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A review by books_n_pickles
Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing from Salsa to Swing by Marilyn Singer
5.0
This is a fun one, though I have to admit that I haven't listened to the CD. Maybe I can convince Areg to play it in the car...
Each poem is set to the beat of the type of music for a different particular dance. There's salsa and swing, but there's also hip hop (I didn't know there was just one rhythm), polka, Hora, and bhangra, among others. I wasn't expecting that diversity, and it was such a pleasure! There are a few attempts to change up gender roles: one boy likes to waltz (but only in his room?) and one girl isn't good at square dancing.
I also loved that the entry on swing dance is almost certainly inspired by the swing dance lessons and sessions held in Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library in the summer--the poem talks about all the things you can do at and borrow from the library before switching to swing dancing in the plaza in July!
There are notes in the back with a paragraph about each type of dance.
I totally recommend this one!
Each poem is set to the beat of the type of music for a different particular dance. There's salsa and swing, but there's also hip hop (I didn't know there was just one rhythm), polka, Hora, and bhangra, among others. I wasn't expecting that diversity, and it was such a pleasure! There are a few attempts to change up gender roles: one boy likes to waltz (but only in his room?) and one girl isn't good at square dancing.
I also loved that the entry on swing dance is almost certainly inspired by the swing dance lessons and sessions held in Bryant Park behind the New York Public Library in the summer--the poem talks about all the things you can do at and borrow from the library before switching to swing dancing in the plaza in July!
There are notes in the back with a paragraph about each type of dance.
I totally recommend this one!