Saturday Splash - The Crab Ballet
Saturday Splash with The Crab Ballet by Renée LaTulippe, a tidepool company dancing a full ballet in real ballet words, and the sea creature Allison would be on stage.
The words below follow the recording when you press play.
What the cast said
Welcome back to StoryBeam, the daily podcast where imagination shines bright.
I'm Kat.
I'm Allison.
Happy Saturday Splash, friends.
It's time for our Saturday Splash.
And today we are getting front row seats to an ocean theater show under the waves.
Our StoryBeam is shining a spotlight on underwater performers as we read The Crab Ballet by Renee
LaTulipay.
The sea creatures dance a big show before the tide comes in.
That's right.
They leap, twirl, spin, and sway.
Let's listen to the rhythm of the ocean and watch the crabs, seahorses, and anemones take
center stage.
Let's get our ears on.
I've got mine.
Ready?
Three, two, one.
Let's read!
Here the cast reads The Crab Ballet by Renée LaTulippe. The book's own words stay with its author and publisher, so that part of the recording is not written out. Press play to hear it.
Oh, what a magnificent performance under the sea.
It makes you want to put on your dancing shoes and leap around the room.
Co-host, if you were in the underwater ballet, what sea creature dancer would you be?
I think I would be a sea turtle.
That would definitely take home the grand prize for sure.
I think I would be a sparkling twirling jellyfish.
We'd both take the prize for sure, huh?
Yeah.
Grown-ups, for another whimsical trip into the ocean world,
our StoryBeam suggestion is Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae.
It's filled with bouncy, joyful rhymes about all kinds of aquatic animals.
Check our show notes for the title.
Send us your favorite book request.
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Leap into your Saturday.
Keep dancing! Have a fantastic Saturday everyone
and we will see you tomorrow for our cozy Sunday Sparkle.
And don't forget, keep on reading!
After the story
The book is full of real ballet terms. Try a plié and a grand jeté in the living room afterward.
If you were in the underwater ballet, what sea creature dancer would you be?
The crabs bend six legs in plié. What would your dance move look like?
Which is more fun, watching a show or being in one?