dancers, identification and
connection with your theme.I will present various ways in which you can
develop and structure your work. Tools with
which you can introduce tension, multiple facets,
variety and powerful dynamics into your dances,
allowing a dramaturgy to emerge.You will receive over 120 exercises to inspire you
for your rehearsals or classes.
You can now preview the entire book online for
free or download a reading sample.
Take a look.
It will inspire you and your dancing and it will
improve your choreography.When it comes to choreography, many
dancers are initially lost.
Nevertheless, there are people who can’t
dance and still develop great pieces.
Maybe you’re a gifted mover, but that
doesn’t mean that your material works in one
piece.Even if your movements are great and
others admire you for how you dance, it can
happen very quickly that the sensation of your
skills wears off very quickly and your movements
seem arbitrary. Especially if you have transferred
them to a group. And you ask yourself in such a
moment: What am I doing wrong? My dancers
are great, my movement material is innovative,
but on stage it all seems interchangeable and it’s
just movement. And you think: This is all
pointless.No, that’s not it! It’s about how you deal
with everything. How you connect the dancers
with your ideas and with your material. How you
manage that the dancers make your visions and
your movements theirs. How to get them there
to identify with what moves you. But even that is
not enough.You need to know more about how
dramaturgy works in dance. How you build up an
arc of suspense and what that has to do with
space and rhythm. How to create interesting
contrasts and how to deal with music and
movement.This book covers all of that. You can open
it anywhere and get inspiration for the rehearsal
or class and expand your thought space. But you
can also focus on certain topics such as music
and movement. You can delve deeper into the
work of thematic development and structuring
of access development.In total there are 120 studies and
exercises that you do not have to do one to one.
You can use the exercises as a suggestion and
develop them further in order to get on with
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Choreography Book: Wait, what was my next move? A book for creating dance routines for choreographers and students.
The choreography notebook has 103 pages. Room for 25 dance routines. Each routine has 4 pages dedicated to breaking down the music into counts, verses, and the chorus, logging class information, stage cues, lighting, costumes, notes and more.
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103 pages-room for 25 routines
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choreographers
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dance teachers
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dance captains
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dance coaches
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Zumba instructors
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dance fitness instructors
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student choreographers
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student teachers
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musical theater teachers
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graduation gifts
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birthday gifts
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Commercial Dance: An Essential Guide
This is an exploration of the vital and rapidly evolving world of Commercial Dance, tracing the evolution and merging of Hip-Hop, Club and Jazz dance styles from the music videos of the early 1980s, to today’s huge influence on pop music and dance in a multi-media culture.
Chapters including ‘Iconic Moments’ and ‘Main Movers’ contextualise and analyse culturally significant works and choreographers. With direct contributions from an international array of industry leading dancers, choreographers and creatives – including JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s choreographer), Rich + Tone Talauega (Madonna & Michael Jackson collaborators), Rebbi Rosie (Rihanna’s dancer), Dean Lee (Janet Jackson’s choreographer) and Kiel Tutin (BLACKPINK’s choreographer) – this book shines a light on the creatives in the Commercial Dance industry who have made significant impacts, not just on the world of dance but on popular culture itself. Chapters discussing dance history, copyright law, inclusivity and dance class culture as well as additional contributions from dance scholars enable this book to give credence to Commercial Dance as a legitimate academic area of study.
This is a complete and comprehensive textbook for all dance students at any level of study on college, university or conservatory courses.
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Commercial Dance: An Essential Guide
This is an exploration of the vital and rapidly evolving world of Commercial Dance, tracing the evolution and merging of Hip-Hop, Club and Jazz dance styles from the music videos of the early 1980s, to today’s huge influence on pop music and dance in a multi-media culture.
Chapters including ‘Iconic Moments’ and ‘Main Movers’ contextualise and analyse culturally significant works and choreographers. With direct contributions from an international array of industry leading dancers, choreographers and creatives – including JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s choreographer), Rich + Tone Talauega (Madonna & Michael Jackson collaborators), Rebbi Rosie (Rihanna’s dancer), Dean Lee (Janet Jackson’s choreographer) and Kiel Tutin (BLACKPINK’s choreographer) – this book shines a light on the creatives in the Commercial Dance industry who have made significant impacts, not just on the world of dance but on popular culture itself. Chapters discussing dance history, copyright law, inclusivity and dance class culture as well as additional contributions from dance scholars enable this book to give credence to Commercial Dance as a legitimate academic area of study.
This is a complete and comprehensive textbook for all dance students at any level of study on college, university or conservatory courses.
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Craig Revel Horwood’s Ballroom Dancing: A Strictly Fantastic Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering All Your Favourite Dance Moves (Teach Yourself General)
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or a Strictly Come Dancing wannabe, it’s time to get up and dance
Craig Revel Horwood’s Ballroom Dancing gives you the confidence you need to take your first steps on the dancefloor. It even includes style tips from the style guru, Len Goodman, to give you that professional look.
Discover the history, foot positions, turns, and more, to all your favourite Strictly dances:
· Waltz
· Social foxtrot
· Quickstep
· Tango
· Rumba
· Samba
· Cha cha cha
· JiveBallroom dancing is totally cool, funky, and fantastically rewarding. What better way to get fit than tangoing your tension away, and foxtrotting the fat off your thighs?
Happy dancing.
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Dance Anatomy 2nd Edition
Dance Anatomy is a visually stunning presentation of more than 100 of the most effective dance, movement, and performance exercises, each designed to promote correct alignment, improved placement, proper breathing, and prevention of common injuries.Read more
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Dance Coloring Book For Girls: The show on the stage dancing and ballet with music scene
Dance Coloring book for girls is filled with fun and a variety of adorable ballet and dancing on stage, it will entertain them for hours while they bring them to life by coloring!!
Perfect Large Size: 8.5″ x 11″
Cover: Glossy.
Interior:
• 30 Coloring Pages: Ballet and Dancing Girls on stage with music sceneSpecial Bonus: At the end of the book you will find 5 characters for How to draw !!
Great gift for Kids and Funny activity together all persons!!!
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Dance flower notebook 120 lined glossy A5. Perfect for journaling, diary, corrections, notes, class planning and ideas.
Stay organised and keep all your choreography notes, teachers lesson plans, corrections, ideas or journaling all in 1 place. An inspirational notebook for teachers or students that you can use as your own personal diary or as a custom personalized gift. •Dimensions: A5•Interior: 120 pages / 60 SheetsContains lined pages•Cover: Full colour soft cover paperback with glossy print.Use for homework, note taking, creative writing, corrections, lesson plans or journaling. Record your memories, thoughts, quotes or achievements. A perfect gift for your teacher, friend, student or just for you.Read more
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Dance Is My Superpower: A 6×9 Inch Softcover Diary Notebook With 110 Blank Lined Pages. Funny Vintage Dance Journal to write in. Dance Gift and SuperPower Retro Design Slogan
This is a Vintage and Retro Birthday, Anniversary, Valentine’s day, or any occasion gift for Dance lovers to doodle, sketch, put stickers, write memories, or take notes in.Read more
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Dance journal: Life Is Better When You Dance | Keep Track and Reviews About Your Training Sessions | Record Date, Duration, Studio, Teacher, Stretch, … More On 100 Detailed…
????????This Dance journal is ideal to Keep track & Record all Details about Your Training Sessions.????????
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????????. 100 Sheets pages to record : Date, Duration, Studio, Teacher, Stretch, Warm Up, Outfit, Steps & Moves, Performances, Strenghts and More On 100 Detailed Sheets.????????
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Dance Journal: Log your routines and choreography
This dance journal is perfect for any dance no matter the style.
With this journal, you can track all your practices and make notes for things to work on.
Simple and Easy to use and a small enough size to fit in a dance bag.Makes a great gift for any dancer.
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Dance Notebook: Lined 6×9 Journal Notebook for Dancers, Dance Teachers to Express Creativity and Inspiration (120 Pages)
This Notebook is Perfect for Dancers, Dance Teachers and Dance Enthusiasts of All Genres such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Modern and Hip Hop Dancers to Capture their Creativity and Inspiration!Use this All-In-One Notebook for:
- Dance Routines
- Choreography
- Practice Time
- Goals & Aspirations
- Motivation & Inspiration
- Journaling
- Gratitude
- Reflection
- Daily Ideas
- Women’s Diary
- Gifts
Product Details:
- High-Quality Gloss Cover
- 120 Lined Pages
- Interior: White Lined Paper
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Dance Notebook: Lined 6×9 Journal Notebook for Dancers, Dance Teachers to Express Creativity and Inspiration (120 Pages)
This Notebook is Perfect for Dancers, Dance Teachers and Dance Enthusiasts of All Genres such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Modern and Hip Hop Dancers to Capture their Creativity and Inspiration!Use this All-In-One Notebook for:
- Dance Routines
- Choreography
- Practice Time
- Goals & Aspirations
- Motivation & Inspiration
- Journaling
- Gratitude
- Reflection
- Daily Ideas
- Women’s Diary
- Gifts
Product Details:
- High-Quality Gloss Cover
- 120 Lined Pages
- Interior: White Lined Paper
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Dance Teacher Because Super Amazing Multi-tasking Life Saving Miracle Worker Isn’t An Official Job Title: Dance Teacher Notebook Journal | … Gifts For Dance Teachers/ Coach/…
Features:
- 108 pages interior lined journal
- Have First page for writing owner name & Info
- Matte Finish Cover
- Dimensions: Large – 6 x 9 inch format.
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Dance to Express. Not to Impress. 2024 Planner: Ballroom & Latin Dance Themed 12 Month Diary/Journal | Perfect Gift For Dancing Fans
Thoughtfully Designed By Dancing Feet Journals & Notebooks This 2024 Personal Planner/Diary Is Perfect For Any Ballroom And Latin Dance Fan Wanting To Efficiently Organize Their Year.Features:
⇢ 12 MONTH DATED PLANNER: Daily planner begins in January 2024 and ends December 2024 for 12 months of coverage. Provides at-a-glance calendars for 2023, 2024 and 2025 and a dedicated space to write down all your notable dates for 2024.
⇢ WEEKLY AND MONTHLY VIEWS: The diary features dated weekly spreads with clearly divided sections for daily planning. At the start of each month a mini calendar has been included as well as a lined “to do” column with check-boxes to set goals and write lists, and an area to jot down important notes for the week ahead.
⇢ COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT: The journal measures 6 inches wide by 9 inches long making it ideal for carrying in backpacks, purses, or dance bags. Complete with 120 crisp, white pages to record all your appointments, events and important dates.
⇢ BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE DETAILS: The planner features Ballroom and Latin Dance themed illustrations throughout that any dance fan will love.
⇢ EXTRAS: The Personal Organizer includes space on each monthly spread to list any events or socials you may be attending that month as well as any special dates you need to remember e.g. birthdays, anniversaries, dance examinations, competitions or dance lessons. There are also blank, lined pages provided at the back of the journal for jotting down all your important notes.
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Dance to the Beat: An action-packed non-fiction book that explains how to dance. (Collins Big Cat)
A bright, action-packed non-fiction book that explains how to dance. The step-by-step instructions include sequential words at the start of each sentence: First, Next, Then, Now and Stop. Photographs of children dancing support and clearly demonstrate the actions referred to in the text.
- Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.
- Text tye – An instruction text.
- The summary on pages 14 and 15 allows children to discuss and recap the instructions.
- Curriculum links – Music: feel the pulse, exploring rhythm; PE: dance activities.
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
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Dance with your Heart your feet will follow: Ballet College Lined Ruled Notebook (6×9 Inches 130 pages) | Gifts for Dancers, Journal for Dance Lover & … Lessons Notes |…
This college ruled lined notebook is perfect for dancers to note their progress and keep record of all dance lessons notes in order to progress and become a better dancer every day.This book contains:
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Size: 6 x 9 Inches.
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College ruled lined pages.
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A cover design that appeal to girls and women for all ages.
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Dance Your Way To Success: Reach Your Dream as a Professional Dancer
Olivia Beckford is a successful and dynamic dancer from Manchester who has gone on to make her mark on the world’s stage. She has toured the world as a professional dancer, going to all the far-flung corners of the globe, and at the very young age of twenty-seven has now produced this very interesting and handy book. In it, she describes her journey to the top of her game and gives useful and on-point advice to any would-be professional dancer. She covers topics ranging from how to present yourself in auditions, to how to navigate the often choppy waters of the world of professional dance, how to stay on top of and ahead of your game, and how to do it with people still liking you in the end. And calling you back to give you more work! This young author is savvy about life and is a driven, motivated go-getter who shows in this book what it means to achieve success – that it’s not just money and bookings but about a deeper appreciation of life, about strict discipline, emotional intelligence, and having a versatile approach to everything you do. She knows how to use her energy to achieve all she has achieved, and that same energy and drive bounces off the pages of this fascinating book that is both a study of a person in place and time and a very motivational educational piece.Read more
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Dance-The Sacred Art: The Joy of Movement as a Spiritual Practice (The Art of Spiritual Living)
For many people, the idea of dance is relegated to professionals. But for Cynthia Winton-Henry, dance is the movement of life. In the pages of this book, she invites all of us, regardless of experience, into the possibility of dance/movement as a spiritual practice. Offering simple movement suggestions that even the clumsy among us can try, Winton-Henry opens up a liberating form of spiritual practice that can lead to spirit-centred living in our human bodies. Drawing on her extensive background in movement and dance and her studies and understanding of spirituality, she combines her lived experience to introduce such practices as: · Dance for Soul Retrieval: Movements that can bring serenity, energy, humour, strength and healing · Seven Minutes of Heaven Therapy, or Just Vacation: Movement practices for invoking, blessing, releasing, balancing, discerning · A Few Elegant Forms: Open, loose movement structures to help us follow our own instincts to move DANCE THE SACRED ART is a simple, approachable resource for people at all levels on the movement path who want to explore how dance and movement can be an important element in their spiritual growth. The book, also, includes suggestions for Creating Dancing Community for readers who want to take their dance and movement practices to the next level.Read more
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Dance: Training Handbook
This easy-to-use handbook helps you remember dance terminology and steps. With helpful photos to guide you through each move, never forget how to do the basics.Read more
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Dances and Dreams on Diamond Street
The debut novel from Strictly’s very own Craig Revel Horwood, this book will make you laugh, make you cry, and everything in between.
‘Heartwarming, funny and FAB-U-LOUS!’ Woman magazine
_________________________‘A story that sparkles on the page – I absolutely loved it.’ Milly Johnson
_________________________Set against the colourful boho backdrop of London’s Camden in the 1990s, Dances and Dreams on Diamond Street, tells the story of an unlikely family of friends who each rent a room in a ramshackle six-bedroom, four-storey townhouse. Like any family, the residents of Diamond Street sometimes fight and often act up but when the chips are down, they’re there for each other in an instant – usually brandishing a cheap bottle of booze and the offer of an impromptu kitchen disco.
Presided over by the wise-cracking but warm-hearted patriarch of the family, Danny Hall, a professional dancer turned choreographer, the novel follows a year in the life of the inhabitants of Diamond Street, rough diamonds one and all, as they try to achieve their dreams – with unexpected, heart-warming and sometimes hilarious results.
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Dancing in Time: The History of Moving and Shaking
With a Foreword by Oti Mabuse.
Dance is at the heart of diverse cultures around the globe, from the increasing popularity of salsa clubs, to break dance battles that gather crowds in the street, to the constant stream of dance routines going viral on TikTok. Every Saturday from September to December, 8 million people tune in to watch Strictly Come Dancing.
But behind the glitzy performances are amazing and unpredictable histories: the shocking debut of the waltz in eighteenth-century Vienna; the power of African-American influence on the jive and Lindy hop; and the early foundations of hip-hop in funk and disco styles. Tango, samba, Charleston, cha cha cha, rumba – each dance has distinct rhythms, quality of movement and complex rules to learn and follow. But they all shook up society and gave ordinary people the freedom of self-expression.
Choreographer Robert Hylton navigates an extraordinary array of photographs, periodicals and ephemera from the British Library collections, which reveal the true origins of the popular dance styles that have, at one point or another, swept the population off their feet.
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£19.30£23.80Dancing in Time: The History of Moving and Shaking
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Dancing on Eggshells: Kitchen, ballroom & the messy inbetween
‘We come for the glitter, but instead we get the grit, in stories told with insight, tenderness and joy.’ – Russell T Davies
With a foreword by Steph McGovern
‘I never thought I’d write a memoir. I never thought I’d do a lot of the things I have done in my thirty-four years, but life has a wonderful way of surprising us.’
Well-known as the winner of the third series of The Great British Bake Off and runner up of Strictly Come Dancing with his same-sex dance partner Johannes Radebe, John Whaite’s personal story is a complicated narrative of contradictions, highs and lows, told with tenderness, joy, insight and wit, but also unflinching honesty.
A shy little boy from rural Lancashire, who was sacred to sleep alone and danced a little ‘too gay’ at family weddings, he was also an unruly teen who shaved a checkerboard pattern into his hair and refused to conform.
From childhood his life has revolved around food – his parents owned a fish and chip shop where John worked in the back peeling potatoes – but for long periods he has been haunted by bulimia and body dysmorphia and not a day goes by when he doesn’t worry about what or how much he eats.
He achieved TV fame but then seemingly wilfully chose to self-destruct, before finding the strength to pull back when he woke up in a car with half a kebab at his feet and chilli sauce on his shoes.
Through it all, his essential optimism has meant that he has chosen to take every step back as a chance to reassess and begin again, finally arriving at the realisation that external validation and fulfilment is transient – a distraction from the sometimes painful pilgrimage we make as we gain wisdom from our experiences.
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Ed Watson: A Different Dance
By the time of his retirement in 2020 Ed Watson had become the longest-serving Principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. But he is also widely known as an artistic collaborator, fashion icon, and muse. Each illustrated chapter of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson’s career. Leading art critic Sarah Crompton discusses his trajectory from young student to impresario. Wayne McGregor reflects on their long and fruitful collaboration. Longtime friend Charlotte MacMillan engages in a lively conversation with Watson, while Gareth Pugh writes about the dancer as a muse. Dozens of images by leading photographers―such as Rick Guest, Nick Knight, Anthony Crickmay and Kosmas Pavlos―depict Watson throughout his career, in rehearsal, on fashion shoots, in the dressing room, and in stills from his famed performances. Together these words and images tell the story of a performer of extraordinary versatility, exceptional physicality, and a profound artistic sensibility.Read more
£29.30£38.00Ed Watson: A Different Dance
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Ed Watson: A Different Dance
By the time of his retirement in 2020 Ed Watson had become the longest-serving Principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. But he is also widely known as an artistic collaborator, fashion icon, and muse. Each illustrated chapter of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson’s career. Leading art critic Sarah Crompton discusses his trajectory from young student to impresario. Wayne McGregor reflects on their long and fruitful collaboration. Longtime friend Charlotte MacMillan engages in a lively conversation with Watson, while Gareth Pugh writes about the dancer as a muse. Dozens of images by leading photographers―such as Rick Guest, Nick Knight, Anthony Crickmay and Kosmas Pavlos―depict Watson throughout his career, in rehearsal, on fashion shoots, in the dressing room, and in stills from his famed performances. Together these words and images tell the story of a performer of extraordinary versatility, exceptional physicality, and a profound artistic sensibility.Read more
£29.30£38.00Ed Watson: A Different Dance
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Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance (Screen Classics)
When considering the best dancers in Hollywood’s history, some obvious names come to mind – Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Bill Robinson. Yet often overlooked is one of the most gifted and creative dancers of all time, Eleanor Powell. Powell’s effervescent style, unmatched technical prowess in tap, and free-flowing musicality led MGM to build top-rate musicals around her unique talents, including Born to Dance (1936) with James Stewart and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) with Fred Astaire, in which she became known as the only female tap dancer capable of challenging him. In a male-dominated industry, her fierce drive for perfection, sometimes to her detriment, earned her a place as one of the most accomplished performers in vaudeville, Broadway, and film. Powell’s grace, precision, and power established her as one of the greatest American dancers. In 1943, she married actor Glenn Ford and largely stepped away from the spotlight for the duration of their tumultuous marriage. After their divorce, Powell made a courageous comeback, successfully performing in Las Vegas and on the nightclub circuit. Cancer claimed her life at the age of sixty-nine. Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance by Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère is an all-encompassing work following the American dance legend from her premature birth into a single-parent home in Springfield, Massachusetts, to her first Broadway performance at age fifteen, through her days as a blazing icon in the world of Hollywood, and finally, to her inspiring comeback. With access to rare documents, letters, and production files, as well as drawing on the authors’ intimate personal relationships with Powell, this is a thoroughly researched, comprehensive, and fascinating look at an incredibly talented and unforgettable woman.Read more
£32.20£34.20Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance (Screen Classics)
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Fly High Crew: The Green Glow (2021’s most exciting kids’ book from the Diversity dance superstars!)
An action-packed, laugh-out-loud, high-energy story for boys and girls featuring adults taken over by aliens and a brave group of kids who must work together as a team to stop them!
From TV personalities and Diversity street dance superstars, brothers Ashley and Jordan Banjo.
Brothers Trey and Jax spend after-school hours rehearsing with their street dance collective the Fly High Crew, until the evening they see a green beam of light flash out of the sky and are thrown into an out-of-this-world adventure!
Aliens have landed and are mind-controlling all the teachers and adults: can the Fly High Crew work together as a team and save the day?
- Written in collaboration with Alexandra Sheppard
- Full of fantastic art by Dionna Gary Bunn
- For fans of Tom Fletcher and Alesha Dixon.
PRAISE FOR THE FLY HIGH CREW
“exciting and fun filled” – Sevenoaks Bookshop, young reader review
“…full of action, aliens and a tight-knit crew who would do anything for each other. The twists and turns of the alien invasion keeps the reader guessing, putting them fully in the shoes of the adventurous crew experiencing such extraordinary events occurring in their school and homes.” – Matthew age 11, The Reading Zone
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Friends that Dance Together Stay Together: Ballerina Journal and Notebook for Ballet Dancing Class Notes | Workshop Schedule Diary and Task Planner for Ballerinas
“Friends that dance together stay together” – Powerful motivational quote for achieving your ballet goals!
- Inspirational quote on velvety smooth MATTE finish COVER with AMAZING BRIGHT COLORS on the back;
- 110 PAGES with personalized TRACKING pages included;
- 6″ x 9″ dimensions;
- Undated planner as a simple diary to use each and every day to track your tasks, class notes, plans, working on and schedule;
- Space to plan ahead whenever you wish to do so;
- Diary and Planner for those who love to schedule and task every day and who want to keep track of the progress;
- Portable size for school, home or traveling;
- Professionally printedwith rich, colorful, saturated colors on front and back cover.
This is a FABULOUS GIFT!
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