Great Falls Creative Movement

How do YOU dance? 4 – 6 year-olds

An inclusive, community-based dance class for kids

Young children and Anna stretch in a circle
Student presents herself in the studio

Saturdays, 10:15 – 11:15pm

WINTER SESSION: Jan 25th – March 15 (7 classes)
no class Feb 22nd 

SPRING SESSION: March 22nd – May 17th (7 classes)
no class April 26th

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Class description

This beginner dance class introduces children to the wide world of dance with an emphasis on community building, inclusiveness and child-driven movement exploration.

This class will ask the questions what IS dance? And how do you like to dance and why? We will explore and share our own dance styles and preferences, teaching each other our favorite movements and trying on each others’.

The winter session will then turn to focus on social dance; dances people do to connect with each other. We will learn social dances from a variety of different cultures and build skills in how to follow the rules of each dance while also letting our own unique creativity shine through.

The spring session will focus on the imagination and the ways we can tell stories with our bodies. The class will end with a performance of an original story dance.

All classes include:

  • A robust arrival period settle in, play with props and dance how you want to
  • An Opening and Closing Circle: in which each student is acknowledged, welcomed, oriented to the class and appreciated. 
  • A Warm Up: a vigorous set up movements to wake up the brain and increase range of motion in the body. 
  • Content sharing: a time for Anna to share new content based on the unit we are in and the focus of the day. Content will be shared through picture books, conversation, collage or video
  • Dance Explorations: exercises in which students are asked to improvise or freestyle based on the content shared. 
  • Skills Building: learning and practicing new skills related to content. 
  • Dance Creation: students share dance movements generated from dance explorations and skills building. 

Payment

 $60 – $170  sliding scale. 1 full Scholarship spot is reserved for each class. If you are interested in a scholarship, please proceed with the registration process and indicate you would like a scholarship on the registration form. Barter options may also be available.

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