101 Dance Ideas age 5-11

Mixed media product

Main Details

Title 101 Dance Ideas age 5-11
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Cush Jumbo
By (author) Roger Hurn
Series101 Drills
Physical Properties
Format:Mixed media product
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9781408124031
ClassificationsDewey:372.868044
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Primary
Illustrations Black and white photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 1 August 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A book jam-packed full of fun dances, dance steps and choreographed routines for primary children and teachers. Written in the 101 series style - a series trusted by primary school teachers. Includes: - Warm up and cool down - Easy dances (e.g. Kenyan hop, Twist) - Medium dances (e.g. Hilly Billy, Mambo) - Harder dances (e.g. Salsa, Cha cha) An introduction explains the importance of getting children dancing to improve their fitness and develop their listening and thinking skills. Each dance comes with a step-by-step set of instructions, backed up with a DVD showing Cush Jumbo going through the steps.

Author Biography

Cush Jumbo is a trained dancer and well known to children through her role as Lois Habiba in top-rated BBC One series: Torchwood. Roger Hurn is an expert in primary education and the author of Active Playtimes for A&C Black and of the best-selling series The Mystery Mob (Rising Stars).

Reviews

'I'd recommend this book to everyone with children who are interested in improving their dance skills and even progressing dance towards a future career.' * Dance Dynamic ( November 2010) *