Babyballet goes online for pupils
PRE-SCHOOL DANCE specialist babyballet has launched free online educational dance lessons for every child under the age of six in the UK during the latest lockdown.
The idea is already proving popular with parents and carers, schools and education providers, with more than 5,500 signing up for the themed, weekday sessions in the first 24 hours alone.
Felicity McGreal, is owner of babyballet Huddersfield Central & Brighouse, which is a part of the global babyballet family with classes across the UK. She said: “The 10 minute sessions aim to provide a resource, in line with national learning objectives, for nursery practitioners and teachers, as well as parents and carers who are home schooling.
“Each week will cover a different theme such as ‘animal adventure’ and ‘celebrating people who help’. There will be a 10 minute activity session at 10am every weekday for the next eight weeks, as well as a boogie time, a sing-along and a story time at different times during the week.”
“We are also offering our regular 35 minute weekly classes via Zoom.
“This has been such a great way to encourage interaction between the teacher and the other children.”
Claire O’Connor, CEO of babyballet, which was founded in Halifax, said: ““We have an overwhelming sense of responsibility to help the nation as much as we possibly can by sharing these resources with every child in the UK via parents and carers, nurseries, pre-schools and schools.”
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