Listen.Think.Leap! A Creative Movement Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is our very first Dance Book Beats. Dance Book Beats episodes are like a book review/recommendation where you get to dance along and move with me as we talk about this book. Today we are exploring one of my favorite dance books, John’s Turn by Mac Barnett! A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is an extra special bonus episode just like today - Leap Day - is an extra special bonus day that only comes around every 4 years! And because we are Listen Think LEAP we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than to do some leaping on Leap Day! A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode brings back one of our classic Minutes to Move themes - vibrant verbs where we learn the definition of an action word by dancing it out. This episode’s vibrant verb is toddle. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turn...

Send us Fan Mail Every episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  Today’s episode is all about your favorite way to move. Maybe you know exactly what your favorite way to move is. Maybe you’re not so sure if you have a favorite way to move. Your favorite way to move might change based on how you are feeling and how you feel...

Send us Fan Mail Season 3 launches next week with early access for podcast subscribers this week! Today’s episode is a special Minutes to Move preseason release. In this episode we explore the dance element space with a make believe snow stroll dance.  A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at...

Send us Fan Mail New Listen. Think. Leap! episodes are coming soon!  In season 3, all episodes are switching over to our minutes to move break format where just one creative movement activity is featured so you can still dance even when you are racing between your daily scheduled activities whether it’s school, sports, music, arts or just hanging out with friends and family. Past themes like vibra...

Send us Fan Mail Listen! Think! Leap! is taking a break! You'll still be able to listen and dance along with all the episodes from this past year whenever you want and wherever you listen to podcasts, but we won't be releasing any new episodes for the next several months. Feel free to reach out to podcast@listenthinkleap.com or follow us on Facebook for updates when we do return.  Thanks...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we are playing a simile dance game.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, tu...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we are doing a backwards dance.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turnin...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready to dance with a wiggle, bend, twist warm-up. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb vibrate. Explore the dance dictionary element retrograde, play remote control freeze dance and create a beginning to beginning dance. Cool down with breathing exercises that will leave you feeling calm and ready for the rest of your day! A Message for Grown-ups: All parti...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an I am Somebody dance where we celebrate our differences and dance out hope for a kinder fairer world.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we end our series on body awareness and proprioceptive movement with an exploration of push in dance.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suita...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2022 by revisiting one of our favorite episodes from Season 1, Dancing Space! A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we continue our series on body awareness and proprioceptive movement with a spin and dance activity.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitab...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Holidays Listen. Think. Leap! listeners! This week we're taking a detour from our Minute to Move series to bring you a special holiday episode as we listen and create our own dance to excerpts from The Nutcracker ballet. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at l...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we begin a series on body awareness and proprioceptive movement with a reach and dance activity.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable a...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we explore the contrast between sharp and even movement and soft, flowy movement.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommende...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we make a thankful dance.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are rewinding to a Minutes to Move Break from season 1 Imagine Your Space. Have a wonderful week and happy dancing! A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, obj...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready to dance with a count and move warm-up. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb battement. Explore the dance dictionary element rhythm, play the game clap and freeze and create a rhythm dance. Cool down with breathing exercises that will leave you feeling calm and ready for the rest of your day! A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibil...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we play a forwards, backwards dance game.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walki...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we dance out the story Bear Can’t Sleep.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walkin...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we play a what am I dance game.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turnin...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we have fun exploring fast and slow spinning.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, w...

Send us Fan Mail Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we have fun exploring fast and slow spinning.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, w...