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Movement! Joy! Connection. Breath. Imagination! Once Upon a Dance
Children's Movement & Dance Books They are eager to share their dance stories with the world.
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Once Upon a Dance offers movement, breath, joy, connection and imagination through stories. The collection (25 books across four series) features male, female, ungendered and nonbinary diverse characters. Major themes—beyond movement and dance—include empathy, friendship, helping each other, the value of practice, making new friends, self-acceptance, sibling relationships, anger management, and wo

rking toward a goal. Ballerina Konora (named for the CORONAvirus) climbed the pre-professional ballet ladder up to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Professional Division and is now a full-fledged ballerina. Terrel arrived in Seattle after a Peace Corps stint teaching English and dance. Complementing decades of dance instruction, Terrel worked in early childhood education and for non-profits supporting kids. She was recognized by her City Council for embodying the spirit of partnership and commitment to children in our community for her work with young dancers. Terrel’s breathed ballet from every angle and recently joined the board of Pacific Northwest Ballet. The creations are passion projects, and all royalties are donated.

06/09/2025

Ahh, a sweet surprise.

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26/08/2025

Thank you, & for making room on the shelf. So excited to share our beautiful stories with your dancers.

25/08/2025

So, usually my favorite is the last thing I made, but I ADORE this story the most. I can’t wait - my heart feels like it will explode with love.

First thing I truly made FOR the stage.
December with earlier Ebook release.
More soon. 😃❤️ Ethan collab

24/08/2025

A girl & her sculpture. Always a delight &

21/08/2025

A Tail of Twirls -> so stinkin’ adorable!

Book 2 in this series goes to illustration soon. It finally landed for me… piece by piece, a long slog—but now I love it. 🥰

09/08/2025

In the works.

Lots of books ready soon - I’ll have to squeeze finalizing them between like 16 upcoming events. So much to do… love this little pug collab .with.deborah

07/08/2025

Terrel Fun Facts:
- 3 Cats, I’ve had as many as 5
- not a huge beach/sun fan
- Night Owl, typical bedtime 2:00 a.m.
- Favs: Ice Cream & Cookies

I have a lot of cat books, a lot of books that happen at night, and at least 2 books with ice cream. 😊

What’s your fav ice cream? (My go-to is mint chocolate chip.)

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Both covers

These 2 books were my favs, so I’m going to use up some content before I update 1.

fan

06/08/2025

DanceStories.com

PC .lao.photo

04/08/2025

Congrats A Tail of Twirls, recommended in Friday’s Kirkus Reviews Magazine.

Illustrated/Designed

02/08/2025

I guess a full-weekend book fair followed by 3 days at a dance conference does move the needle. (I love that these are 4 different illustrators.) Thank you to everyone who’s ever checked out our books.

And if you ordered direct from me - those orders have all shipped.

29/07/2025

My girl’s visit really filled my bucket before a tough few days. I’m so grateful to her, and all those sharing positivity & light in my life.

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Why we made this

Once Upon A Dance was created in March of 2020. It’s a tough world for a whole generation of young dancers unable to dance in their studios, and we wanted to make something positive from all the sudden free time. With kids stuck at home, Once Upon a Dance was our attempt to encourage exercise, expression, and meditation. Konora the Ballerina is ready to share her movement, creativity, gratitude, persistence, and wisdom. Visit Once Upon A Dance (Children's Dance Books) or Once Upon a Dance on Amazon for information about the Dancing Shapes series (ages 6-8) or the Dance-It-Out series (ages 4-6, debuting February 2021).