Let the kids dance! 5 ways dance benefits our children

It was a busy morning at our campus in Silokhera, the air buzzing with nervouse excitement, as both #changemakers and student participants for the inter-house Folk Dance Competition were busy getting ready to showcase folk-inspired dance performances in their colourful dresses.

The dance room was all set with a music system lined up with each house’s chosen song. Representing the diverse culture of India, our students of the #Pratishthan #Learning Center expressed themselves with #enthusiasm and #confidence.

At Lotus Petal Foundation , we believe in providing our #students with the #opportunity & all necessary tools for holistic development. As much as we nurture them to excel in #academics, we also focus on developing their personalities through extracurricular activities.

#Dance is a powerful source of expressing oneself, as well as a very dynamic physical activity and we at both our campuses, have ensured that our students leverage the optimal benefit of dancing for their physical, mental and emotional well-being.

Here's 5 reasons why dance is inculcated as an integral & regular part of our curriculum:

Boosts Overall Health

Dance as an activity has always been proven to boost overall health as it helps burn calories, improves body #flexibility and builds #stamina. Furthermore, through dance we encourage our students to channel their energies which in turn helps them cope with daily stresses better.

2. Enhances Emotional Intelligence

Our #changemakers strive to create a space in our campuses where our students feel safe, loved, nourished & free to express their emotions and energies in an environment that doesn't judge them.

Through various dance forms, we nurture our students towards a platform that gives an outlet to their emotions & helps build self-esteem & confidence.

3. Get to meet your kind

The dance curriculum is designed to ensure maximum interaction & camaraderie amidst classes & programs so that our students break any barriers of inhibition and dance with sheer confidence & joy, qualities they must inculcate within, before stepping out of the school gates.

4. Creativity at its best

The first rule of dance- there’s no right or wrong step.

There’s just the feeling of being free and allowing your body to sway to the tunes of music.

We educate our students to find their calling towards dance; they can choose to become great dancers or simply utilize dance as a way to develop their creativity, imagination & make some friends!

5. Boosts Cognitive Development

Learning dance at an early age helps our students understand the importance of discipline, consistency & effort; it helps our students to embrace a lifestyle that keeps them active and consistent.

As an organization that always keeps the child at the centre. we strive towards making our students career-ready & life-ready; towards a life of equal opportunities & dignity.

With a deep commitment to educating our students with top-notch educational methodologies, we support our students in their choice of extracurricular activities such as #dance, #performingarts, #music & #painting so that they view and believe in themselves as an all-rounder.

Through activities like dance, we promote an environment where we celebrate limitless imagination and the goodness of a healthy mind and body. From an early age, we expose our students to dance, so that our students grow as individuals who have a liberated mind and developed body that shall empower their future with vigor, hope and passion to achieve their dreams.