Reasons to Dance: Dr Seuss
"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh the thinks you can think up if only you try" Dr Seuss As a mother of two little people (4 year old daughter and 18 month old…
Reasons to Dance: ‘Scientifically’ fit
“... [dance] can speed up your heart rate, it can enliven your being, it can change your life.” Richard Alston [1] Anyone who has taken part in a dance class will be able to attest to the fact that…
Reasons to Dance: “Because I’m Happy…”
Today at 4pm Sir Ken Robinson will urge “devote equal time to dance and maths” in The Educators, a new series on BBC Radio 4. And (of course) I whole-heartedly agree! There is a real buzz about dance at the…
10 ways to rehearse a dance
I am in the midst of rehearsals for Jump2it, a new dance festival that I have set up in conjunction with the South Charnwood School Sports Partnership. I am working with 7 primary schools who will learn / choreograph a…
The Principles of a Good Dance Class
I’ve been teaching this week at Leicester College – students on the Foundation Degree in Dance. Today’s workshop focused on how to teach dance in primary schools, which got me thinking about what actually constitutes a good dance class. Your…