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The Robot Who Learned to Dance

Bolt is a tidy-up robot who has never danced. When the music comes on at a birthday party, he wants to try.

The Robot Who Learned to Dance

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The story in four scenes

  1. 1

    The start

    In the picture: A small silver robot tidying toys in a messy playroom

    How it moves: He picks up blocks and stacks them neatly

  2. 2

    The problem

    In the picture: Children dancing at a birthday party with balloons

    How it moves: They jump and spin to the music

  3. 3

    The try

    In the picture: The robot trying to dance and falling over

    How it moves: He wobbles, spins and lands on his bottom

  4. 4

    The ending

    In the picture: The robot dancing in the middle of the party with flashing lights

    How it moves: He does the robot dance and everyone copies him

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Record your child doing their best dance move, then describe it for the robot.

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