JumpStart Dance Style Guide Last Saturday (13th May) I was lucky enough to attend the JMO National Day of Dance in Leicester. This annual gathering involved more than 800 men, women and children from 60 groups performing England's national dances.…
I couldn’t do a blog series on Early Years Dance without featuring Jabadao – the national centre for physical play. Jabadao was established in 1985 with the purpose of encouraging people of all ages to involve themselves in playful activity,…
In the fourth instalment in our series of blogs focusing on early years dance, I wanted to share some of the activities we have been doing with young children. My colleague Tahnee Lawson delivers dance sessions in nurseries, to parent…
In the previous blog, I mentioned the vestibular system. Until 18 months ago, I had never heard of this term, but the more I read on it the more fascinating it becomes! The vestibular system provides our sense of balance…
This week we are continuing the blog series on Early Years dance. Tasked with the job of creating a project to develop physical literacy in early years children, JumpStart (in conjunction with our local School Sports Partnership – Team Charnwood)…
It’s been a while since I’ve had chance to blog and one of the reasons is due to the amount of exciting projects we currently have on the go! JumpStart are working in conjunction with Team Charnwood to create and…
Lately I've been attempting to systemise everything in my business to make it (and myself) more efficient. Last week I participated in Rachel Holmes' webinar, which focused on time management (for those of you who don't know, Rachel is an…
So the sun is shining and summer is approaching fast. The Olympics are around the corner and to celebrate, I've listed 5 different ways you can incorporate The Olympics into your dance teaching this term. 1. Host a Samba Party…
Feeling overwhelmed by your workload? I have been. Although it's an absolute pleasure working as a primary dance teacher and running my own business, it can also be exhausting! Whilst I don't have lots of reports to write, assessments to…
I thought it would be worthwhile re-sharing this post as it contains two videos you can use to create some Samba dancing for your children - perfect for linking in with the Rio Olympics this summer. Or use these ideas…