Great seminar with a good mix of theory and practical. Very responsive to questions. Great fun!
Before we had your sessions we did a folk dancing programme last term that ended with a parent display. We used the New Wave Folk Dancing resource which is a little old fashioned to say the least! But the children were engaged and enjoyed the experience.
During your sessions my children learned how to manage themselves, participate and contribute and relate to others. At first, they were reluctant even to hold hands with another child but by the end, they loved dancing with different partners.
I have an autistic child in my class who loved learning all the moves and his mother was amazed to see the progress he had made during the term. All of my children were highly engaged in the three dances they learned and all were very keen to showcase their skills to the parents who thoroughly enjoyed the presentation.
Next year we have a school production and I will definitely use some of the dancing skills I have learned to choreograph any dances that we will do, Thank you for a wonderful term of dancing. The kids were sad to say goodbye!
I just want to thank you personally for the amazing work you have done with our students over the past term. I have to admit, I was fairly skeptical about the cost to our families and your ability to work with such large groups of children at the beginning of the term. Now that I have seen you work with students, and the results you have achieved, I am truly impressed.
In 9 short weeks, you have managed to work with 250 of our students from age 5 to 13. Every single one of them lives for Friday mornings and their dance sessions. You have motivated and inspired boys and girls alike to not only enjoy a range of dance forms, but to also have confidence in their own ability to dance, and dance well!
Many of our students are talking about taking their dancing further at high school, and the quality of our DanceSplash performance part way through the term is also testament to the confidence you have instilled in our dancers. I wish you all the very best as you continue to work with children across NZ and Australia. I know I speak for all of us here at Maungaraki School when I say we hope to see you back sometime soon.