For Parent/Child Dance Classes: Flip, Flap, Fly!

I was thrilled to stumble upon Phyllis Root's book Flip, Flap, Fly! at the library this week. This book is perfect for a parent/child dance class with children ages 1-4. 

The story explores numerous pairings – of a baby animal and its mother (fish, snake, bird, otter, etc). Each spread shares a different animal, and how the two move together. 

The text can easily lead to an improvisational warm up or dance. 

"Wiggle!"  hisses baby snake.

"Wiggle with a squiggle!"

So the mama helps the baby snake

    ziggle    zaggle    wiggle

Have fun dancing together in a variety of ways. Let's flip, flap, fly…..let's splish, splash, swim.

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