KICKS PRE-SCHOOL DANCE CURRICULUM
MINI MOVERS CLASSES

Welcome to the wonderful world of Dance in early childhood. A world that we as dance teachers are constantly exploring and developing.
The Kicks Daytime Curriculum philosophy is to learn through movement, education and to develop the children's creativity and thought processes by encouraging them to use their bodies and minds.

Our Instructors
The dance teachers at Kicks specializing in this program have, most importantly a special place in their heart for young children. The combination of this criteria, along with our highly trained teaching standard, results in a fun environment for the students, which in turn, fosters a love of dance and movement from an early age.

Our Program
Our Kicks Daytime Curriculum has been carefully developed by the staff to assure that students not only have fun, but are learning the very basics of dance without them even being aware of the technical side being developed. We incorporate the following into our program.

• • Dance and Movement Development
• • Gain basic technical knowledge preparing students for normal stream classes once they reach school age
• • Tap Dancing lessons offered for basic technique and rhythm skills
• • Instrument sounds and rhythms
• • Musical improvisation
• • Musical games and imagery
• • Recognising musical notations
• • Singing in tune and keep time with the music

Each lesson our children enter the world of make believe. It is their special time to be who they wish to be. We encourage the students to wear whatever they desire, day wear, dance leotards, assorted costumes and fairy dress ups, or their prettiest dress. This is their day to pretty themselves up and enter a special world. The last day of term, parents are invited into class to take photos and watch their child’s achievements.
We use props and accessories appropriate to the theme of each lesson.
Every child goes home with our weekly activity sheet to colour in which encourages parent/child interaction.

Program Objectives
To utilise the children's interest in movement and to develop multiple abilities in the following areas:

• • Listening Skills
• • Creative Imagination
• • Locomotive skills for large muscle groupings
• • Co-ordination of physical skills
• • Self Confidence and Self Esteem
  
• • Physical Fitness
• • Concept of Music and Movement
• • Social and Emotional Development and interaction
• • Concept of Direction and Position
• • Independence

Program Goals
The inspirational magic of Dance as an art form prompted us, at Kicks to provide a specialized Movement and Dance Programme designed to develop a love of music and dance at an early age which will give each child a lifelong gift forever.