As the
new school year begins, the importance of academic success is on every parent
and student’s mind as they play less and study more. But let’s not forget the significant role that
extracurricular activities play in a well-rounded education.
It’s
no secret that children who participate in dance, movement, music, and stillness
acquire benefits that enrich every aspect of their lives and improve their
personal mind and body growth and development. According to the National Dance Education
Organization, dance helps children mature physically, emotionally, socially,
and cognitively. The physical benefits of dance are widely accepted, but the
emotional, social and cognitive attributes have only recently begun to be
appreciated.
Movement
Works is dedicated to inspiring young students to express themselves
authentically through a wide variety of classes in our fall youth program for every
age – toddlers to teens and everybody in between. Our classes cover all the classic disciplines
including creative movement, toddler dance, jazz dance, creative yoga and
tumble, choreography and improvisation, modern, tap, ballet, hip-hop, yoga, karate,
and Musikgarten.
Designed
to uplift the spirit while strengthening the body, our Fall Youth Program
classes are the perfect creative outlet that not only exercise the body, but
stretch the mind beyond belief. Through
our classes we teach:
- fundamental
gross motor skills
- balance,
coordination, and posture
- teamwork
- individual
expression
- self-awareness
- confidence
- control
- musicality
- syncopation
skills
- strength
and flexibility
- character
development
- self-discipline
- self-empowerment
- positive
self-talk
As if
that’s not enough, our classes help kids tune into their inner strengths and
discover a sense of calm.
We
invite you and your children to share this experience with us and welcome you into our community
as we celebrate the youth through movement, music, and stillness. Check out our Fall Youth Program schedule and see our full
course descriptions here.
Did you know… that in just one brief daily session of yoga,
babies get as much physical activity as if they were handled for a few hours? The same benefits that adults and children
receive from the calming, fluid movements of yoga are the same for babies. Movement
Works is adding Yoga Flow and Play on
Mondays this fall for families to enjoy
with their children of all ages. Yoga
Flow & Play is a creative adult flow class for all skills levels allowing
bonding time with your loves ones. View our
schedule for times and information.
