Japanese culture has always been a source of mystery and intrigue to western societies and is rich with interesting customs, geographical features and martial arts. All useful content to embed within your PE classes. And what better time to do…
Capoeira is a Martial Art that Brazilian slaves created as a dance to disguise the fact that they were training to fight. Children can replicate some of the basic actions to create their very own NON-CONTACT duets. The Jinga The…
Welcome to another year! The start of January is often associated with resolutions and new beginnings, and 2020 is also the Tokyo Olympics. I can’t wait! I love The Olympics - it reminds me of being a child and watching…
So many children absolutely love Strictly Come Dancing that it’s reappearance on our screens is an absolute gift for your dance lessons. You’re probably already capitalising on it as a motivator. But it can be a bit daunting for a…
Over the course of the last few weeks, we’ve been blogging about wellbeing and the importance of dance on our health. But did you know that dancing can actually improve intelligence? We already know that movement is good for us…
Are you the PE specialist in your school? Do you teach dance as part of your curriculum? Read on to discover why Contemporary Dance will benefit the children in your school. Dancing is a fun activity to do, especially for…
It can be tough to be a child these days –my own daughter was anxious about going into year 5 after being off for the summer. And a parent confided recently that her Year 6 child cried on her first…
There's lots of resources out there for warm ups - a quick google search brings up a whole host of ideas to use with your classes. In fact we've blogged about this before - check out these posts here to…
Welcome back to a new academic year! Having time off over the summer provides opportunity to reflect on the year just gone and consider improvements for the forthcoming one. For me, there have been lots of positives to celebrate (a…
I love a good book and summer is a great time to read, especially on holiday. I've been camping in Wales and attempted to read two books whilst I was there: Captain Corelli's Mandolin during the day, snatching quiet moments…