children’s creative dance & movement
Creative movement & dance places the creative potential of a child first & foremost.
Younger children experimentally move on impulse to improvise shapes & actions, creating independently & with partners.
Older children develop their creative voice, as they expand their movement vocabulary, develop their improvisation skills & choreographic craft, & experiment with independent & collaborative ways to create.
creative dance
training & resources
I provide tailored mentoring and training for adults working with children, including teachers, dancers, and parents.
Please contact me with mentoring / training inquiries.
S.R., Dance & Movement Educator, Canada.
“Amanda is a wonderful mentor. My mentorship with her has been a meaningful learning experience for me on how to integrate movement-based learning in a school setting. She helped me over the course of 8 weeks to create lesson plans based on themes the school I was working at had in place. She has a wealth of ideas, resources to share, creative wisdom, and is very articulate. She is kind, open, encouraging, and a very good listener. Her enthusiasm for Creative Movement is infectious and inspiring. My time with Amanda was pure joy and I look forward to learning and collaborating with her again one day!”
Watch this moving film about 2nd grade children learning how and why their ancestors and - many others - chose to undertake the “Journey to America”.
Watch this documentary about the experiences of elementary school educators taking part in CoTA’s 2019 STEAM Institute.