Melissa Lowe encourages children to have fun as they clap, sing and move to music, to make faces and imagine. They use scarves and hula hoops to appreciate lightness and roundness, balls and bean bags to learn to balance a... more »nd coordination. Through their games and improvisation, the children develop self-awareness and come to appreciate their expressive potential. The class is designed to improve body awareness and foster self-confidence, emphasizing motor skills development, coordination skills, limbering and muscle tone. Rhythm is the strongest element in music, and a child?s natural response to music is to move rhythmically. For that reason, this program is as much for music readiness as it is for dance. FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS! Included is a brochure which contains tips for instruction and also a detailed description of both of the workouts on this DVD. Melissa Lowe was trained at the schools of American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet, and danced as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Houston Ballet. At the University of Arizona, she is an assistant professor of ballet and director of early movement for children.« less
Actors:Melissa Lowe, Suzanne Knosp Genres:Educational, Fitness & Yoga Sub-Genres:Educational, Aerobics Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 08/30/2005 Original Release Date: 01/01/2005 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2005 Release Year: 2005 Run Time: 1hr 30min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English