Dance within Primary Schools

Why bring dance into your primary school?

Dance has so many benefits, both physical and non physical. Many physical benefits include:

· Improves cardiovascular health

· Increased muscular strength, endurance and aerobic fitness

· Better coordination, agility and flexibility

· Healthy blood pressure

· Improves overall balance and spatial awareness

Nonphysical benefits include:

· Increased self confidence

· Improves in general wellbeing

· Improves general and psychological wellbeing

· Greater self-confidence and self-esteem

· Better social skills and expressing feelings

· Stimulates creativity

Teaching Dance in Primary Schools

Dance education is such a brilliant way to link learning from the classroom to PE. Along with all the physical benefits, dance can deepen learning for many children by using subjects and topics that they are already learning and linking them as part of a dance lesson. Research has shown that this cross-curriculum method of teaching in dance has had a positive impact on children retaining information, improving their vocabulary, understanding the topic and much more.

Onside Coaching has over 10 years experience of dance in education. We have fully trained and qualified dance instructors. Here are some examples of our cross curricular work follows:

· History – The Romans, The Tudors, WW1 & 2, The Greeks, Ancient Egypt, Vikings, The great fire of London

· Geography – India, Rivers, Continents, Equator, Weather

· Maths – Fractions, Asymmetry and symmetry, Shapes

· Literacy – We’re going on a bear hunt (By Michael Rosen), The Gruffalo (by Julia Donaldson), Giraffes Can’t Dance (by Giles Andreae)

· Science - The water cycle, Magnets and springs, Rocks and soils, Materials

· Dance from other cultures Dance is such an important part of PE and is not always given the credit that is needed.

If you would like anymore information about dance in your Primary School or if your school would like us to teach a session, please get in touch. We also offer CPD sessions in dance for staff.

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