Music touches a primeval part of our soul.
A child responds and moves to music from an extremely early age. Dancing is
part of our innate being. Dance encourages children to be storytellers through
movement to music. As with all things it needs to be nurtured in order to
survive. We need to encourage our children, boys and girls, to continue moving
to the music of their soul.
Nowadays children learn to be couch
potatoes from an early age. Many parents jokingly refer to the TV as their best
babysitter. Children need to be up and moving! However it is often no longer
safe for a child to run around and play outside so it becomes important for
parents or caregivers to implement safe exercise sessions – and what better way
than movement to music – the dance lesson.
Dancing helps the young child develop
co-ordination, balance and sense of space. They learn to work together in a fun
environment and their listening skills will improve. They quickly learn to
distinguish between the right side of the body and the left. Dance helps
children develop social skills and self esteem. They learn to move with poise
and grace. It also helps them develop an ability to take people into their personal space.
Contact sport is not always the best choice
for a young child but any child (boy or girl) who has been introduced to dance
will take that fluidity of movement into other sports as they get older.
But most importantly dancing is FUN!
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