It's time for Oti's dance class! Join Oti in her dance studio and learn "The Bird Jive" in ten easy steps.

There are lots of children in Oti's dance class - and lots of feelings, too. Meet Fikile in her sparkly new shoes and Naira who is SUPER excited to get started! Gan is feeling a little worried about joining in whilst Martin can't wait to show his parents what he can do! But in the middle of their dance routine, an unexpected visitor disrupts the class. Not to fear, Oti is here! Soon they are back on track, getting ready for the performance of their lives.

Written by Strictly Come Dancing superstar Oti Mabuse, this debut picture book will dance into the hands of families who have loved watching Oti on-screen. It celebrates dance, movement and expressing your feelings - as well as teaching a short, simple 10-step dance routine.

Watch a step-by-step dance tutorial and listen to "The Bird Jive" when you scan the QR code in the book!

About the Author

Oti Mabuse is a professional dancer, choreographer, presenter and actress best known for her star quality on BBC's Number One show Strictly Come Dancing and Oti's Boogie Beebies which kept children entertained during lockdown.

Oti was born in South Africa in 1990, the year Mandela was released, and has been dancing since the age of four. Whilst training and competing as a dancer, she also studied civil engineering at the University of Technology in Pretoria. She is one of the most successful South African dancers in the world and starred in Let's Dance in Germany before joining Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, winning the coveted trophy in 2019. Her incredible Strictly performances led her to become a Dance Captain on BBC One's The Greatest Dancer.

Samara Hardy has always loved to draw. As an illustrator, she was Highly Commended in the Macmillan Children's Picture Book Prize, and won first place the Plum Pudding Awards Alice in Wonderland Competition.

Reviews
My little ones age 3 and 4, liked all the pictures of the children at the beginning. Showing lots of different kids like their friends at school and nursery. Overall would definitely recommend, beautiful pictures and kept my kids entertained though out. -- Parent * Toppsta *
It's a lovely story, very relatable, teaches children great values like helping each other and not giving up. And the pictures are happy and colourful. Everything about it makes you feel good. -- Parent * Toppsta *
My daughter loved going down the line of children and getting to know each of their names. It's brilliantly diverse which celebrates a great community and that dancing is open to everyone. We also talked about each child's emotions from their facial expressions an body languages so it offered great discussion. [...] We hope to see a series of these books with a variety of dances. -- Parent * Toppsta *
Oti starts off her dance class with a warm up and this is something children (and adults) reading can join in with as well. The warm up page has very clear images and instructions of what to do and what comes next. This is a great way for getting children up and moving while not even really realising. Of course, it looks like loads of fun as well. * Me, Him, the Dog and a Baby Blog *
Featured in The Bookseller's April 2022 Previews. * The Bookseller *



Book Information
ISBN 9781406399967
Author Oti Mabuse
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 455g
Dimensions(mm) 258mm * 275mm * 8mm