A number of nurseries in Warrington have already realised the great rewards of adding dance sessions to their list of services.
To date I have been teaching a wide range of ages and specialise in working with those of pre-school age. I feel the classes are very rewarding for the children who benefit from this introduction to dance.
"Physical and creative development are vital parts of the early years curriculum, and through our dance sessions I aim to cover a great deal of these areas with the children. I have also seen the great benefits in children especially shy and with those children who have some behavioural problems"
I list below the aims of my sessions for pre-schoolers:
To develop skills in:
- Co-ordination, Balance and Control
- Creativity and imagery
- Spatial awareness
- Working with others in partners or groups
- Musicality – recognising tone and pitch, tempo, rhythms and what the music sounds like or how it makes you feel
To gain a basic understanding of:
- Posture
- Parts of the body
- Rhythm
- Mime
Each session is divided into five areas:
Warm Up – Simple move around the room, usually in the form of flying or skipping. This encourages the children to get in the mood, nothing too complicated, and warms the muscles in preparation.
Floor work – sitting exercises focusing on various parts of the body.
Circle work – movements for balance and muscular control and strength.
Co-ordinated moves – jumping, skipping, flying, galloping etc
Mime and musicality – usually in the form of role-play to music. First we listen, we discuss, and we do.
All of the exercises incorporate imagery in some way or another, encouraging creativity, expression and individuality. Often it will be the children who come up with an idea that matches the music that I will then go on to use time and time again.
I also hold these classes in my school on mondays and Tuesdays at 3.30, and on fridays at 4.00.
Contact Jenna Tamblin on 07793 722 339. Or click here to email.
