Freya, Fynn, and the Fantastic Flute: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers (Dance-It-Out! Creative Movement Stories for Young Movers)

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 dance Each 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 Ballerina Konora is an apprentice with Ballet Idaho and previously danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division and Texture Contemporary Ballet. Growing up, she danced iconic roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy and Cinderella. Konora’s mother taught creative movement and ballet for decades and was recognized by her local City Council (2014) for embodying the spirit of partnership and commitment to children in our community for her work with young dancers. She’s breathed dance from every angle. The Dance-It-Out! series has many awards and endorsements including a 2021 PenCraft Award First Place Winner and a 2021 Mom’s Choice Gold Award Recipient. Once Upon a Dance’s first creation, Dancing Shapes, was named a 2021 Independent Press Award Winner . This is their seventeen published work.