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Week 14:Dance and GymnasticsThis week in dance and gymnastics we are introducing jumps. The toddlers will be singing the "Jump Up and Down" song and hopping like a bunny and doing frog jumps. The preschool children are learning tuck jumps, pike jumps, and straddle jumps, and playing a game with jumps as well. Both age groups are celebrating the Holidays by dancing with ribbons to Holiday music!Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we are learning the "Electric Slide" and playing a gymnastics game using a dice with gymnastics tricks on it. We are also spreading some Holiday cheer by playing "FREEZE DANCE" to Holiday music and eating candy canes at the end of class!
Week 13Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are having some Holiday fun by dancing with jingle bells and we are showing off our best dance moves by dancing with Holiday ribbon and playing FREEZE DANCE to Holiday music!Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we are learning line dances such as the Cha Cha Slide, the Cupid Shuffle, an the Electric Slide!
Week 12Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we worked on our rolls and learned the Indian style roll with the toddlers and learned log rolls and egg rolls with the preschool children. Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we practiced for the Holiday Showcase!
Week 11:Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are dancing! We are working on clapping fast and slow and are practicing jumping in and out and up and down with the toddlers. We are working on the combination that we have been practicing and turns with the preschool children. Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we are practicing everything that we have learned so far for the Holiday Showcase! We are also learning round offs and are playing FREEZE DANCE!
Week 10:Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are doing gymnastics! We are practicing forward rolls, straddle rolls, bunny hops, frog hops, and bear crawls with the toddlers and the younger preschool children. For the older preschool children we are practicing headstands and bridges.Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we are reviewing bridges, jumps, and rolls and we are learning cartwheels! We will also play the children's favorite game, FREEZE DANCE!
Week 9:Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are dancing! We are practicing marching, tip toeing, galloping, and skipping with the toddlers and and all of the above and turns with the preschool children. The preschoolers are also working on a dance combination as well. Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we learned rolls. The children learned how to do forward rolls, straddle rolls, Indian style leg rolls, egg rolls, and log rolls. We also played a new game called the push up game and we played FREEZE DANCE as well.
Week 7:Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we did some more gymnastics! We worked on our rolls some more with the toddlers and the preschool children and we also worked more on our cartwheels in with the preschool children as well.Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we practiced the "Thriller" dance some more. The Halloween party is right around the corner and the children would like to perform "Thriller" for their classmates, parents, and teachers at their Halloween Party!
Benefits of Dance/GymnasticsPhysical:- Fitness
- Coordination
- Cardiovascular
- Flexibility
- Strength
Intellectual:
- Intellectual stimulation
- Calculation and Planning
- Sequential Learning
- Patterns
- Spatial Development
- Increased motivation to learn
- Mental flexibility and problem solving
- Right and left brain inclusion
- Improved academic performance
- Mental flexibility and problem solving
Artistic:
- Arts appreciation
- Musicality and rhythmic expression
- Creative Expression
- Imagination
- Innovation
Social:
- Team exploration and cooperation
- communication
- camaraderie
Individual:
- Confidence and Self esteem
- Listening skills
- Self-discipline
- Sense of accomplishment
- Persistence
- Accuracy
- Being open to new ideas
Week 6:
Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are doing gymnastics! With the toddlers we are practicing forward rolls and with the preschool children we are practicing forward rolls and we are working on our cartwheels!Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we are going to finish learning the "Thriller" dance. We will also play the children's favorite game "Freeze Dance"!
Week 5:
Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are dancing! In the toddler classrooms we are dancing with leaves and waving them around at the same tempo as the music. We are doing the same with the preschool classes as well but we are also reviewing the dance steps that we learned and we are adding a few more!
Rock and Rollers:
This week in Rock and Rollers we are learning more of the "Thriller" dance! We added a few more steps and we're getting closer to learning the whole thing! We are also playing the children's favorite game, "FREEZE DANCE"!
Week 4:
Movin' and Groovin'
This week in Movin' and Groovin' we did some more gymnastics. We did some more rolls with the toddlers and we did rolls, bridges, and we started cartwheels with the preschool children!
Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers I am teaching the children how to do jumps used in gymnastics. They learned how to do tuck, pike, and straddle jumps on the ground and on the mini trampoline! The children loved practicing their jumps on the trampoline!
Week 3:Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we are still focusing on the feet but we are adding a few more steps using our heels. We are also dancing to Dora and Alvin and the Chipmunks!Rock and RollersThis week in Rock and Rollers we are reviewing how to do bridges and learning a few steps to a condensed version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"!!! We will also play a game of freeze dance at the end of class if there is time!
Week 2:Movin' and Groovin'This week in Movin' and Groovin' we will learn some gymnastics! We will be teaching all of the children how to do some basic front rolls and the older children will also learn how to do bridges. Rock and RollersThis is our first week of Rock and Rollers and I am really excited about getting it started! This week we will learn how to do bridges and we will also play a game of freeze dance and the winner will get a prize!
Week 1:Movin' and Groovin' This is our first week of Movin' and Groovin' and I am really excited that special programs has started up again! This week we are focusing on our feet and doing simple steps that the children can easily pick up. We will also have some fun by dancing around to Dora!
