Brain Dance - An 8 Step Movement Sequence

In this All Kids Included #BestInclusivePractices Video, Dance - Movement- Yoga & Mindfulness Teaching Artist Jennifer Puig, shares the 8 steps movement sequence of The Brain Dance, created by Dr. Anne Green Gilbert. The Brain Dance Aims to: Warm-Up Prepare Wake-Up Connect Integrate Retain Increase Expand ...the Brain's ability for Learning The Brain Dance is for ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES and can be performed: Standing Seating Laying Down To Music/ Silence/ Chanting Short Sequences or Long Sequences (5 minutes - to 20 minute) This Video Includes: 1. Introduction to Best Inclusive Practice in Dance/ Movement: Brain Dance 2. The 8 steps of the Brain Dance 3. The 8 steps of Brain Dance Functions 4. A variety of ways you can perform each step In the Brain Dance - there is No RIGHT OR WRONG WAY of moving - it is different for each individual that partakes in it - as we all have Different Ways and Thinking/ Creative Patterns. Why Engage in Brain Dance? Brain Dance connects Brain Dance increases Brain Capacity for Learning Brain Dance increases Memory Brain Dance integrates developmental patterns (perhaps missed during developmental stage) Brain Dance is Fun and a Natural Way for the Brain to relate to Concepts and Ideas. ____________________________________________________________ Through the Universal Movement Education Online Platform, Teaching Artist Jennifer Puig intends to create an online space where Teaching Artists, Classroom Teachers, Students, Parents, Professionals in the Education Field, as well as anyone who is interested in learning how the Arts is used for Learning and Well Being – can have access to Instructional Videos online of Best Inclusive Practices in the Arts Field of Dance, Movement, Music, Yoga and Education. (An SAS-C #BestInclusivePractices in the Arts Program Workshop Initiative) Jennifer now understands that there is no better time than NOW, to begin this life long dream of completing an Online Platform with Resources, Instructional Videos and Lesson Plans that can be implemented in any part of the world, at any time – for the sole purpose to: Inspire, Educate, and Remind us All that “Through the Arts, All is possible, All are included, and Challenged: “To be the Best they can be”. _____________________________________________________________ A Big Thank You to: Children's Trust All Kids Included Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Dr. Anne Green Gilbert (For creating this sequence) and to ALL who inspired/ made this video possible! Sponsored in part by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs All Kids Included initiative. All Kids Included is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and in part through grant funding provided by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. For more information about All Kids Included, visit www.AllKidsIncludedMiami.org _____________________________________________________ If you found this video useful, please give it a LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for more upcoming videos for Best Inclusive Practices, and more. Facebook @AllKidsIncludedMiami @MiamiDadeArts @thechildrenstrust @UniversalMovementEducation Instagram @AllKidsIncludedMiami @thechildrenstrust Twitter @MiamiDadeArts @childrenstrust Hashtags #AllKidsIncludedMiami #AKIMiami #AllKidsIncluded #MiamiDadeArts #UniversalMovementEducation #BestInclusivePractices #BestInclusivePracticesintheArts #DanceToolsforAll #MovementToolsforAll #DanceforAll #MovementForAll #BrainDance #BrainDanceSequence #BrainDanceSteps #BrainDanceWorkshop #JenniferPuig #Education #onlineeducation #ArtTool