One of the 10 best children's CD's in Connecticut, the schools are saying "We have played it so much at preschool until it just wore out!" An imagination celebration of excitement, fun, and learning for Children ages 1 to 6, their Parents and Caregivers. 17 award winning songs with dance-along, sing-along creative adventures in dance, story, rhythm, coordination, English and Spanish language skills, and listening. Movement is a key to learning for the young child. MagicDance uses movement to give children a feeling of success and accomplishment that carries over and reinforces other tasks and learning activities. Movement is essential to helping children advance in a variety of areas, including: •listening, following instructions, and increasing attention span •becoming physically fit through yoga, stretching and aerobics •developing critical pre-reading and pre-writing skills -- especially hand-eye coordination and fine-motor skills •acquiring pre-math abilities through simple counting, keeping a rhythm and mastering simple movement sequences. •pre-sports -- developing gross-motor skills such as walking, balancing, jumping, galloping, and hopping During Audrey’s three decades of working with children, she has developed structured movement routines to compliment her award-winning educational songs like “Dance Like a Dinosaur”-- routines that constantly engage a toddler’s imagination and need for sensory stimulation. Using props such as rhythm sticks, scarves, parachutes, maracas, and finger bells brings an added dimension to movement that young children adore. So does pretending to be an an animal through movement, free dance to music, exploring climbing tunnels, simple tumbling, rebounder jumping, and a grand “jump over the moon.” As the year progresses toddlers become increasingly agile and expressive as they gain familiarity with Audrey’s songs and creative movement routines. Toddlers and young children use their motor skills to explore the creative arts. They make sounds by banging and shaking instruments and household items. They enjoy dancing upon request, doing finger plays and acting out chants and songs. Children this age are also gaining control over their voices and will join in singing the refrains of their favorite songs. Songs written and performed by Audrey Appleby, are an integral part of the language curriculum at MagicDance Toddler that uses music, songs, sounds and movement to introduce new vocabulary in Spanish, French and English. www.magicdance.com