Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Benefits of Dance in the Early Years.....


Physical Development 

Moving safely, imaginatively and with confidence 
Moving with bodily control, co-ordination, flexibility and balance 
The development of spatial awareness 
Dancing with props; developing manipulative skills 
Experiencing a range of gross motor movements and fine motor movements 
Keeping healthy - dance as part of a healthy lifestyle 

Creative Development 

Communicating ideas, thoughts and feelings non-verbally through movement 
Using the imagination to create ideas, characters and narratives 
Making movement responses 
Having an enjoyable, exciting and motivating time 
Working individually, with a partner and as part of a group 
Developing trust and co-operation 
Selecting and using movement ideas independently and with others 
Exploring feelings and views of self and others - including other cultures and beliefs 
Accepting the moral code on which discipline and courtesy within the group is based 
Interacting with a new social group 


Communication, Language and Literacy Development 

The use of sounds, music, words, poems, rhymes, texts and stories as stimuli for, and 
   accompaniment to dance 
The use of language to imagine and recreate roles and ideas in the dance 
Interaction - negotiating plans and activities and developing conversational skills 
Appreciation - talking about personal dance performance 
Observation - talking about the dance performance of others 
Developing a vocabulary of movement 

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