How Do You Teach Dance To Young Children?
Teaching a dance class for children is very different from teaching a dance class for adults. Some children may be shy, some may not want to be there at all and some may want to kid around the entire time. To keep the attention of your dance students, you must hold their interest with creative and fun ideas. Choose appropriate music for the age group you are teaching. Kids’ songs are great for a younger group, and popular music works well for older children. Select a variety of songs with different tempos and moods for different parts of the class. Always begin with warm-ups, such as yoga positions. You can also instruct students to move their bodies to imitate different objects in nature, such as a tree bending with the wind. Once the class has warmed up, begin an activity that encourages students to move around. Running, hopping, jumping and skipping will all get your students’ heart rates up. Similar to the warm-ups, you may want to encourage your students to “gallop like a horse” o
