Isadora Dances

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Summary: A Great Dancer
Review: I am a dancer and dance with a company that follows the teachings of Isadora Duncan. I and my fellow dancers are always thrilled when a book about this great legend comes out- and we are especially happy when it is such a beautiful and accurate one. It is a book that children as well as adults can enjoy, because the illustrations are wonderful and the events are historical. I just wonder, if Rachel Isadora was named after Isadora Duncan- I highly recommend this stunning book!

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Summary: Good Book.
Review: Isadora Duncan is credited with being the mother of modern dance. When Isadora was young, her mother bought her her first ballet lessons. However, Isadora thought that dancing on her toes was ugly. "I dreamed of a different dance," she said. Isadora soon began teaching dance to neighborhood children. That was the beginning of her new style of dance. Isadora went on to found a dance school and company and become one of the most famous modern dancers in the world. The watercolored illustrations in this book depict nicely Isadora's free flowing style. However, the somewhat bland text does little justice to her highly innovative dance. Overall this book does a good job of showing that in order to be a good dancer you don't have to conform, but can dance from the heart.