Booking: Single Session that can be used at any available Toddler Dance @The Green
Time: Thursday 10:15 to 11:00
Venue: The Green, Nunhead Community Centre, 5 Nunhead Green, London, SE15 3QQ
Come as you are, no previous dance experience is needed. Just bring comfortable clothes and get ready to move!
If you have any questions or special requirements, please get in touch at: julia@meandbaby.dance, or follow us on Instagram @meandbabydance.
Toddler Dance Curriculum
Our curriculum is based on Rudolf Laban’s BESS system:
- Body: What part of the body is moving? Leading the dance with different body parts.
- Effort: How is the body moving? We explore moving fast and slow, with great effort or ease, through curves and bends or in straight lines.
- Shape: What shapes can we make with our body, with others, and as a group?
- Space: Where are we moving? We explore personal space, taking up a lot or a little space around us, and different ways to use the space as a group.
Each session will have a key theme: body parts, fast and slow, stop and start, shapes, big and small, close and far, bringing it all together in an end of term season special.
What to Expect in a Session
- Check-In: Begin with a group check-in
- Warm-Up: A gentle warm-up exercise to build routine and memory
- Parent and Child Dance: Engage in dance games like making tunnels, shapes and letting the child lead the dance where parents copy their movements
- Group Dance: Participate in dance games for the whole group such as musical statues, follow the leader, and grandma’s footsteps
- Cuddle Dance: A calm dance for just you and your child
- Check-Out: Reflect on the session and share experiences
