SEL Movement Game: Don’t You Budge!
25 Feb 2019
In addition to offering programs that help students build Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills through dance, Dancing with Class has developed a series of movement games that any educator can use to reinforce SEL skills in a fun and active way. “Don’t You Budge!” is a [...]
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28 Jan 2019
In addition to offering programs that help students build Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills through dance, Dancing with Class has developed a series of movement games that any educator can use to reinforce SEL skills in a fun and active way. “May I Have This Dance?” is a [...]
Read more SEL Movement Game: May I Have This Dance?SEL Movement Game: Mirrors
28 Jan 2019
In addition to offering programs that help students build Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills through dance, Dancing with Class has developed a series of movement games that any educator can use to reinforce SEL skills in a fun and active way. “Mirrors” is a social-awareness [...]
Read more SEL Movement Game: MirrorsSEL Movement Game: What is Your Emoji?
28 Jan 2019
In addition to offering programs that help students build SEL skills through dance, Dancing with Class has developed a series of movement games that any educator can use to reinforce SEL skills in a fun and active way. “What is Your Emoji?” is a self-awareness game that help [...]
Read more SEL Movement Game: What is Your Emoji?Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part IV
10 Dec 2018
Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part IV SEL is an important intervention that contributes to a person’s cognitive development and mental health from childhood into adulthood. In this 4-part series, we have defined Social Emotional Learning (see Part I), examined the [...]
Read more Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part IVSocial Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part III
25 Nov 2018
Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part III SEL is an important intervention that contributes to a person’s cognitive development and mental health from childhood into adulthood. In this 4-part series, we have defined Social Emotional Learning (see Part I), and examined the [...]
Read more Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part IIISocial Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part II
19 Nov 2018
Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part II SEL is an important intervention that contributes to a person’s cognitive development and mental health from childhood into adulthood. In this 4-part series, we are specifically setting out to define Social Emotional Learning (see [...]
Read more Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part IISocial Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance Part I
16 Nov 2018
Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance – Part I Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is not just a buzz phrase here at Dancing with Class. In fact SEL is an important intervention that contributes to a person’s cognitive development and mental health from childhood into adulthood. In [...]
Read more Social Emotional Learning & The Magic of Dance Part IThree Ways Dance Can Be a Platform for Teaching Social Skills
3 Jul 2018
Not too long ago, I found a note while picking up some leftover scraps of paper in my second grade classroom. On this note, a student terminated a friendship with another student through crayon. Does this sound familiar? If it does, then you are not alone. Now, more than ever, empathy and [...]
Read more Three Ways Dance Can Be a Platform for Teaching Social SkillsUnderstanding Trauma-Informed Dance Education
3 Jul 2018
Present day times show us that traumatic responses to the world around us are prominent. Now more than ever, people are being more open about how the past, and present, external influences affect their internal well being. Through Trauma-Informed care, people are becoming more aware of how [...]
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