101 Dance Games for Children: Fun and Creativity with Movement (SmartFun Activity Books) (Paperback)

by Paul Rooyackers (Author), Cecilia Hurd (Illustrator) "Ask group members to sit or stand in a circle and say their name in turn..." (more)
Key Phrases: have players dance, ask each player, dance games (more...)

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Product Description
Encourages children to develop their imaginations, social skills, self-expression, and coordination with a collection of 101 dance games that emphasize creativity, no-blame activities, working with a group, and more.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Dutch

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House; illustrated edition edition (January 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897931718
• ISBN-13: 978-0897931717
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #217,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor substitute for creativity., December 29, 2001

By	Kim Taylor (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a very superficial activity book. Not only are the activities in it not very engaging, but most of the descriptions are very poorly worded. This is at best a guide for those dear people who think "dance" is for an elite class of people. You would be better off just teaching P.E. if this is what you consider creative. Better by far is a book called "First Steps in Teaching Creative Dance to Children" by Mary Joyce.

Don't waste your money on this!

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Has some good ideas, September 14, 1998

By A Customer

I work with many children as well as have 4 children of my own, and this book was pretty good. Some of the games were not worth listing... but some others are very good. I got some good dance games out of it. All in all worth having!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, February 8, 2006

By	anonymous (Sausalito, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book's activities are poorly described as well as being just plain corny. I cannot imagine the children I work with wanting to jump in and do these excersizes. Even in the spirit of pure play, I find these activities boring and silly (and not silly in a good way). If the activities had more depth, I could then use them to open up into a discussion or exploration. However, with the exception of a few, their relevance was insignificant. I cant see how any of these activities would break down walls, establish trust, inspire children to create, or even bring up a subject worth exploring, etc.