Kinderdance International

Learn More About Who We Are! The Kinderdance programs are all original worldwide dance, motor development, gymnastics, and fitness programs that combines academic readiness skills which are specifically designed for children ages 15 months to 12 years old. What makes us unique is that all of our programs incorporate educational concepts in a develo... pmentally designed curriculum that teaches to the total child. We place special emphasis on building Self Confidence and Self-Esteem in young children. is a Joy to Behold! Anyone who has ever watched a child jump for joy when a parent comes home knows intuitively that small children express their feelings with MOVEMENT as well as words. Movement, music and DANCE can be natural tools for learning. Influential child psychologists and educators like Piaget and Montessori agree that a planned developmental program in MOVEMENT should be part of every childs education. Since early childhood education is the foundation for higher education, how a child learns to learn will have a lasting influence throughout his or her school years. Kinderdance, where children learn how to learn when they learn how to DANCE and MOVE! In 1979, Carol Kay Harsell was busy running the American Academy of Dance, a successful dance school she founded in Scottsdale, Arizona. Harsell, who had great expectations for the school, was eager to expand her offerings and clientele. She looked to Bernard Friedman, businessman and entrepreneur, for ideas. After several months of hard work, Harsell and Friedman had more than tripled the size of the dance studio and raised the schools enrollment to more than 600 students, but enrollment in the academys pre-school dance program, aptly named Kinderdance, was still low. While talking one afternoon, Friedman asked Harsell why she thought that participation was limited? Harsell replied that it was because many young children were in child care centers and preschools. Friedman thought a few minutes and said then why dont you bring the program to the children? It ...Read More