Dance classes for children are a great way to be more active, improve motor skills, make friends and develop creative skills. Dancing is also enormous fun while listening to all your favourite tunes!
At Jigsaw, students aged 7 – 18 take part in an hour of dance as part of their 3 hour performing arts session. To ensure each child gets the right level of focus and personal attention there is a maximum of 20 students per class. Exploring skills in: Mobility, Strength, Flexibility, Precision, Musicality, Rhythm, Spacial awareness, Control and more! The younger students aged 3 – 6 years learn similar skills at a more basic level for 30 minutes of their 90 minute session. There is a maximum of 16 students in the 3-6 years classes.
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For 7 – 18 year-old students, each class starts with an aerobic warm-up, to get the heart rate going and warm up the body followed by a full-body stretch.
In the centre, students participate in floor work and learn new techniques. Students have the opportunity to work individually or in pairs from the corner to master new steps.
Each class finishes with a fun routine. A routine would be worked on for a number of weeks so students have the opportunity to improve and feel more confident with their performance. This gives them great self esteem and a sense of achievement.
Dance teachers introduce students to a variety of styles from musical theatre to street dance and everything in between. We believe, it is important to use music that the students enjoy.
The 3 – 6 year-old students follow the same structure as the older students but at a more basic level. We use lots of imagery when teaching techniques and new steps to keep the exercises fun for the young students. We use a lot of repetition to really build their confidence in dance.
Lots of Disney songs and light pop songs are used to keep the energy going.
