Each exciting adventure includes the following:
A CD which has a narrated story with music and sound effects followed by the music tracks only and then sometimes a third bonus section that is an added extra to fill up the CD and differs from program to program.
The music and sound effects provide a wonderful teaching aid that helps the child recognize pitch, mood, dynamics and much more. The children enjoy the humor and the love of music and dance that comes through in this CD.
The program inspires and stimulates both the teacher's and child's imaginations, allows creativity to blossom, develops the senses, creates an enthralling fantasy environment and teaches the young dancer the basics in an age appropriate and safe manner.
With exciting music, thrilling story lines and interactive props, the materials contain everything that is needed to facilitate class planning. Teachers will find these programs extremely valuable in giving young children a positive desire to learn the fundamentals of ballet technique, at the same time developing their imaginative and creative talents.
Props are valuable teaching aids to help the repetitive nature of learning Plié, Tendu, Skips, Runs, Walks, Port de Bras, etc. These transform the learning experience into an exciting adventure in movement. The props are intended to help develop balance, coordination and other fine and gross motor skills, as well as to fire the imagination. Additional props are available for purchase.
The Instruction Book has the whole story mapped out, track numbers to sections, with the different dance exercises broken down for the teacher's use.