Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Why teach dance in
the primary
school?
- Helps develop the
ability to express and
communicate feelings
through movement
- Helps develop
awareness of body
movements
- Helps to develop
spacial awareness
- Helps to develop
composition skills
- Develops an
appreciation of
different dance styles
- Contributes to art and
cultural education
- Good mode for cultural
expression
- Promotes fitness in a different and
creative way
- Helps develop creativity
- Children often find
dance lessons fun
- More children are
likely to engage
- A vehicle to interpret other subjects
through rhythm and choreography, for
example maths, geography and literacy
- Develops wider aspirations,
i.e. a child wanting to become
a dancer
- Benefits both gross and fine
motor skills
- Larger movements with
the limbs and upper
body help to develop
gross motor skills
- More intricate
movements, i.e.
movements with the
hands, wrists, ankles
and feet , help to
develop fine motor
skills
- Helps to develop
self-confidence and
awareness
- Helps develop
social skills
- Children have to
collaborate
- Can help to develop
focus and memory
- Especially when
they are creating
their own
routines