Sophie and Lou

LeVar masters some fancy footwork as he learns some new dances—the mambo and hip hop. Then viewers are taken across the world (including Bali, Ireland, and Australia) to look at the many cultural differences there are in dance.

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Sophie and Lou Feature Book:

Sophie and Lou

This is the story of Sophie, a shy mouse who sets out to teach herself how to dance after she is enticed by the dancing that she sees in the studio across the street.

Author: Petra Mathers
Illustrator: Petra Mathers
Publisher: Harper Collins

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Cordelia, Dance!

Cordelia, Dance!

Cordelia the crocodile unhappily creates chaos in her dance class, until she meets a student even clumsier than she is.

Author: Sarah Stapler
Illustrator: Sarah Stapler
Publisher: Penguin

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Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year

Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year

A Chinese household embraces their ancient customs and celebrates their most important holiday, The Chinese New Year. Six-year-old Ernie Wan has studied kung fu at his father's studio since he was three. This Chinese New Year, he performs his first Lion Dance on the streets of New York City.

Author: Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low
Photos by: Martha Cooper
Publisher: Scholastic

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Dancing with the Indians

Dancing with the Indians

A young girl in the 1930's joins her family on an outing to a Seminole pow-pow. They plan to celebrate and dance with these Native Americans, whose ancestors rescued Grandpa from slavery and accepted him as their brother.

Author: Angela Shelf Medearis
Illustrator: Samuel Byrd
Publisher: Holiday House

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