Best Selling Books by Gina Mayer

Teaching preschool dance is an art - and that art can to be learned! Most dance teachers do not go to school to learn how to teach dance and therefore must learn through their own training. This book will take the fear out of the beginning teacher and will replace that with fun! You will learn how to effectively prepare and run a preschool ballet class from start to finish. This includes: How to construct your curriculum, How to keep your students interested in your class, How to teach steps and choreography and most of all - How to have a great time with your students! Learn tricks to keep your students listening, behaving and staying safe. Even the pro teacher will learn new ideas to improve their teaching. We all need to be the best teacher we can by learning and growing! Remember those who can, Teach!

A great gift fir the young photographer, this innovative set contains a storybook, photo album, and a 110 mm camera. Children are sure to love sharing in Little Critter''s picture-taking antics. Full color.

A little critter introduces the reader to his family.

Many versions of Cinderella have been told and retold for hundreds of years by many different cultures and storytellers. The story of a poor young woman or man that rises above it all to reach their dreams is a popular theme. Some stories have fairy godmothers who help the main character realize their dreams while some have talking animals. Some have one ball while others have three. However the themes always remain the same.Sergei Prokofiev''s Cinderella is the most well-known version of the ballet today and one of the composer''s most popular works. It was originally choreographed by Rostislav Zakharov with Galina Ulanova starring in the title role at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1945. Since then many choreographers have set beautiful movement to this melodious music. In this version of Cinderella we combined the familiar elements of this story and the story in the ballet with our own personal additions. Dance around with your little one at the ball or pretend to ride in a fancy golden carriage through the forest. However when the fun is all done be sure to arrive home before the clock strikes midnight!

Welcome to my Wish Upon a Ballet(tm) book series for preschool ballet! Do you know a little one who loves to dance? My books are meant to introduce popular ballet stories and inspire young dancers to combine those stories with dance!Whether you have a dancer at home or are a teacher with a class full of excited students. Enjoy these books to help jump start creativity and imagination! Let your little one''s ballet journey begin!Carnival of the Animals is a musical suite which was written by Camille Saint Saëns in 1886. Saint Saëns wrote the suite for amusement and never wanted it performed in public or published during his lifetime. As a serious composer he thought this piece might interfere with his reputation. To this day Carnival of the Animals is one of Saint Saëns best-known works. In 2003 Carnival of the Animals was produced by the The New York City Ballet with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon and narration by John Lithgow. The production included almost 50 dancers.Carnival of the Animals, the ballet has also been produced all over the globe with many other professional ballet companies and ballet schools each with their own creative exploration using this entertaining suite.

Welcome to my Wish Upon a Ballet(tm) book series for preschool ballet! Do you know a little one who loves to dance? My books are meant to introduce popular ballet stories and inspire young dancers to combine those stories with dance!Whether you have a dancer at home or are a teacher with a class full of excited students. Enjoy these books to help jump start creativity and imagination! Let your little one''s ballet journey begin!The Snow Queen was originally written by Hans Christian Andersen and published in 1844. To this day it is one of his mostly highly acclaimed stories.It is not until recently that this story has been introduced to the ballet world. The first full-length ballet production of The Snow Queen was presented by the California Contemporary Ballet in December 1998. It was choreographed by Aerin Holt with an original score by Randall Michael Tobin. Since then, other ballet companies such as the English National Ballet, Finnish National Ballet and Eugene Ballet in Oregon have all had their own successful productions. I love to use this story in my preschool Wish Upon a Ballet(tm) classes! The Snow Queen character is very popular and lends itself to so much creativity and imagination. Students love to use their magic powers and build ice castles! Thank you for reading this story! I hope you are now inspired to bring your amazing, snowy ideas to life!

The Nutcracker is one of the most popular ballets of all time and the most beloved Christmas ballet in America. It is a tradition for many ballet schools and professional companies to produce The Nutcracker every December.The libretto for the ballet was based on E.T.A Hoffman''s version of the story with music composed by Peter Tchaikovsky. The first staging was in 1892 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Originally it was commissioned to be choreographed by Marius Petipa. However Petipa became ill during the project and the choreography was completed by his assistant, Lev Ivanov. This first production received some criticism and was considered unsuccessful. It wasn''t until George Balanchine revived it however in 1954 that it became the popular ballet we know today. His production for the New York City Ballet is what started the Christmas tradition that continues to this day. Children love this story especially if they love ballet! I remember the first time I saw a production of The Nutcracker when I was five years old. The memory of the beautiful dancing is still so clear in my mind. Enjoy this story with your little one and hopefully you will start your own tradition dancing in the Lands of Sweets! There are so many fun characters to explore and act out through dance!