Why your child should dance at Fancy Feet

Reason #94: TEAM WORK

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Learning how to be a part of a team—how to lead, how to follow, how to support, how to communicate—is at the heart of everything our dance team dancers do.  We know that teamwork is a skill our competition students will benefit from for their whole lives, whether they choose to pursue dance long-term or not.

While all of our Velocity students develop their teamwork skills in class, it is our compet…

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Hidden Benefits of Dance Team: Artistry

Of all the benefits your child gains as a dance team dancer, artistry is arguably the one that becomes most personal to them. In Velocity, we aim to teach the style and finesse that give performances their polish … but the true nature of being an artist comes from within the dancers themselves.

Along with a deeper understanding of dance, artistry flourishes as dancers mature. The way a student dances at age eight is certainly different …

Why your child should dance at Fancy Feet

Reason #45: Physical Activity

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Health benefits of dancing

Dancing can be a way to stay fit for people of all ages, shapes and sizes. It has a wide range of physical and mental benefits including:

• improved condition of your heart and lungs
• increased muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness
• increased aerobic fitness
• improved muscle tone and strength
• weight management
• stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporos…

Why your child should dance at Fancy Feet

Reason #39: Camaraderie & Friends

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5 Ways Dance Improves Social-Emotional Skills

From hip hop to ballroom, all forms of dance can play an important role in fostering social and emotional development in students. Let’s take a closer look at the ways in which dance can boost social-emotional skills:

Creative expression. Dancing gives students a chance to express themselves freely and creatively. In other words, it serves as …

Why your child should dance at Fancy Feet

Reason #26: Graduation

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It is our goal to give you and your child a life-long love of dance. It is also our goal to help your child master dance and progress through the levels much like swimming or karate. 

Investing in your child's progressive dance education opens up so many opportunities for your child. Most importantly, dance education can help develop your child for future part-time employment as a young adult.

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Why your child should dance at Fancy Feet

Reason #18: Adventure

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Yes! Dance class is a type of adventure learning!

From a psychological perspective, dance class helps develop a “can do” attitude that can be applied to all aspects of life. 

Dance can instil a sense of determination which gives children the confidence to face up to challenges, express and deal with emotions, and a desire to succeed.

Adventurous dance activities such as stage performances, competiti…

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Reason #11: Staying Cool Under Pressure

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As part of the training process, each of student has the opportunity to receive an assessment and progress report that provides benefits to students, parents, and teachers. The assessment and report card trains students how to stay cool under pressure.

Benefits to Students

• Provides a sense of accomplishment.
• Teaches students about goal setting.
• Provides incentive to work harder.…

Why your child should dance at Fancy Feet

Reason #06: Prep for Performance

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All of the students and dedicated teachers at Fancy Feet work towards the end of dance recital! Of course, everyone enjoys recital as a family friendly event that students, parents, teachers, and extended family look forward to each and every year. Besides all the preparation, the planning, the costumes, and makeup, there are many benefits to children participating in a recital. These benefi…