African Dance

Drumbeat In Our Feet
By Patricia Keeler, Júlio Leitão
Paperback: $9.50

Join an African Dance troupe as they get ready for their show. See how they move and learn where the dances came from.

Front cover for Danza Africana by Patricia Keeler; Júlio Leitão and Patricia Keeler
This book is also available in Spanish
Danza Africana
By Patricia Keeler, Júlio Leitão

Description

Join an African Dance troupe as they get ready for their show. See how they move and learn where the dances came from.

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About the Creators

Patricia Keeler

Patricia A. Keeler first fell in love with African dance after watching a Batoto Yetu performance at the Victory Theater in New York City. Pursuing the idea for a book, Keeler met Júlio Leitão and spent many weekends observing the young dancers in his troupe. With this book, Keeler hopes to introduce the richness of African dance to young readers everywhere. She lives with her husband in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Júlio Leitão

Júlio Leitão was born in Luena, Angola. He came to the United States in 1985 and has taught dance for more than fifteen years. Leitão founded Batoto Yetu, an African dance troupe for children in 1990. He views sharing the dances of his homeland with a new generation as a way to "make sure our firsthand account of history is passed on." Leitão lives with his wife and daughter in New York City.

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584305668
  • Publication Date Nov 01, 2004
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 24
  • Word Count 255
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Art, Beginning Concepts, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Classroom Activities, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Counting Money / Everyday Math, Cultural Diversity, Dance, Fiction, Five Senses / Body Parts, Friendship, Holidays / Traditions, Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence, Nonfiction, Persistence / Grit, Pride, Realistic Fiction, Self Control / Self Regulation, Sports
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 7 - 7
  • Grade Range 2
  • Guided Reading J
  • DRA 18
  • Interest Level 2
  • Lexile Level 420
  • Reading Level 2
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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