WHY WE ARE SO DIFFERENT...way beyond your typical dance workshop!
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The goal of GROOVEmethod™KIDS is NOT to teach children how to dance. A GROOVEmethod™KIDS program has nothing to do with technique, choreography, or what participants look like when they are dancing. We simply use DANCE (or GROOVING) as a vessel to build valuable life skills...and the best part is, participants are having FUN and being ACTIVE at the same time.
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The following is what is achieved in a GROOVEmethod™KIDS program and what makes us so passionate about bringing this revolutionary method to schools across Ontario:
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: This one is a given! GROOVING is a great and fun total body workout using multiple muscle groups and cardiovascular exercise.
FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS: GROOVING helps develop many important fundamental movement skills such as balancing, hopping, rolling, dodging, jumping and kicking....a MUST for healthy development.
CREATIVITY: This is one of our favorites! When GROOVING, participants are encouraged to not "follow" or "copy" the instructor. We show simple moves and create a safe environment for participants to add their own creative spin to it. The creative mind is an important muscle that is seldom flexed (and even less so as we get older) We strongly believe in the importance of practicing creativity and creative problem solving which is achieved very easily through GROOVING.
SELF ESTEEM: Participants are encouraged to be unique and look different from on another when moving their bodies. What a great confidence builder to practice moving your body your own way without being worried about looking different.
RISK TAKING: As we all know, those who are the most successful in life are those who are not afraid of taking risks. In a GROOVE workshop participants are given a safe space to practice taking the simple risk of moving your body and looking different...a skill we believe is transferable to other aspects of life.
COMMUNITY BUILDING: One of our goals is to utilize the power of dancing for what it was originally used for...celebration and happiness. We create an environment where participants can interact with each other while dancing...not facing one direction pretending nobody is beside you. Our 360 approach to our class structure gently forces interaction between participants contributing to a stronger community.
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