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09/09/2017

Dancing Off the Page: Flamingos Fly by Douglas Florian

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Douglas Florian and Barbara Bakos have created four delightful board books to use in parent/child, preschool, and kindergarten classes. Use the ideas for improvisational activities or group dances. Today let's explore Flamingos Fly.

"Flamingos fly. Sailfish swim. Monkeys swing in a jungle gym." Twelve ideas/actions are in this book:

  • Fly
  • Swim
  • Swing
  • Dive
  • Soar
  • Creep
  • Dig
  • Lunge
  • Plunge
  • Jump
  • Leap
  • Sleep

Simple, clear, poetic, and varied. The students will explore a variety of traveling and stationary movements and level changes. Encourage the group to consider the timing and tempo for each kind of movement as well. For music, try out the instrumental piece "Biei (Ethereal Flow)" by Kodo.

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Posted at 09:43 AM in Animals, Parent/Child Dance Classes, Preschool Dance Books, Verbs |

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