Kids’ movement inspiration wrapped up in a charming story of friendship and determination.

One of 12 Dance-It-Out! Creative Movement Stories by an award-winning dance teacher turned award-winning author and her ballerina daughter.

Movement, technique, and dance concepts in this heartwarming story include:

• pliés
• tiptoes
• relevé
• marches
• skips
• side stretches
• child’s pose
• hops
• jumps (two-foot jumps, spinning jumps, etc.)
• leaps (grand jetés)
• frog jumps
• twisting
• body part isolation and coordination
• moving with emotion
• concept of wide/narrow
• concept of small/medium/large

Major themes include friendship, the value of practice, empathy, helping each other, meeting new people, making new friends, and working toward a goal.

The story has two tracks - one includes movement suggestions (text narrated by Amy Barron Smolinski, as expressed by Ballerina Konora), and one with only story text.

Each Dance-It-Out story is an interactive kids’ storytelling adventure to ignite children’s movement, joy, and imagination.

The books can be used as a supplement for dance or theater studio classes or camps. Joey Finds His Jump! pairs well with themes such as storytelling, going to the zoo, making new friends, kangaroos, or frogs.

Ideal for pre-ballet, preschool, daycare, early learning, homeschool, kindergarten, etc.