Helping your little ones with a ‘sense of self’

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 / Published in Classes, Early Years, Ludus Dance News
We’ve got five senses – well do we? How many senses do we have? Ask this question, and most people will come straight back with the answer – five! Sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Yes, and all of these are correct. However, many won’t realise that we have at least seven senses: these include

Why music, movement and crawling are important for you and your baby

Thursday, 14 February 2019 / Published in Classes, Ludus Dance News
Music, movement and crawling are important in your baby and toddler’s early development. Babies love to synchronise movement to music, so why not have some fun with a gentle bounce to the beat. Babies need lots of opportunity to move freely and develop skills like reaching, rolling, sitting up and crawling before they start to

Dance with your baby – it’s a win-win!

Thursday, 07 February 2019 / Published in Classes, Ludus Dance News
It’s a fact – dancing is good for your baby. According to Live Science, new studies show that babies move in time to music from five months old. Dancing comes naturally to infants and the research, carried out with 120 infants between five months and two years old, demonstrates that babies respond to rhythm and

CPD Opportunity: Supporting Early Years Development

Monday, 08 January 2018 / Published in Artist Development, Dance Events, Uncategorized
Get 2018 off to a flying start and book onto our two day Early Years course on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd February 2018, 9:30- 4:30pm. Led by Primed For Life (primedforlife.co.uk) Early Years specialists and authors of ‘Understanding Physical Development in the Early Years: linking bodies and minds’, this training will share key theory