NEW TO TOTAL FITNESS

2 hours of dance each week

We would like to introduce you to the new total fitness children's dance classes. Total fitness in conjunction with Spin Dance and Fitness who are Irelands premier company working within the dance education industry have put together a fabulous new programme to introduce dance to children. Starting this September the children participating in this programme will be introduced to the benefits of dance and musical theatre.

Benefits:

Dance has huge benefits for children of all ages. Apart from the obvious physical benefits of improved fitness, flexibility, posture and co-ordination there are also the emotional benefits that lead to improved self confidence, a greater ability to mix with other children and a huge growth in self confidence. And all of this is achieved while taking part in an activity that is great fun. After giving a lot of consideration to the various types of dance styles that are available we decided that the classes that we be best suited to encourage the development of your child are Musical Theatre and Hip Hop.

Hip Hop:

Hip Hop is a very energetic dance form that can have lots of different styles depending upon the music that it is performed to. Most of the world's top performing pop artists use hip hop dancers as part of their performances because of the funky energetic style that they have. Another part of hip hop dance that quiet often isn't given the credit that it deserves is its musicality. Your child will begin to understand more how music is structured and counted and they will finally be able to put a structure to the rhythms that most children begin to feel and move to before they can even walk.

Musical Theatre:

Musical theatre is the ultimate class for any child that loves singing and dancing. In fact musical theatre is the only class that actually combines both of these activities. During the term your child will learn how to do physical warm ups, vocal warm ups, and a song and dance number. They will also start learning some of the terminology surrounding the theatre. Parts of the stage, stage directions, and the various roles of everybody involved in a theatre production from the director to the theatre ushers are all covered in these classes. While a lot of people may not have heard the phrase musical theatre before almost everybody will know the hit shows GLEE and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. For those of us slightly richer in years GREASE, WEST SIDE STORY or ANNIE might be more familiar but these are all examples of musical theatre productions.

Having spent over twenty years involved in dance myself and having been involved in the teaching of hundreds of children I know that benefits of this type of activity are immense and as a parent I know that trying to get children to do things that are good for them can be difficult. With song and dance however it's EASY! The kids love it and you will love watching them perform! On behalf of Total Fitness and Spin Dance and Fitness I look forward to seeing you perform soon. – Brian Redmond Director, Spin Dance and Fitness.

Please click here to download the Kids Total Dance PDF.

For more information call 018672455 or email irelandswimming@totalfitness.ie.

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YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE IT!