A mother -- the author of this story -- shares Lakota cultural experiences with her daughter, introducing her to waci (dance) as a way to celebrate life. Wacipi (powwow), where the dancing occurs, is a setting for Indigenous song, dance, regalia, food and crafts.

In this wordless book with interactive flaps, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together.

Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.

Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

"As three tired tots settle into bed for the night, the sheep who should be helping them count down to sleep kick up their hooves instead in an energetic dance performance"--

A young boy who likes to "wokka-wokka, shimmy-shake, and shocka-shocka" gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration.

Gus is a most promising, most energetic and most talented young dancer who figures out how to make enough money to upgrade his tip-a-tap thumbtack sneakers to a new pair of real tap shoes that could slap-a-dee-dap, slap-a-dee-dap on a real dance floor. He uses his public street dancing and thumbtack shoes to tap his way down the sidewalk and right up to the big red door of the dance studio. --Provided by publisher.

"Summer Of Dance & Love, is about a rising teen star in the ballet world who gets injured a few weeks before a crucial competition and when she reluctantly accepts the help of a sports-therapy trained young EMT, she finds that her life changes forever."--

When the new student in Katy Duck's ballet class makes a tapping sound, the music stops and everyone looks at her feet.

See Bear dance! Watch Bear move! Come along, get in the groove.