Dances for Two, Book 1


Book Description

All of the pieces in the Dances for Two series are intended to capture the rhythmic essence of dance music. Just as two dancing partners work best when they're in sync, playing duets with great rhythmic chemistry is just as wonderful! Both the primo and secondo parts in Book 1 are written at the early intermediate level. Youths, teens and adults will all enjoy these charming pieces and interesting parts where each partner has plenty of opportunity to lead and play the melody.




Dancing on the Keys, Book 2


Book Description

Teachers and students who love Catherine Rollin's duet series Dances for Two will enjoy this solo collection of pieces based on dance rhythms. Titles: * Chicago Jazzland Dance * French Movie Waltz * Hungarian Gypsy Dance * Island Rhumba * Limbo Lucy * Paso Doble * Tarantella Agitato "Paso Doble" and "French Movie Waltz" were selected for the Federation Festivals 2011-2013.




Dances for Christmas, Bk 1


Book Description

Combining the best of Christmas melodies with the vitality of dance rhythms, this two-book series is a perfect way to celebrate the most joyous time of the year. Whether taking the form of a Waltz, a Polka, or a Cha-cha-cha, the pieces in this book will have both performers and audiences looking at Christmas tunes in a whole new light. Titles: Feliz Navidad (Tango) * The First Noel (Waltz) * Jingle Bell Rock (Rock and Roll) * Jingle Bells (Polka) * Up on the Housetop (Cha-Cha-Cha) * We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Scottish Reel)




Dance of the Assassins


Book Description

A sorceress and a police detective track a reborn Jack the Ripper through historically recreated cities, from Victorian London to Montezuma's Mexico City.




Silent Dances


Book Description

Deaf since birth and able to withstand the ear-shattering sonic cries of the Grus, Tesa is an ideal choice for ambassador to their planet, but other alien forces want to destroy the Grus and Tesa must make peace with them and save the inhabitants of her a




Dancing on the Keys, Book 1


Book Description

Teachers and students love Catherine Rollin's duet series Dances for Two, and encouraged her to write all-new solo collections of pieces based on dance rhythms. Titles: * Conga, Conga, Conga * The Jester's Gigue * Make Mine Cha-Cha-Cha * Mazurka for Chopin * Mediterranean Dance * Rock and Roll Slow Dance * Samba Fun * Spicy Salsa * Tantalizing Tango * Tap Time Encore "Mazurka for Chopin" and "Tantalizing Tango" were selected for the Federation Festivals 2011-2013.




The Complete Book of Ballroom Dancing


Book Description

A guide to general dancing skills accompanies sequential photographs and foot-pattern diagrams illustrating the fundamentals of the fox-trot, waltz, cha-cha, tango, polka, and other popular ballroom dances.




The Midnight Dance


Book Description

Seventeen-year-old Penny is a lead dancer at the Grande Teatro, a finishing school where she and eleven other young women are training to become the finest ballerinas in Italy. Tucked deep into the woods, the school is overseen by a mysterious and handsome young master who keeps the girls ensconced in the estate. But when flashes of memories of a life very different from the one she thinks she's been leading start to appear, Penny begins to question the world around her. With a kind and attractive kitchen boy, Cricket, at her side, Penny vows to escape the confines of her school and the strict rules she has to follow. But at every turn, the Master finds a way to stop her, and Penny must find a way to escape the school and uncover the secrets of her past before it's too late.




The Dakotas


Book Description

Melody Bober's The Dakotas visits both North and South Dakota in three movements. In the opening movement, "The Great Plains," majestic chords, sixteenth-note runs and a soaring melody recreate the sweeping vistas of this vast grassland area that is found in both states. In the second movement, "Heirlooms and Lace," a lyrical and expressive melody with lush accompaniment recreates the sense of loss and longing when families moved to the new Dakota Territory created in 1861 and left behind precious belongings. The final movement, "Badlands Rough Rider," brings the suite to an energetic close. The Badlands regions of North and South Dakota are represented by this lively piece that shows the style and flair of a rough and tough horse and rider in this desolate region.




Dances for Christmas, Bk 2


Book Description

Combining the best of Christmas melodies with the vitality of dance rhythms, this two-book series is a perfect way to celebrate the most joyous time of the year. Whether taking the form of a Bolero, a Waltz, or a Paso Doble, the pieces in this book will have both performers and audiences looking at familiar Christmas tunes in a whole new light. Titles: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (Gigue) * The Little Drummer Boy (Bolero) * Silent Night (Waltz) * The Twelve Days of Christmas (Gavotte) * What Child is This (Paso Doble) * Winter Wonderland (Salsa)