DancingDancingFor Grade 3 For Grade 3

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DancingDancingFor Grade 3 For Grade 3

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By: JackieBy: Jackie

How to read this How to read this bookbook

• Click on enter to go from one page to the next.

• Click on an underlined word in the color pink to find out more about a word.

• Click on the ballet girl to go back to the Table of Contents.

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents• 1. Different Kinds of Dances • 2. Getting Ready for Class

• 3. Origin of Dance • 4. Proper Nutrition

• 5. Different Hip Hop Dance Moves• 6. Glossary

• 7. Index • 8. Bibliography

• 9. About the Author

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Different Kinds of Different Kinds of DanceDance • Hip hop• Ballet

• Swing dance • Waltz • Tango

• Latin American dance • Cha cha

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Different Hip Hop Different Hip Hop Dance MovesDance Moves

• Locking • Tutting

• Krumping• Boogaloo

• Breakdance moves • Toprock

• Downrock • Footwork• Moonwalk • The Worm

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Hip Hop Moves Hip Hop Moves and Musicand Music

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Getting Ready for Getting Ready for ClassClass

• Stretch before you start dancing. • Make sure to take off your shoes if you are

doing hip hop. • Take off all jewelry. • Have your hair up in a bun or pony tail so it

won’t be in your face when you’re dancing. • Wear the right clothes to your class, like

comfy clothes or a leotard.

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Origin of DanceOrigin of Dance

• In 200 BC the first examples of dance where found.

• Dance has been mostly for entertainment, religious gatherings.

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Proper NutritionProper Nutrition• 1. Weight training helps a dancer

keep their body in shape. • 2. Some foods would be brown

rice, whole wheat, pasta, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, foods that have fat and protein.

• 3. Get 8 or more hours of sleep a night.

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GlossaryGlossary• Ballet- A type of dance that is all about poise

and concentration, using bows and elegant form.

• Boogaloo- Weird movements with your feet and hips.

• Break dance moves- A type of street dance that is like hip hop only a little different.

• Cha Cha- Rhythmical Latin dance that has unique timing.

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GlossaryGlossary• Downrock- A type of dance with a lot of

body movement and hands, arms, or a part of the torso is in contact with the floor.

• Footwork- Same as downrock but only your not doing power moves.

• Hip Hop- Djing, graffti, and breakdancing steps.

• Krumping- A fast dance that is free and highly energetic.

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Glossary Glossary • Latin American dance- Rhythmical dances

to Latin music • Locking- Locking limbs in time with the

music; also a type of street dance. • Moonwalk- A dance when they slid their feet

backwards but appear to be walking. • Swing dancing- Partner street dance where

there is a leader and a follower. • Tango- A cat- like dance that has flashy

head movements and quick turns.

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GlossaryGlossary• Tutting- Using geometric movements, and in

a stop-and-go fashion.• The worm- When they are on the floor and

they are moving like a worm but appear to be walking forward.

• Toprock- A dance that depends on flexibility and coordination while standing.

• Waltz- A slow elegant dance that has beautiful falls and turns.

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IndexIndex• About the Author - p.16• Ballet - p. 4,10• Bibliography - p.14,15 • Boogaloo- p. 5,6,10 • Break dance moves- p.5, 6, 10• Cha Cha - p.3, 10• Different hip hop moves- p.2, 5• Different kinds of dances- p.2, 4• Downrock- p. 5, 11• Footwork- p.5, 11 • Glossary- p-10, 11, 12, 13 • Getting ready for class-p. 2, 7 • Hip hop- p. 5, 11

•How to read this book- p.1 •Krumping- p.5, 11 •Latin American dance- p. 4, 12 •Locking- p. 5, 12 •Moonwalk- p. 5, 12•Origin of dance- p. 2, 8 •Proper nutrition- p. 2, 9 •Swing dancing- p. 4, 13

•Tango- p. 4, 12 •Tutting-p. 5, 13

•The worm- p. 5, 13 •Top rock- p.5, 13•Waltz- p. 13

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Bibliography Bibliography

• Dance Elegance: the different dances 2006 retrieved 3 Feb. 2006. http://danceelegance.com/dances.html

• Spiegel, Ellen Jan. Eat Smart- dancers need proper nutrition May, 1998. 2 Feb. 2006.http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_5_73/ai_54542390

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BibliographyBibliography

• Wikipedia, the free enyclopedia retrieved 27 Feb. 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance

• Burr, Michael How to look Healthy, Fit and Strong and outlasting Anyone on the Dance Floor 2002. 27 Feb. 2006 http://www.delmillers.com/dance.htm

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About the AuthorAbout the Author

• My name is Jackie. I am in 7th grade, and 12 years old going on 13. I chose dance for the topic of this book because I love to dance and I used to dance when I was younger.

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