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Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing Audiobook
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Listen to author Marilyn Singer read this lively collection of poems about dance to the rhythm of each style. The poems are accompanied by original music.
Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop. The rhythm of each poem mimics the beat of the dances’ steps. Enhanced by original music, the poems create a window to all the ways dance enters our lives and exists throughout many cultures. This audiobook will inspire listeners to get up and move.
Features music composed and performed by Jonathon Roberts.
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“Great music, sound effects—particularly of appreciative onlookers—and Marilyn Singer’s spirited narration will have even the most confirmed non-dancer getting up to move to this music!…Singer’s lovely pronunciation adds atmosphere as she takes listeners to each dance’s country of origin. Original music by Jonathon Roberts is the perfect addition… Listeners will find her exuberant manner of counting beats delightful.”
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“Bouncing original music and spirited narration of these lively poems will get your whole family up and moving! Narrator Marilyn Singer will have you swinging around the living room, partnering up for a square dance, and all joining hands for a hora with your kids dancing—and laughing—along!”
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“A celebration of the variety and global diversity of dance and of how it can unite communities.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“The message about how music and dance can unite us is a happy and timely one.”
— Booklist -
“There is diversity of race and age reflected on every page…with short and understandable explanations of each dance and its rhythm…An absolute delight to read, these poems will have children and adults moving to the beat.”
— School Library Journal -
“An effective introduction to the merriment of dance enjoyed by diverse cultures the world over.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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About Marilyn Singer
Marilyn Singer is an award-winning author of more than ninety children’s books in a wide variety of genres. She was the 2015 winner of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award. She, her husband, and their standard poodle divide their time between Brooklyn and Litchfield County, Connecticut.