DANCEabout - Creative Dance Classes for Young Children
DANCEabout brings fun, creatively based dance classes to young children in North Inner City Dublin. The aim is to draw on children's natural abilities and encourage them to express both their ideas and feelings through dance, music and play. A child can develop skills in motor co-ordination, physical confidence and spatial awareness through dance.
- Playtime DANCEabout at playschool - 8 week courses (45mins)
- Primary DANCEabout at school - 8/10 week courses (50mins+)
- Everybody DANCEabout - Tailor-made creative dance classes for your school or community group.
About the Teacher
Michelle Cahill is a freelance dance teacher working in schools, colleges, community settings throughout Dublin. Through the auspices of Dance Ireland Michelle facilitated the dance strand in The Harry Clarke Project, a collabortion with Larkin Community College and Dublin City gallery, Hugh Lane. In June '09 the project received a special merit at the recent Connecting Communities Awards held by the offices of the National Ombudsman for Children.
Michelle gained Diploma in Dance Theatre from LABAN, and a certificate in Community Dance from the Laban Guild. She is currently studing for an MA in Dance in Education at the University of Limerick. She has danced professionally in theatre, opera and film. She ran a community based Parent & Toddler Group in Dublin 7 for one year.