Listen.Think.Leap! A Creative Movement Podcast

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 the dance game take a picture.   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,...

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 fall 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 sit...

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 different ways to jump and practice counting while 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...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready to dance with a warm-up pattern. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb pace. Explore the dance dictionary element repetition, play the game dancer says and create a repeating 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 responsibility of ri...

Send us Fan Mail It's our last week of bringing back episodes from  season 1. This week is a replay of our Minutes to Move exploration of the straight and curved shapes you can make with your body.  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...

Send us Fan Mail It's week 2 of my favorite episodes from season 1. This week brings back one of our first Minutes to Move episodes, the eight second challenge. In this short episode we'll try dancing every inch of our dancing space in only 8 seconds plus try a couple of other dancing space challenges. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so b...

Send us Fan Mail Like many of you my family is heading back to school! It's an exciting time of change for us but it also means a big change in routine. So we'll be taking a short break over the next couple of weeks and instead of new episodes I'll be sharing some early episodes from this season. This week brings back Episode 2 Dance A Shape and it is one of my favorite episodes. En...

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 stop and 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, turning...

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 use dance to help us process and feel more comfortable with change.   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...

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 onomatopoeia words.   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, turni...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready to dance with a stretch and spaghetti  warm-up. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb scurry. Explore the dance dictionary element levels. Play a greater than, less than dance game and create a tree cycle 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 participan...

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 multipart series on emotions with an exploration of the feelings mad and surprised.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitabl...

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 begins a multipart series on emotions with an exploration of the feelings happy and sad.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (rec...

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 create a silly narrative 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, tur...

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 get moving with a verb 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, turni...

Send us Fan Mail Get ready to dance a counting in French shake 8 warm-up. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb crumple. Explore the dance dictionary element sequence. Play freeze dance and create a chance 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 responsibility o...

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 wiggle and freeze 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, turn...

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 create a library 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, an...

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 difference between locomotor and non-locomotor movement.   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...

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 features a calming 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 Get ready to dance with a lion and lemons warm up. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb bolt. Play heavy light energy ball game to promote dramatic interpretation and spatial awareness. Explore the dance element weight and create a dance. Cool down with breathing exercises that will leave you feeling calm and ready for the rest of your day! A Message for Grown-u...

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 exploration of space and spatial awareness by using imagery to transform our dancing space and movement qualities.   A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before star...

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.  In this short episode we'll try dancing every inch of our dancing space in only 8 seconds plus try a couple of other dancing space challenges. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before...

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.  In this short episode we use our imagination and body to make a rainstorm 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 6f...

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.  In this short episode we explore curved and straight shapes with a listen and move free dance activity. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (...