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Hit the Streets! Discover the roots of street dance styles and its evolution to today's trends. Get to know the professionals who added their signature style to the street dance movement, from Les Twins to Jabbawockeez. Learn what it takes to be a successful street dancer.

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9781543554458

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In simple overviews, Dance Today showcases four of the most popular current dance styles. Each book in this series describes the origin and evolution of its specific style and provides brief biographies of big stars. . . .Each book in the series briefly describes the dedication, athleticism, and training routines of top dance stars and crews. Not a necessary purchase, but in communities where dance is particularly popular, these could be a sensation.-- School Library Journal, Series Made Simple This straightforward and respectful introduction describes street dance as a wide-ranging style of dance that evolved outside of traditional studios. As with other titles in the Dance Today series (4 titles), the graphic-rich pages are packed full of information on the origins of this style, descriptions of basic moves, noteworthy pioneers and current luminaries, and venues where it's often seen. . . .The cover will attract browsers, and the content will satisfy aspiring b-boys and b-girls, airwalkers, and street dancers.-- Booklist

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Lori Mortensen is a multi-published children's author who writes fiction and nonfiction on all sorts of subjects. When she's not plunking away at the keyboard, she enjoys making cheesy bread rolls, gardening, and hanging out with her family at their home in northern California.

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