Dance for Early ChildhoodDance is a beautiful art form, full of strength, power, and grace. But did you know there are many other benefits to dance classes besides improving the art, especially in young children?
Children constantly soak up new information and stimulation, and dance classes demonstrate a wide range of life skills your child can start learning at an early age. Here are some of the life skills a student can learn in dance. |
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Motor SkillsDance is a physical activity. Through dance classes, students learn about, strengthen, and stretch the muscles in their body, thus developing their overall range of movement. This is important, especially for young children, because it helps them grow healthily and maintain an active lifestyle. Developing these motor skills also helps develop a child's body spatial awareness and overall awareness of the stimuli around them.
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Sensory AwarenessIt's no secret that dance is sensory. From vision and watching teachers and other dancers around you dance to touch by feeling your body in different positions and hearing the music, dance classes help develop three of the five senses in various ways. A dancer is attuned to everything around them because of this training. Learning and understanding these senses teaches young dancers to connect with the world around them.
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Social SkillsBeing surrounded by others their age is crucial to a child's development. Through dance classes, students learn to cooperate with, learn about, and respect their peers. Dancers communicate with their peers and their teacher, which helps children practice their communication and language skills and, through this, learn and practice empathy for others. Learning these skills promotes positive self-esteem through practicing skills they can use in everyday life.
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