When I went to the hardware store to buy the galvanized metal pipes I would need to build this double barre for home ballet practice I explained my project to the guy who looked after the materials in that aisle. His verdict was that it wouldn’t work because I would probably get into trouble with the direction of the threads …
How to Make a Ballet Barre: Video & Instructions for Galvanised Steel Pipe
Making a single ballet barre from Galvanised Steel was pretty easy – once I realized that it had to be put together in a certain way. This is because of the direction everything needed to be screwed in. What wasn’t 100% easy was actually obtaining all the parts as many of the lengths I wanted and some fittings were sold …
How to Make a DIY Home PVC Ballet Barre – Video & Step by Step Tutorial
2020 has been a wild ride hasn’t it! I never would have dreamed my girls would have been doing their ballet lessons online and at home but this is what pushed me to find out how to make a DIY home ballet barre. I had never made one before, and even though I consider myself a DIY kind of girl, …
Free Creative Movement Class for Kids Exploring Pond Animals
Come with us as we explore pond life through moving our bodies in ways that imitate swimming, hopping, flying with a whole lot more creative movement fun. This dance class will get your kids moving as we explore with our bodies the ways different animals who live in pond environments move using carefully selected music to help ignite the imagination …
Free Online Kids Dance Lessons that teach Emotional Intelligence & Color Awareness
This page is dedicated to the series of dance classes I created on the Dance Parent 101 Youtube channel for kids and toddlers that through creative movement teaches both about color recognition and also aims at developing emotional intelligence or awareness in children. The lessons teach color awareness in several ways such as; by asking kids to identify the color …
Best Free Online Exercise & Fitness Workout Videos for Kids
Finding online exercise and fitness videos is not that hard with the amount available today on platforms such as Youtube. Finding quality fitness videos for kids though is another story! There is so much to choose from but not all of them provide an actual exercise workout for your child, which is what this page is all about! When I …
Best Youtube Exercise & Fitness Workout Channels for School Aged Kids
Kids love screens and technology, so when you can find videos and online activities that get them moving then I see that as a winning formula! Whether you are homeschooling, doing distance education, in a classroom or just need something to get your kids huffing and puffing and moving the following list of parent approved channels and resources will surely …
Best Free Online Exercise Fitness Workouts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
When you are at home with kids, having a handy list of parent-approved YouTube channels and videos that coach your kids through a fitness workout is an awesome use of screen time and technology! I had already put together two articles last year about the best free online dance tutorials for kids and for toddlers and preschoolers and more recently …
The Best Home Dance Studio and Exercise Room Ideas for a Garage
For many of us the only space large enough to fit a decent-sized dance or workout space is the garage. Now the great thing about a dance studio in your garage compared to a gym is that you only really need free space, you don’t have a lot of heavy equipment that can’t be moved to the side compared to …
The Best Home Dance Studio and Exercise Space Ideas for Spare Rooms
If you are a dancer or have a dancer in your family and have a spare room then you needed to have read this article yesterday! What have you been doing??? Make that spare room into a much-needed home dance studio or exercise room today! The following are loads of ideas with tonnes of inspiration for color schemes, barre and …