Dance, when you're broken open.  Dance, if you've torn the bandage off.  Dance in the middle of the fighting.  Dance in your blood. Dance...

Image: children of Forestville Montessori School in the dance film we co-created for the UNESCO supported Danse et Paix en Partage ...

The catalyst for writing this post was seeing the dance documentary Rewards for The Tribe directed by Rhys Graham which follows the...

What has trust got to do with dance and children? Well, a whole lot! Drawn to the study of early movement development, I recently...

I've been thinking about and collecting anecdotes on the theme of aliveness for quite some time. It's taken a while to write about it as...

Learning to Be: learning that contributes to a person's mind, body and soul. The above words struck a chord with me when Fiona Campbell,...

In a world in which the status quo has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of climate change loom heavily (actually,...

Have you heard of the PERMA model? I was introduced to it by the Principal of North Eastern Montessori School and MSCA board member,...

Do you want to cultivate connection and creativity for both yourself and for the children that you guide? Skilling yourself up with the...

I'm currently undertaking an interconnected leadership course and came across this idea of evolutionary purpose. It got me thinking about...

The late Sir Ken Robinson wrote and spoke about the impact of schooling on children's capacity to think divergently and the need for a...

There are so many ways to cultivate mindfulness and to look after your mental health. Meditation, breath work, yoga, mindful walking,...

Play has been on my mind for some time. When studying dance at university, we were guided to engage in 'serious play' as we improvised...

In my last blog I shared my reflections around the process of improvisation in dance and my own personal experience with it. In this post...

Montessori Dance supports an approach to dance that encourages children to improvise, explore and discover movement possibilities. So...

Montessori Dance was born out of a vision to offer Montessori educators and children access to the language of dance and creative...

At Montessori Dance we value the unique creative expression of each individual. There is no one right way to express one's intelligence...

Hello and thanks for stopping by. Perhaps you are reading this blog because you are interested in integrating dance exploration into your...