DancersoftheWorld

Fifteenbeautifulyoungdancersfromallaroundtheworldsharewithgirlstheirdreamsandfeelings.Thisbookletsyoungreadersdiscovertheworldthroughdanceandmusic.Throughanecdotes，thereaderwilldiscoverthedancers'lovefordanceenhancedwithwonderfulillustrationsbySybile.

Gr3-6-Fifteenyoungwomenworldwideenthusiasticallydescribethedanceformtheyloveandpractice.Eachonetalksaboutthemusic，thesteps，andthedance'shistory，andimaginesherselfinaparticularrole.Insomecases，shedescribesarealperformance.Thestylesvarygreatly-ballet，ballroom，folk，Kabuki，Senegalese，Flamenco，Tahitian，etc.Thetextiswritteninacasual，diarylikeformatthatisappealing.Thecolorfuldouble-pageillustrationswithsomefoldoutsfeatureelongatedfigureswiththesameidealizeddancer'sbodyinattractivecostumesandappropriatesettings.Thetextisoftenoncoloredpagesthatsometimesseemabitopaquefortheprinttobeabletostandout.Ausefuladditionforcollectionsthatneedmoreinformationaboutthevariousformsofdance.--SchoolLibraryJournal

“DancersoftheWorld"isamagicalvignetteof14gracefuldancersfromlocations，traditions，andculturesaroundtheworld.Beautifullyillustratedwithfold-outpaintedscenes，dancerslikeHeloise，fromtheParisianballet，orMaeva，aTahitiandancer，orCynthia，anAmericanrockandrolldanceradorntheseincrediblepages.Eachdancerhasabriefbiographythatincludesspecificsabouttheoriginofthetypeofdanceshespecializesin.FromAram，aBollywooddancerinOmandur，SouthIndia，toAkiko，akabukidancerinJapan，herearebeautifulexamplesofmanystylesofexotic，gracefuldancetraditions."DancersoftheWorld"isatreasurechestbookespeciallyappealingtoyounggirlswhohopetofollowtheirowndancedreams.
--MidwestBookReview