Learn The Floss!
Have you noticed your class wiggling about from side to side with their arms swishing around their waist? They are probably doing The Floss! I started seeing KS2 children doing the moves in January and since then it seems to…
Emotions dance for Foundation Stage and KS1
Our blog last week looked at children's mental health, with a focus on year 6s and SATs. We all know that mental health is a serious issue for everyone, even at early years and Key Stage 1. This is why…
Mental Health and Dance
I love dance! Which I’m sure comes as no surprise to hear seeing as it’s the nature of our business at JumpStart. I love it because it’s always been a hobby of mine. I’m also aware of the contribution it…
And the JumpStart Charity of 2018 is…
The first big news of the year is that we have chosen Rainbows to be our charity of 2018. Rainbows is the East Midlands’ only hospice for children and young people and is based in Loughborough. The charity offers a…
National Obesity Awareness Week
Hi everyone! Happy New Year! Hope you had a lovely, restful and restorative Christmas break? Here at JumpStart HQ we totally unplugged ourselves for two weeks - no social media or emails. It was bliss! And now we're back and…
Christmassy Dance Ideas!
It is definitely that time of year! We’ve got our tree up at home and the kids have written their letters to Santa. Are you looking for some festive dance fun? Then read the ideas below for inspiration… Create a…
Dance = health plus…plus…plus
On Saturday I was fortunate enough to have the time (and childcare!) to attend the One Dance UK Conference for Dance Teaching and Participation, at Trinity Laban in London. And what a great day it was! One of the best…
New training course! Dance in Primary Schools
Teaching dance in schools continues to be a contentious area. Teachers have less time and less encouragement to deliver subjects not deemed priority areas by governmental policy. And yet, children today are more anxious, more overweight and increasingly disconnected from…
What is Hip Hop? A Guide
JumpStart Dance Style Guide A few weeks ago Curve Theatre in Leicester hosted Breakin’ Convention, an International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre. The video footage in this article was taken during the event. The term Hip Hop usually refers…
Review: The Buildy-Uppy Dance Show
The first in a series of reviews of live performances created specifically for children. Find out what's happening in a theatre near you - take along your class to a show or invite a professional company to visit your school. …