Summer Dance By Lynn Swanson
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A writer dancer dance educator Lynn holds a BFA in dance from the University of Michigan and a MA in English Creative Writing from Michigan State University She is a published prize winning author of poetry and fiction for adults and children. Book Summer dances with Lynn Swanson has written a wonderful coming of age story about a young girl attending a prestigious dance camp one summer in Summer Dance Coming from a broken home with a deadbeat Dad her Mom has given Sara a special treat of attending camp this year but unless she wins a scholarship for the next summer it will be a one time treat for the financially strapped family. Summer dance songs With a dance background Swanson is able to nail the growth of a child studying dance to a young woman realizing that the ability of dance is a gift one must work relentlessly for Sara felt like she had been doing it full out but when the romantic waltz music began she realized she had to give. Summerdance budget In an age where we see anorexia running rampant Swanson s teacher tells her students Your body is your instrument reinforcing the idea that our bodies represent us and should be respected. Book Summer dancer Each of the girls are different and often find themselves at odds with each other When the situation seems to be sliding to a mean girl place the common thread of love for dance pulls them together to help each other to be the best they can. Summer Dance childrens wooden All in all a terrific book of what can be achieved when we set aside our jealousy and pettiness and come together to support each other the best we can be In doing this our own inner light shines just as bright and success will reflect right back at us Paperback The author s dance background serves her well in this story of an aspiring ballerine at her first dance camp This is a fun read particularly for those interested in dance Tweens and teens alike will enjoy this Paperback love this book 3 I re read it periodically but I first read it when I was 12 and hadn t found my reading genre yet Paperback A Moonbeam Book Awards Silver Medal Winner Lakewood Dance Camp in the year of Sara s thirteenth summer A lake a cabin a dance studio a theater costumes a boys camp across the lake What could go wrong A tough Russian ballet teacher learning modern dance the boys across the lake trying to win one of the three scholarships to return next summer and ROBIN Summer Dance
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