DramaTykes

Nothing feels as wonderful as the day we are ready to perform in front of an audience!  Watching the children be so proud of what they are doing is priceless.  We try to spend part of our time working toward a performance for family, friends, and peers, but we also spend a good deal of time just 'being dramatic'.    We believe that both have great value to the children we work with.   Sometimes though it's nice to put thoughts of a performance aside and just focus on drama concepts (and of course have fun).  Some fun things we've seen recently during this part of the class:  trying to be a sea urchin walking across a tight rope, sitting still with a grumpy face while our classmates try to make us laugh, figuring out exactly how a caterpillar moves and then moving our bodies the same way, creating new versions of The Three Little Pigs-such as the Three Little Robots, or The Three Little Princess.  The more time we spend talking and sharing and really concentrating on the creative part of our brains, the more we are amazed at what these young children can think of.  When the children are with us we are not just having free dramatic play time, but instead working carefully exploring all the ways to be dramatic and creative.  Here's an interesting article about what we do:  

Session at Devine Dancers has ended and now we are on to the rest of the summer.  But first, let's remember all the cute and talented tykes who participated.  We saw our youngest kids become all of the bugs and insects of the summertime.  I (Mrs. A) was lucky enough to have my daughter be a part of Mrs. Talley's class.  It was so much fun to see first hand what dramatykes can do!  My daughter would come home and re-enact all of the things she had done at class.  She was chasing butterflies in the back yard and trying to find the cocoons they came out of.  She was using our laundry baskets as her own 'coccoon'.  It was also so much fun to peek into the classroom and see all the little shy ones telling their names and learning songs.  Parents were lucky enough to see renditions of the Hungry Caterpillar and also a royal dance.  It's always fun to work with some 'older kids' as well, since most of what we do is with the pre-school set.  These kids can learn their lines and make wonderful suggestions for costumes and props to the play they are working on.  So now it's on to the rest of our vacation times, parks, pools, a more relaxing pace.  Keep your eyes posted to our website or Facebook page for any upcoming events.  We are looking to expand to some more daycare centers as well for this Fall if you know of any interest.