Dance Like A Preschooler - They Don't Even Care if There is Music

We know watching our kiddos jump around and practice their dance moves is possibly the most adorable thing ever. Seeing their happy faces and hearing their little giggles as they jump and play and try to follow coordinated music of dance classes with their uncoordinated limbs is an amusing and fun activity for all. 

Children start moving to music very early. I remember when I was around 7 months pregnant - I was playing my favorite rock mix when Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody started playing and she went from semi-dormant to kicking like crazy. She also did it when Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" played. I may have considered it a fluke but even after she was born, those two songs made her kick her legs and wiggle around. When she started crawling, she would shake her little diapered bottom to the music. They were also the first songs she danced to when she started pulling herself to her feet. My point is - there is no such thing as too young to dance and early dance classes can definitely help your little one gain coordination and confidence. 

We all know that it is better for our children to be active and dancing definitely qualifies as a rigorous activity, but the benefits of dance extend far beyond helping our children stay physically fit.

I'm dead serious, here. There is much more to dance than meets the eye. Dance stimulates the brain so effectively, according to several peer-reviewed studies from Harvard, that it helps patients with severe neurodegenerative diseases improve their current mobility while slowing the progression of diseases like Parkinson's disease.
Even when compared to 11 other sports, dance was the only one that engaged and lit up brain response to the point of lowering patients risks of dementia. Many other studies showed how dance heavily increases Serotonin which helps people feel happier, less stressed and more relaxed and even more able to navigate the social world.

If dancing produces such drastic benefits for older people, just imagine how much more beneficial dance is to a developing brain.

Dancing helps our children with memory, mobility, coordination, endurance, and flexibility, which can help prevent injury during other physical activities. Dance provides children with a healthy outlet for stressors while allowing them to have fun with others and increase their overall happiness. Finally, it allows your child to burn off excess energy so they can focus on mentally demanding tasks with greater ease.

So, do yourself and your child a favor: Sign your tot up for early dance classes at your favorite dance studio today. You will be giving your child access to skills that will benefit them for a lifetime.