Are you warming up for Sports Day?
The sun is shining and it's nearly half term - definite signs that summer is on it's way. And of course the summer also means Sports Day! I LOVED taking part in athletics as a child and am luckily enough…
Dance Glossary…K to P
Our Dance Glossary continues with KLMNO and P! Use these terms in your teaching, to update your existing knowledge and educate your class. We will update and add to the glossary on a regular basis. Please let us know if…
Dance Glossary…GHIJ
Our Dance Glossary continues with GHIJ... Use these terms in your teaching, to update your existing knowledge and educate your class. We will update and add to the glossary on a regular basis. Please let us know if you have…
Dance Glossary…DEF
Our Dance Glossary continues with DEF... Use these terms in your teaching, to update your existing knowledge and educate your class. We will update and add to the glossary on a regular basis. Please let us know if you have…
Dance Glossary…ABC
At JumpStart, we believe in using the correct terminology when working with both children and teachers. But you may be wondering what it all means! Over the forthcoming weeks we'll be creating an A-Z dance glossary which you can refer…
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…
Things I do in the last 10 minutes before I teach
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…
Dealing with overwhelm in teaching
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…
Tips for how to keep children focused in your dance class
Do you find that children can get a little over-excited when they're dancing? A big empty space, freedom to move...it can be difficult to to reign children back in and keep the momentum of your dance session. Based on my…
Dance Made Easy – NEW Training Course!
JumpStart have just launched 'Dance Made Easy' - our brand new training event for primary school teachers. This course has been developed in response to all the emails I've received over the past year from primary teachers asking for advice…