The Importance of Kids Learning Dance
By Janelle Inkens (for Fitness
Beginnings)
Dance can teach kids so many important
skills.
Tap
dance teaches coordination and rhythm.
Kids will learn to keep time with the music while moving their feet!
It is a fun high-energy dance that kids love!
Ballet
is the foundation to all types of dance. When
learning Ballet, kids will perfect coordination and improve flexibility.
Ballet also increases strength while helping kids with proper posture of
the entire body.
Jazz
dance is another type of dance that kids love. Jazz provides style as well as flexibility.
Tap, Jazz and Ballet all instill discipline and health conscious
attitudes that will be beneficial tools as children grow and learn.
Other areas I have seen children grow
include, learning to participate in a structured environment, direction
following, respect for themselves as well as others, taking turns and increased
self-esteem. Kids love to express
themselves and any type of dance can help them do that while gaining other
valuable skills.
Janelle Inkens is a 36-year-old wife
and mother of two. She studied Tap,
Jazz and Ballet most of her childhood. At
the age of 25, she was hired for her first teaching job. She started a dance
program for a non-profit organization in her town ten years ago and it has been
a continued success. She has had
the pleasure of seeing former students be successful on their High School dance
teams and cheerleading squads as well as studying dance at reputable colleges.
Fitness
Beginnings offers a variety of videos and DVDs designed to introduce Tap,
Jazz, and Ballet
dance to children from ages 2 and up.
