Zoom Online Dance Classes
Online Dance Classes via Zoom From my house to yours! It has now been 12 weeks since we closed our physical Tappy Toes classes and began doing Tappy Toes toddler and pre-school dance classes live online. Crazy! I was rather reluctant at first- would anyone join in? Would I be able to lead a class […]
Launch a Dance Franchise during Lockdown!?
Keep Calm and Open a Franchise! Coronavirus has not stopped us at children’s dance franchise, Tappy Toes. Quite the opposite! Stacie Brook has just launched her new Tappy Toes childrens dance franchise business during the lockdown. Yes, that’s right, she has actually decided to launch her dance franchise while everyone else is being furloughed or […]
The Benefits of an Online Pre-School Dance Class
Why Choose an Online Dance Class? Have you ever wondered what’s the best age for your child to start dance class? Well, at Tappy Toes, we believe that a child is never too young to start dancing! During this lockdown, this can STILL be done, live and ONLINE! Dancing online helps them develop so many […]
When the World Stood Still
When the world stood still. In the bubble with our babies. Tiffany Matthews Well here we all are. As I am writing this, a quarter of the world’s population are on lockdown. Cities are empty, parks are silent, and shops are dark. The eery calm affecting so many different countries and tying us all […]
Online Dance Classes for your little ones!
Online Dance Classes with Tappy Toes! It feels like we have a long and difficult road ahead of us doesn’t it? We need to make sure we keep active and keep morale up at this difficult time. At Tappy Toes we know how important mental health is. Dance is proven to release those happy endorphins. […]
Dance Brings Joy by Claire Munday
Dance Brings Joy! As I lay here, cuddling my 5 year old daughter, I am breathing in the joy that comes from watching your little one fall asleep. Gently tickling her back as she drifts off, with not a care in the world…. It led me to wondering ‘What world are we leaving the next […]
What Dance Taught Me
Find Out What Dance Taught Me! I have been dancing pretty much all my life! I started at the age of 3 years old with a Baby Ballet class, and have never looked back. So what did dance teach me? Getting to where I am today was no easy task, and I’d love to share […]
Why do We use Props when we Dance?
Why do we use Props when we dance? The benefits of using Props in lessons By Tiffany Matthews Now what little one doesn’t love a hula hoop to play with? Whether that’s out in the garden or around the house, there is a lot of fun to be had! Whilst we use props in Tappy […]
The Toys that Bought Joy
A Visit to the Past Your knees are curled into your chest, hands clenched with excitement, eyes closed as tight as they can be and the duvet over your head. Your mind is willing you back to sleep, but you are just too excited. You stretch out your feet and that’s when you hear it… […]
A Snapshot of life as a Tappy Toes Mummy
A snapshot of life as a Tappy Toes Mummy! By Tiffany Matthews Being a Tappy Toes Mummy I hear the alarm going off. I tap it and roll over for a few more minutes of peace. That’s when I hear it…’Is it number 16? Is it number 16? I SAID…IS IT NUMBER 16!?’ And now […]
Choosing an Activity for your Baby or Toddler
Why choose a toddler dance class? Nowadays there are SO MANY baby and toddler activities to choose from, so how do you make that choice? Do you just try them all once and then move on? Or do you choose an activity and stick with it? There are so many benefits to going along to […]
Can I Really Have my Cake and Eat it?
Do the school run, dance and send out those invoices! Being a business Mummy, by Tiffany Matthews ‘Put your school shoes on please’, I yell whilst rummaging around with my head in a PE bag looking for the lost plimsoll. Whilst at the same time flicking through class registration forms with my other hand, to […]
How Does Dance Make You Feel?
How do I feel when I dance? It’s the question people often ask…How does dance make you feel? Mmmm, you think…happy, excited, energised, tired, sore, elated, the list goes on. But for me nothing beats the feeling of dancing! The soreness of your muscles after a class, the bruised feet from floor work, the energised […]
Children’s Dance Franchise- Tappy Toes
Is a Tappy Toes franchise really a job that fits in with family life? Gemma Olding runs a Tappy Toes childrens dance franchise, in Dorset. She is Mummy to the beautiful 4 year old Bella, and has been a dance teacher for a number of years. Gemma shares her thoughts on life as a Tappy […]
Dancing and the BRAIN!
Want to encourage your little one to be more active? Yes toddlers are basically on the go ALL day long, but introducing them at an early age to a hobby like dancing is likely to help them build healthy habits for life! You won’t need to stress about your teenager lying on his or her […]
Spotlight on Claire Greenwood founder of Tappy Toes
Check out a recent profile piece on Claire and how she started the Tappy Toes dance franchise. Life, Love and Dirty Dishes is a fantastic blog. Why not check out some of her other blog posts too? Spotlight on The Founder of Tappy Toes: Claire Greenwood
Tappy Toes on land and sea
New Tappy Toes for tots on board P&O Cruises P&O Cruises has teamed up with Tappy Toes to offer new entertainment for families with toddlers on select holidays in 2016. Tappy Toes will offer fun, creative dance and movement classes with music and singing for children under the age of two. There will be […]
The Benefits of Dance for Babies
Sympathetic to the stressful moments experienced in early parenthood, Doherty discusses the role of a dance and movement routine in relieving stress for both caregivers as well as babies….
Children NEED to do more exercise!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23778946 According to the BBC, children, especially girls, need to do more exercise! Isn’t Tappy Toes the perfect way to introduce your child to an energetic dance/ movement class, introducing them to all the basics in dance whilst getting the excise they so desperately need, and maybe they will grow to LOVE dance so much […]
Dancing improves Academic Ability!!
Dancing Makes you SMARTER!
Toddler Dance Classes Milngavie
Hi, I’m Natalie and welcome to Tappy Toes East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire! I am so excited to launch my baby and toddler classes just north of Glasgow. Look out for my dance classes in and around: Bearsden, Cumbernauld, Milton of Campsie, Bishopbriggs, Kilsyth, Milngavie, Lennoxtown, Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, Stepps and Gartcosh. Adventures around the World […]
From Midwife to Movement: My Journey with Tappy Toes
Dance Classes Coming to Bedford My name is Felicity Bonnett (Flic) and I am your Tappy Toes dance teacher for the Bedford region! I grew up in Flitwick, Bedford and moved to Wootton as my family expanded. I danced for many years as a child, right into my teenage years, taking part in RAD Ballet, […]