The Intellidance® Method
What is Intellidance®
Intellidance® offers a fun and creative way to teach movement and music to young children. Built on early childhood development, educational research, and proven methods, our classes are designed to make learning fun—on purpose!
What makes our program unique is how we combine music AND movement to create a whole-brain learning experience.
What is Intellidance®
Intellidance® offers a fun and creative way to teach movement and music to young children. Built on early childhood development, educational research, and proven methods, our classes are designed to make learning fun—on purpose!
What makes our program unique is how we combine music AND movement to create a whole-brain learning experience.
The Intellidance® child-learning philosophy follows the following three tenants:
Each child is a unique individual and will be respected as such.
Children learn best in an open play-based environment.
Children learn through participation, observation, and interaction.
The Intellidance® child-learning philosophy follows the following three tenants:
Each child is a unique individual and will be respected as such.
Children learn best in an open play-based environment.
Children learn through participation, observation, and interaction.
Caregiver-Child Bond
The Intellidance® program blends exploration, discovery, dance, music, and play to support young children while building a strong caregiver-child bond.
Our teachers are champions of play, inspiring families with easy, accessible activities they can enjoy both in class and at home.
Caregiver-Child Bond
The Intellidance® program blends exploration, discovery, dance, music, and play to support young children while building a strong caregiver-child bond.
Our teachers are champions of play, inspiring families with easy, accessible activities they can enjoy both in class and at home.
Innovative Education
The Intellidance® Method is inspired and informed by leading experts in early childhood, movement, and music education! The Intellidance® Method is built upon the work of innovative dance and music educators, including:
Anne Green Gilbert
Sally Carline
Beverly Stokes
Carle Orff
Edwin Gordo
and many more!
Innovative Education
The Intellidance® Method is inspired and informed by leading experts in early childhood, movement, and music education! The Intellidance® Method is built upon the work of innovative dance and music educators, including:
Anne Green Gilbert
Sally Carline
Beverly Stokes
Carle Orff
Edwin Gordo
and many more!
These connected concepts provide opportunities for children to explore, discover, practice and create using multiple senses and intelligences.
Learning Objectives
- Expertly facilitate caregivers and their students
- Identify, replicate and teach movement and music concepts
- Synthesize movement and music connectivity to support robust early childhood development
- Understand, apply and evaluate hierarchical learning progressions that allow children to receive, respond and value self-expression and artistry
- Apply, analyze and evaluate programming activities based on individual children’s needs
- Facilitate transition activities and classroom management practices using brain- compatible techniques that encourage sustained engagement
- Confidently synthesize intuitive responses with evidence-based practices to increase awareness of Intellidance®’s Fun on Purpose methodology
- Implement classroom practices that support the physical, social and emotional safety of the child
Learning Objectives
- Expertly facilitate caregivers and their students
- Identify, replicate and teach movement and music concepts
- Synthesize movement and music connectivity to support robust early childhood development
- Understand, apply and evaluate hierarchical learning progressions that allow children to receive, respond and value self-expression and artistry
- Apply, analyze and evaluate programming activities based on individual children’s needs
- Facilitate transition activities and classroom management practices using brain- compatible techniques that encourage sustained engagement
- Confidently synthesize intuitive responses with evidence-based practices to increase awareness of Intellidance®’s Fun on Purpose methodology
- Implement classroom practices that support the physical, social and emotional safety of the child
What You'll Learn
Gain the skills and knowledge to lead engaging, research-backed dance and music classes that nurture young children and strengthen caregiver connections. Here's what you'll learn in your Intellidance® Teacher Training:
- Brain-Body integration in early childhood
- Sensory learning
- Conceptual dance in early childhood education
- Conceptual music education
- Success-based classroom management
- Importance of transitions
- Programming best practices for specific developmental stages
- The learning cycle
- Cueing with the brain in mind
- Infant reflexes
- Developmental movement patterns
- Automaticity
- Caregiver facilitation and management
What You'll Learn
Gain the skills and knowledge to lead engaging, research-backed dance and music classes that nurture young children and strengthen caregiver connections. Here's what you'll learn in your Intellidance® Teacher Training:
- Brain-Body integration in early childhood
- Sensory learning
- Conceptual dance in early childhood education
- Conceptual music education
- Success-based classroom management
- Importance of transitions
- Programming best practices for specific developmental stages
- The learning cycle
- Cueing with the brain in mind
- Infant reflexes
- Developmental movement patterns
- Automaticity
- Caregiver facilitation and management