I very much enjoy Theresa Benzwie's Alphabet Movers, and now I also love her 2011 publication Numbers on the Move. I was very excited to stumble upon this book, as I have a similar number based warm up I love to do with young ones.
Mark Weber's illustrations of a diverse group of children are joyful and playful. I very much appreciate children's books that show a variety of young boys and girls dancing.
The simple premise of the book will lead to a fun warm up in an parent/child, preschool, or kindergarten dance class. Both dance teaching artists and classroom teachers will find this book fun and easy to use.
As we begin to count, there is a movement idea with each number:
One stretch
Two slides
Three jumps
The book goes up to number 10, and counts down again.
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