The children at Kids on Mullum Child Care Centre were visited by Kasie from Jamie's Academy of Dance earlier this month.

 

Underneath the beautiful sunshine, Kasie led the children through a fun and interactive movement and dance class, getting their bodies moving and inducing lots of smiles & giggles. 

 

Dancing incursions promote healthy physical development in children from a very early age. It is a fun way to get exercise, and while children are developing their movement skills and using the hundreds of muscles in their bodies, they're also giving their hearts and lungs a healthy workout and feeling the benefits of an active life.

Music, dance and movement incursions provide children with opportunities to develop:

• Flexibility
• Fitness
• Balance
• Spatial awareness
• Muscle strength
• Endurance
• Aerobic fitness
• Coordination
• Kinaesthetic memory (how muscles remember movements)