Mommy And Me Ballet Classes

Once your little is mobile, looking for an interactive mommy and me class is on many parents’ to-do lists. Why? Mommy and me classes are a great way to bond and encourage healthy motor development. One excellent class for little ones is a mommy and me ballet class.

There are endless benefits to spending time with your little one. There’s also endless benefits to ballet classes. Not only can you spend quality time with your little one during ballet, you’re helping her develop life long skills. These skills can go on to benefit her through reading, writing and even math!

At the International Ballet Academy, we recognize these benefits as well as how hard it can be for some families to fit in a class. We’ve designed our mommy and me classes with synchronous and asynchronous lessons to ensure all families can benefit from these classes.

Here are 3 benefits of mommy and me ballet classes:

#1: Gross Motor Development Is Vital For Cognitive Development

A young brain grows at a fascinating rate. Not all parents realize this, but motor development is vital for cognitive development. The more tummy time, rolling, crawling, etc. your little one does, the better they will develop their cognitive skills such as motor planning, problem solving, and pattern recognition.

With caregiver ballet classes, infants and toddlers are developing and practicing important skills. They’re learning important things such as:

• Crossing their midline
• Moving on beat
• Developing their vestibular system
• Improving their proprioception
• Movement patterns
• Motor planning
• Developing foot, ankle, scapular, and core strength
• Improving posture
• Remembering choreography
• Music notes, patterns, and beats

Each of those skills provide the foundation for cognitive development. Each act of motor planning helps to improve brain function. Properly matured vestibular and proprioceptive systems allows them to move safely through their environments. Core strength improves their ability to focus as they get older. Choreography, music exposure, and movement patterns set the stage for puzzles and problem solving, and early math skills.

Scapular and core strength are important for fine motor skills, including writing and drawing. Improved foot and ankle strength improve posture while walking and helps prepare them for athletics should they be interested as they grow.

If you want to set your child up to reach their best academic potential in the future, helping develop their motor skills is an important start. Many parents notice a language explosion once their child masters some of the early motor developmental milestones such as sitting, crawling, and especially walking. Why? Important neurological connections are formed with each physical milestone mastered.

#2: Mommy and Me Ballet Classes Teach Early Social Skills

You might be wondering how your child can develop social skills when you take a mommy and me class at home. However, these classes do an excellent job at helping your little one develop social skills. Our animated, professional dance instructors use interactive language and expressions to engage your little one.

Exposure to a variety of faces, expressions, tones of voice, and directions helps your child learn how to read different situations. It’s helpful and important for children to see what a happy, excited, serious, etc., face looks like on a variety of people.  

Your child is also learning to follow instructions from another adult which helps prepare them for school, sports, and more.

Your child can develop excellent social skills, learn social cues, and understand a variety of tones even in the comfort of your own home. This is especially important if you’re still facing restrictions due to Covid-19.

#3: Avoid Overuse of Gear, Screen Time and “Containers”

Raising children during our modern times certainly has its perks. We have plenty of gear, gadgets and screens to keep our little ones occupied. However, as with any wonderful thing, too much of a good thing isn’t so good.

Signing up for a mommy and me ballet class creates carved out time you know you’ll be physically active and interacting with your little one. It’s time you know you’ll be supporting healthy physical development.

In an era where we have to keep a tight schedule, this class ensures a time set aside to have fun with your little one. This can improve bonding, help develop motor skills, and help your child learn to be entertained through physical movement.

Are you ready to invest in your little ones present and future? Our caregiver and me class is designed to stretch your child’s imagination, grow your bond, and increase your physical strength. Be sure to register today!