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5 Ways Children Benefit from Dance Classes

Thinking about dance lessons for your child?
Here are 5 benefits to enrolling them in classes:

  1. Dancing promotes physical health– Dancing is an active, fun way to educate your kids about their physical health. In a single class, dancers learn about their bodies, hone gross motor skills, strengthen muscles, increase stamina, decrease stress levels, and experience firsthand the benefits of committing to an active lifestyle.
  2. Dancing supports cognitive development– Studies have shown that introducing dance to children results in healthy brain function and development. With consistency, dance classes have the capacity to improve mental agility, focus, memory, musicality, and spatial reasoning.
  3. Dancing encourages self-expression– Through movement, dancers are free to express themselves and connect to their authenticity. Classes provide a safe space for dancers to release stored emotions, offering a constructive outlet for big feelings. Exploring movement in this way empowers dancers to intuitively connect to their own personal freedom, creativity, and sense of self.
  4. Dancing creates community– One small step onto the dance floor can result in one giant leap in a child’s social-emotional development. By learning how to share space, take turns, treat others with respect, and build trust through cooperation and communication, dancers nurture important social skills in class, which allows social anxieties to soften and friendships to flourish.
  5. Dancing instills important life skills– The lessons of dance are neither limited to a classroom environment nor simplified to synchronized steps. On the contrary, lessons learned in dance class directly equip children with essential life tools, such as perseverance, determination, cooperation, humility, trust, and belief in oneself.
All in all, dance is a fun and creative way for kids to learn a new skill, while enhancing the well-being of their minds, bodies, and hearts. Jumpstart your child’s growth by enrolling in dance classes today!

TAKE A PEEK AT OUR SUMMER OPTIONS, IF YOU’RE READY TO ENROLL NOW!

Thanksgiving Teacher Feature: Miss Beatriz

Miss Beatriz Says –

1.) Favorite tradition and/or part of Thanksgiving?

Having Sibsgiving with Malu, our best friend and her brother. Sadly, won’t happen this year, but it’s still my fave. =)

2.) Favorite and least favorite food on Thanksgiving?
  • Favorite food: Green bean casserole and stuffing!
  • Least favorite food: It’s a tie, Cranberry Sauce + Pumpkin Pie

3.) Who is someone you’re thankful for and why?
My family for always being there for me, my therapist for helping me through literally everything, and my awesome boss, who is the best leader

4.) Three things you’re grateful for daily?
  • Grateful for Cheerios
  • FaceTime
  • My job
Extra: Any funny/special stories from Thanksgiving’s past?
I don’t, but only because I started celebrating this holiday when I moved here from Brazil.
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What is a Virtual Intensive?

A virtual intensive is a fun and fast-paced online dance experience designed with older dancers in mind who are looking to challenge themselves to add new dance styles + moves to their skill set, improve their technique, learn choreography, as well as focus on aspects of performance, such as story-telling and character development. Below, is a general overview of what your dancer can expect in a virtual intensive:

Virtual Intensive Schedule: 1:30-3pm, Monday- Friday

1:30: Greeting/Overview of Intensive for the Day

1:35- 1:50 Warm up + Across the Floor

1:50- 2:00 Center work

2:00- 2:10 Go over Homework + Introduce Daily Focus (i.e. new style of dance, character development, etc)

2:10-2:30 Activity Related to Daily Focus

2:30- 3:00 Choreography for Weekly Routine

Additional resources, daily dress-up themes, and homework to be sent out to students at the end of class. Resources include dance videos related to the theme of the week, craft + game activities, behind-the-scenes footage from professional productions, and playlists to listen to at home.

Click HERE to see all our current, upcoming Summer intensive offerings! Hope to see you on the virtual dance floor soon!