DanceFitt Tots is a fun and creative class aimed at pre-schoolers 2- 5-years old and is taught by a qualified teacher with 20 years’ experience teaching dance, gymnastics and sport to all ages. Classes provide training for parents and careers on how to use body movements in the form of dance, gymnastics and aerobics to promote emotional and physical development in 2- 5-years old to enhance school readiness.

The classes enable children to learn simplistic elements of different styles of dance such as tap, ballet, rock n roll and freestyle through enjoyable routines to exciting motivational songs that they will want to listen to at home. The lessons also incorporate the use of props (ribbons, scarfs, tap sticks, shaker eggs, hoops, animal masks plus many more) that encourage creativity and develop children’s co-ordination. Many songs are linked to young children enjoy at this age such as Disney, well know characters including pepper pig and baby shark. 

DanceFitt Tots is not just about dance, gymnastics or aerobics sessions, the aim is to create opportunities where children can acquire basic skills that are crucial for learning. This includes following and leading instructions, questions, response and a difficult one for the age group learning how to share. 

Hip-hop/street dance is a high energetic and interactive fun class with a combination of styles like popping, locking, choreographing, and performing. These classes are for children above 8, they allow participants to gain group work skills, confidence, and participation tendencies which they might find difficult to develop in other settings.  

These dance sessions are becoming more therapeutic for children and young people as participants report that dance has helped them to manage mood swings, anxiety, and loneliness. This supports research findings and studies including those of Oxford University suggesting, dance or moving to music with others encourages an increase in social bonding, an outlet for creativity and a means to build inward happiness.