Dancing for preschool kids is not only about having fun, it also offers a wide range of health benefits.
Dancing at all ages is great for anyone, but involving children at an early age supports both their physical and mental development. It also shows them the importance and fun of exercising.
Physical Fitness
Even the basic preschool dance classes for younger children provides the opportunity for the them to use their entire body. Balancing on their toes, raising their arms, and assuming various dance positions uses all of their muscle groups.
The aerobic element of dance gets their heartbeat going to. This strengthens the cardiovascular system, increases their lung capacity, and builds strength and endurance.
When taught correctly it will also improve flexibility, posture, and balance. Some experts say that moving our bodies to music strengthens the connection between our bodies and our minds.
Mental Development
Dancing not only benefits the body, but also the mind. Learning choreography, even simple routines for young dancers, helps children strengthen their cognitive abilities and memory skills. Dance classes allowing for spontaneous movements aids a child’s problem solving skills as well.
Dance also provides the opportunity for children to become more comfortable with their bodies as well as expressing their ideas and emotions. This can lead to improvement of self-esteem.
Social Skills
In addition to children learning to relate to their body, dance also provides learning to relate to others including children in the dance class and the teacher. They can learn how to effectively communicate their ideas, needs, and opinions to someone other than their parents or siblings.
As they learn new routines within a group setting, they also can learn to bond with others for a common result, a successful dance.
Lifetime friendships are made in dance classes. Plus. learning to get along with a variety of personalities and ages is a great learning lesson.
It is quite easy to see why dance, especially for young children, can be a tremendous experience in the development of a child. Learning these skill sets will improve the chances of a healthy life.
On top of all this, when starting with preschool dance, this is an activity that a child can carry on throughout his or her entire life.
I loved how you mentioned that your children can have a lifetime of friendship with people in their dance classes. My wife and I are preparing to have our first daughter together and we were wondering how we could make sure she has friends in her childhood. I’ll be sure to tell her that we should consider putting her in ballet classes.
Thank you for pointing out that dance classes are great for helping children learn social skills. I want my daughter to make friends this year, so I’m thinking about signing her up for a dance class. I’m going to look for a reputable dance class in the area that she can attend.