Category: Dance

• Why Are Music and Art So Important?

  

  Experience Preschool is an arts-infused curriculum, so your children have daily opportunities to sing, dance, create art and participate in dramatic play. Why are music and art so important?Here are 7 reasons: Early musical development builds fundamental auditory and rhythmic understanding and increases spatial temporal reasoning (Schiller, 1999). Creating art enables children to develop fine motor skills, hand-eye…

• Dance Builds Motor Skills

  

  Dance is always a fun way to burn off excess preschool energy but did you know that dance also supports a child’s motor and cognitive development? The Little Miss Muffet dance demonstrates how to incorporate both gross and fine motor skills into a fun and familiar tune. Gross motor skills allow a child to move large…

• Don’t Forget to Dance!

  

  Babies rock side-to-side. Toddlers wiggle, wobble, reach and grab. Young children jump and swing their arms in the air. Dance is innate in children. Their brains and bodies seek opportunities for active learning. Young children learn primarily through movement and sensory exploration (Piaget, 1964). However, because the movement of young children is seen as a…

• Multi-Age Classroom? Dance for Every Age and Every Level

  

  Do you have children of different ages or stages in your program? Do you need activities that can engage all levels at the same time? Dance unites and is inclusive of all ages and abilities. The Dance ‘n Beats preschool music and movement program helps children learn 21 basic movements to increase muscle control, encourage…