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Clothes Line Dance

By maria, on July 13th, 2011%

Do you ever use Laban symbols for a different way to teach movement? It’s one of my favorite ways to teach new students not to copy my movement but to do their own. Otherwise, I sound like a broken record  saying” don’t copy my shape, make your own.” Its a great way to introduce movement words and fun movements too! Clothes line dance you say? Yes! Here’s what we did: Continue reading Clothes Line Dance

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Planet Dance

By maria, on November 11th, 2010%

Today in Step Lively we did a planet dance! Included were a spaceship, blueberries, and ice cream! Sounds like a great adventure right? I love the imaginations of young ones! Continue reading Planet Dance

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Peanut Butter

By maria, on October 4th, 2010%

Peanut butter! OOOOy GOOOy, sticky peanut butter! Today in creative movement one of the 4′s said lets do a peanut butter dance! I looove peanut butter so I was all for it. Continue reading Peanut Butter

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Body Letters

By maria, on September 27th, 2010%

Today in creative dance we made body letters! I asked them to raise their hand if they did NOT know what the first letter in their name was. Continue reading Body Letters

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String the Movements

By maria, on September 21st, 2010%

Yesterday in my creative dance class for 5-6 year olds we made a dance! It was so much fun and they loved, LOVED it! Continue reading String the Movements

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Floor Tape

By maria, on September 14th, 2010%

I have a new found love for dance class! Yes, duct tape! Continue reading Floor Tape

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Crafty Ribbon Rings

By maria, on August 16th, 2010%

Ribbon RingsLook! I made Ribbon Rings! Yes, I made them! I tried to buy them, but I just couldn’t find the perfect ones for my little dancing friends. Want to know how I did it? Here’s the step by step…

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Heat Wave

By admin, on July 5th, 2010%

This week in NYC it is supposed to be 99 degrees for 3 days in a row! The rest of the days will be a cool 94 degrees. Can you believe that? Since there will be such a heat wave I have been brainstorming about places we could visit in dance class that will make us cool. Continue reading Heat Wave

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Maria Hanley Maria Hanley is an independent early childhood dance educator in New York City. View Maria's profile on LinkedIn

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