DancePlay (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Diane Lynch-Fraser | knygos.lt

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Quoted from book jacket:

DancePlay, the creation of a professional dance therapist and exercise consultant, brings parents unique and wonderful ideas for interacting with their very young children--even before verbal exchange has begun fully. Designed for 18-month to four-year-olds--and their mothers and fathers--it is an approach to fostering a child's social and intellectual growth through physical expression in a spirit of creative play.

The activities in DancePlay, on three increasingly complex levels, lead children to the discovery of their own bodies and the relation of their bodies to the world outside them. Level I begins with stretching and limbering and gradually moves to an exploration of the body and its components. Exercises progress from "Good Morning" and "See My Toes" to simple imitations of a cat and a shrimp, and to an intriguing game called "The Secret Box."

In Level II the child learns to distinguish self from environment through "My Magic Body," "The Wiggle Dance," and other danceplays. The focus of Level III is "integration"; games, music and movement develop the ability to perceive a situation as a complete experience. "I Make the Drum Talk," "The Zoo," "The Story of Autumn," all indicate the creative variety of the exercises. Throughout the book, touching is emphasized; the child's eyes, fingers, entire body become his or her teachers.

Above all, the game/exercises in DancePlay are a source of fun and sharing that adds immeasureably to the everyday interaction between parent and child. It is difficult to imagine a more pleasurable way to help young children develop as they grow.