I came across this Exchange Everyday post and wanted to share it as I continue to invest in dance with children. Since I have been using my ipad in the class to access music from my (commercial free) spotify account I am able to choose so much variety of music to fit the children's wants, interests and moods. While fast-paced music is in demand, the hard rockers also show grace and sweet imaginitive interpretations to slower tunes as well. Faces calm, heads lift toward the sky, fingers detail, and partnerships form as children choreograph their idiosyncratic moves : "Relaxation movements are not the only way to unwind the body. Dancing does wonders." This is the observation of Alice Honig in her book, Little Kids, Big Worries.
"Choose slow skating waltzes and other dancing music for toddlers to relax, twirling dreamily to slow tunes. Some preschoolers love lively and stomping music. They jump and leap as they dance to those strong beats. Watch the children dance. Tensions flow out of their bodies as they move to the music."
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