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1) Dance
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Surveys all forms of dance throughout the world, discussing its cultural and social significance, its costume, its history, and noted dancers and choreographers.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hernandez, dancer and founder of El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Published in time for the 100th anniversary of Hernandez's birth, Danza! is the first picture book about the famous dancer and choreographer. Danza! is a celebration of Hernandez's life and of the rich history of dance in Mexico. As a child, Amalia always thought she would grow up to be a teacher, until...
5) World dances
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses why and how dance developed as a form of cultural expression and describes dances of various peoples and some of the music, costumes, and instruments involved.
10) War dance
Description
Dominic, Rose, and Nancy are three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, their innocence lost, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. These children attend a school where they can momentarily forget the brutal realities of their lives, as they participate in music, song and dance. When they are invited to compete in an annual music and dance festival in their nation's capitol, their historic...
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