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Why Dance Is Good For Kids

Dance is a great form of exercise for the body and brain. Finding a love for the art of dance can motivate kids to stay active into adulthood. Dance helps your child increase their flexibility, physical strength, range of motion, and stamina.

Here are some of our favorite benefits of taking dance classes!

Promotes Socialization

Within dance class children learn how to work as a team. As well as gain a great sense of truth and cooperation. Dance is a highly social activity, and with every class they interact with other dancers. More often than not those connection grow into live long friendships.

💕Dance friends are forever friends! 

Improve Physical Health

Dance will enhance your child’s flexibility, strength, and stamina. As well has help you child in other activities beyond the dance studio.

Emotional Development

Through experiencing the joy of dancing your child will learn how to express them in a new found way that is beneficial for their health. This form of expression provides an outlet for healthy emotional and physical release. Children who are given the freed to channel their emotions in a safe space helps build up their self esteem and confidence.

Encourages Creativity

No matter what style of dance your child it encourages your child to express themself while exploring their imagination. Early childhood is the best time for creative development. By encouraging your child’s creativity they will learn how to think critically while building trust.

 

 

 

Want to introduce your toddler to dance this summer?

Leap into one of our Little Stars Reach For The Barres (Micro Camp) and give your tiny dancer a small sampling of the basics.

By the end of camp, your dancer will feel confident and excited to make their dance debut in our upcoming ’22/23 main season!

What is a Little Stars Reach For The Barres (Micro Camp)?
A micro-camp is a three day series of 45 min dance sessions, packed with learning opportunities for ages 2.5-3.5. A general daily schedule will consist of:
  • Circle Time
  • Warm-Up
  • Ballet Barre
  • Across The Floor Variations
  • Tumble Time
  • Listen + Move (Creative Movement)
  • Turn Taking Opportunities
  • Pattern Building
Why sign up? For many dancers, this will be their first time exploring movement on a dance floor, meeting new friends, and/or participating in a structured learning environment. If your little one is about to start school for the first time or you’re looking for a trial-run to dance class, micro-camps provide a nurturing, developmentally appropriate, and fun way to kickoff your dancer’s journey!
Plus, they’re a great way to get accustomed with the studio, our faculty, protocols, and fellow peers. When classes resume in the fall, these little campers will have full confidence jumping back onto the dance floor and into a new, weekly class of their own!

Perks to Little Stars Reach For The Barres (Micro Camp)?
  • 3 weeks worth of dance classes packed into 3 days is just too good of a deal to pass up!
  • Incredibly fun themes week-to-week, providing lots of dance variety and magic!
  • Pattern building +  Play = Self Confidence!

Aside from the physical, social, and emotional BENEFITS OF DANCE CLASS FOR KIDS  enrolling in a dance experience like micro-camps allows your dancer to build upon their dance knowledge and skills ahead of the ’22/23 Main Season.

With summer still a couple months away, our LITTLE STARS schedule can be a compliment to your summer plans. Rather than missing out on classes because of summer vacation plans, you’re be able to sign-up around your big plans AND get the full bang for your buck!

We can’t wait to introduce your dancer to the magic of dance! For more info or to check out our LITTE STLARS REACH FOR THE BARRES (MICRO CAMP) schedule.