Freya, Fynn, and the Fantastic Flute: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers (Dance-It-Out! Imagination Adventures: Movement, Acting & Emotion • Ages 5–8)

Boisterous bats, zany zombies, and giddy ghosts await readers in this tale of sibling friendship, silly creatures, and magical music.In the Dance-It-Out series, created by an award-winning dance teacher, children act and move alongside the characters, and Ballerina Konora joins each page with movement suggestions. In this story, Fynn, Freya, cats, bats, ghosts, and zombies assemble for a captivating story of music, magic, and meyhem.Movement, dance, and concepts include:• Kicks• Marches• Jumps• Rolls• Bends• First/Fifth position• Shoulder lifts• Lunges• Tiptoes/Relevé• Breath/Sighs• Balancing on one foot• Rocking/swaying• Hand shapes such as fists/flat/pointer/curved fingers• Sharp and smooth• Emotions such as joy, shock, curiosity, and love• Improv danceEach Dance-It-Out story is an interactive kids’ storytelling adventure to ignite children’s movement, joy, and imagination. Ballerina Konora joins each page with optional movement and dance ideas and photographs.The books can be used as a supplement for dance or theater studio classes or camps. Fynn, Freya, and the Fantastic Flute would be pair well with themes such as Halloween, cats, island-living, zombies, ghosts, music, camping, or magic.The Dance-It-Out movement journeys are ideal for dance, pre-ballet, creative movement, preschool, daycare, early learning, physical education, homeschool, kindergarten, or first-grade activities. The full collection features male/female/nongendered and diverse characters. Books make a great gift for girls or boys interested in dance, ballet, gymnastics, or yoga, or reluctant readers who enjoy getting up and being active.With kind characters, subtle life lessons, and a positive role model in Ballerina Konora, teachers love the kid-approved, ready-made, easy additions to curriculum and lesson planning. Children at home adore the stories that “young readers will return to again and again” (—Reedsy) offering “an innovative use of dance and storytelling” (—Kirkus Reviews).About the Author Once Upon a Dance offers movement, breath, joy, connection, and imagination through stories.The books are lovingly crafted by a mother-daughter pair. Ballerina Konora is living her dreams as a professional ballerina. Her mother, Teacher Terrel, taught creative movement and ballet for decades and was recognized by her local City Council for embodying the spirit of partnership and commitment to children in our community for her work with young dancers. Terrel has breathed dance from every angle and has worked in education and with various non-profits supporting kids and families. Visit www.OnceUponADance.com for information about the books (25 titles spanning ages 3-12), charity partners, and awards, plus teacher resources and kids' bonus activities. Once Upon a Dance has received many honors, including:• Kirkus Reviews Starred Review • PenCraft Award First Place Winner • Mom’s Choice Gold Award Recipient• Family Choice Award • Firebird Book Award First Place • Royal Dragonfly Book Award First Place• Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Book Juvenile Fiction • Outstanding Creator Awards Winner - Best Children's Book Read more