Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
The Pomelo Poets
December 22, 2020
What would I call the flock of Pomelo poets—over 200—who created poems for Hop to It: Poems to Get You Moving? I take inspiration from the birds. Imagine hundreds of…
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Dancing During Covid-19, Finale
December 15, 2020
I Will Dance celebrates the joy of dancing, the importance of belonging, and the determination of a child who could barely move but dreamed of dancing … not imagine, not…
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Behind the Book: I Will Dance
December 8, 2020
Why did I write I Will Dance? I watched this unique community of dancers—all abilities, all ages—dance with such joy, my own tears tumbled down. What did I see and hear? …
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Kindness to All
November 24, 2020
I am the child of immigrants. My father’s father was orphaned at 14 and walked from the family farm near Prague to northern Germany to buy passage on a ship…
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Dancing During Covid-19, Part 4, Lexi’s Story
November 10, 2020
Here is Lexi's story, directly from Lexi herself: "At the time of writing this, I've been in dance for 7 years. I have danced with Young Dance in Minneapolis, Minnesota…
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Dancing During Covid-19, Part 3, Ava’s Story
October 27, 2020
Ava is not a quitter. Ava weighed less than one pound when she was born early, 14½ ounces to be exact. That is less than a can of pop. Ava…
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Dancing During Covid-19, Part 2, Ne’ha’s Story
October 20, 2020
Toss aside any stereotype ideas and images you might have about someone with a disability, especially CP, Cerebral Palsy. Meet Ne’ha, quite an accomplished young woman—already an author, dancer, rights…
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Dancing During Covid-19, Part 1
October 13, 2020
How do dancers dance in isolation? Or perform? What about new choreography? I interviewed several dancers from Young Dance, a Minnesota-based dance company, a unique dance company. Dancers audition. Dancers…
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