 |
Dancing With Children
photo courtesy of Donna Kriekle
Part of creating a 'dancing lifestyle' for yourself, may involve dancing with children. Luckily, Bellydance is well adapted to all ages and all spaces. With a few games and an open mind, you will enjoy many hours of dance-play! Children love bellies, belly buttons and belly dance! They crave motion and respond to music with a good beat. They enjoy dressing up. Anytime is a good time to bellydance! Being a Creative Momma
If there are young ones in your everyday life, you are full of blessings and, no doubt, plenty of challenges too. At times, it seems that the demands of motherhood compete with personal needs for freedom and creativity (and sweat). However, what's good for you is good for everyone. With 'determined patience' and a flexible mind, the opportunities will unfold. Dancing with children has many benefits: Making time to dance together makes it easier for everyone in your family to understand when you need to dance alone. 
sets a standard worth striving for. You are your child's first teacher. Live the life you want them to have.
photo courtesy of celebdu
Dancing with Children is Fun and Easy with these Ideas and Concepts!
Dance to Health is a great site to visit if you want more information about Dance and Movement Therapy for children with learning disabilities or physical challenges. The emphasis is on the health, creative and spiritual aspects of dance as a therapy.
If you want information about Dance Therapy, click here to visit Dance to Health.
Relevant Qualities and Capacities
Children under the age of 7 have a special, almost magical quality.For them, the line between fantasy and reality is very faint. Their minds embrace life in a unique way and their bodies move intuitively and naturally (almost unconsciously). Yet, they live in a state of imitation. They copy the sounds they hear and love to mimic and follow every move they see.
photo courtesy of Andrew_mc_d
Dancing with Children gives them time with their favorite role model - YOU! If you or someone you know questions whether bellydance is appropriate for boys,
click here to see a presentation supporting boys in bellydance
Youth Get 'Dancey' Too!
As a child grows, having a healthy self image is paramount. Being strong, flexible, relaxed and creative are skills that apply to all aspects of life. Dancing with older children becomes a gateway to these life lessons and skills. Bellydance in a safe atmosphere offers a healthy expression of the emotions that arise in adolescence.
photo courtesy of celebdu If the environment supports and encourages creative expression, and exploration of their growing bodies, they are on their way to living a joyful and well-balanced lifestyle. You can use these natural qualities and capacities to create time and space for dancing. When you fill your home with fun, beauty and health, your family will experience joy, awe, vitality and peace.
Benefits of Belly Dancing With Children
To see the 'Homepage' from 'Dancing With Children', click here.
|
