Happy Halloween!

So, I know it's Halloween.. but I just had to share this photo.

I am loving a turkey and a tutu together!

Isn't it adorable!?

Zumba!

Last night I tried Zumba! I thought I would check it out, since it seems to be a new craze. It was such a great workout and really easy to pick up for the "non-dancer." Above is a video so you can see what it's like, but of course every teacher is a little unique in style. Go try it out!

And...I just looked at the instructor workshops...hmmm... to ambitious of me? They also have a workshop to be able to teach kids... that might be something I would love! What do you think?

In the meantime... movecreateeducate

Connecting Creative Women Entrepreneurs

Connecting Creative Women Entrepreneurs! How exciting... no explanation needed, just click here to find out more! You can also take a survey to enter a raffle!

Isn't that a great idea?

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A pumpkin patch, an apple tree, and the Wizard of Oz...

What do all of these have in common? It's Halloween of course! Even though Halloween is not my most favorite holiday, it is really fun to celebrate in movement and dance class!

3 Halloween Ideas just for movement class...

1) Travel to the pumpkin patch where we found really really big pumpkins, and really small pumpkins! Give them faces- happy, sad, surprised, scary! I use heavy and light pumpkins to teach them the difference between big and small.

2) Pick apples and put them in baskets... (they love to pick imaginary fruit!) What color are the apples? Red or Green or Yellow? The girls say pink! (I just go with it) Let's fill up one basket together! TEAMWORK!

3) The Wizard of Oz- travel down the yellow brick road and find out what's down the road. My kids saw different things like trees, and animals. I asked them what different locomotor movements we should do down the yellow brick road. (skip, hop, crawl, tip-toe)

In my 4 year old classes we became the characters in the story like the tin man, and the lion, and the scarecrow. They loved it!

What do you do to celebrate halloween in your movement classes? I would love to hear!

In the meantime movecreateeducate...

JODE

Last week I received JODE (Journal of Dance Education) in the mail for participating in a survey about the Journal. I am looking forward to reading it, since I haven't read the journal since I was in school writing the days away. If you're interested check it out! Maybe someday one of us will have an article in the Journal! Yes, lets strive for that...

New tools for a new week

Today I visited the Bank Street Bookstore just a few streets down from my house. I was in search of some new tools for my classes this week. Look what I found! The book Waddle! byRufus Butler Seder is great for preschoolers. AND, it's a scanimation book (which means the pictures move), so it works perfect for dance teachers like us who like to show visuals! Check it out... I highly recommend it!

I also found Yoga Pretzels- 50 Fun Yoga Activities for Kids. Read an earlier post about Yoga Pretzels here!

This week in my creative movement classes I will incorporate breath. All of these seem easy to teach and fun to remember!

What will you do this week? Anything new or different? I would love to hear...

In the meantime movecreateeducate...

Dance Bloggers!

I just stumbled across this website <<<(did you click on it?)  It is what I have been searching for since I started blogging.  Ready for it? A community of dance bloggers! Brilliant, I think it's just brilliant.  So guess what I did? I added myself to the list! Each time I post, an excerpt of it will show up on the community blog in hopes of attracting more readers! 

I am so happy to be a part of this community and I look forward to meeting new teachers, dancers, and artists! 

In the meantime movecreateeducate...