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BrainDance is based on the developmental are deeply rooted in rhythm. These exercises require full-body coordination and focused attention.
Basic motor functions are foundational for complicated skills acquired later in development. Although initially, great attention must be given to perceptual-motor skills, concentration in this area naturally decreases as internal awareness increases.
When Does the BrainDance Begin in Children?
Anne Green Gilbert, the creator of BrainDance writes:
"The BrainDance is based on the developmental movement patterns human beings move through in the first year of life to wire the central nervous system so that the brain can operate at its full potential .. .
The baby does his or her own Brain Dance very naturally in the months of life if put on a smooth, non-carpeted surface on his tummy. Baby's first breath starts the wires growing from the cells. Tactile stimulation begins with the first touch of skin on is essential for promoting appropriate behavior and emotional social intelligence.
In the first 2 months of life the baby will reach into space in order to connect with her environment and curl back womb position, demonstrating the core-distal pattern.
At 2 months the baby has better head control and will lift and turn the head in both directions continuing the head-tail pattern begun at birth. Discovering he upper and lower body halves comes next as the baby pushes with the arms and hands and then with feet and knees.
Between 5 and 7 months, the baby reaches with one side of the body, moving the left half of the body as one unit and then the right half. As the baby crawls on her belly she will develop horizontal eye tracking.
Between 7-9 months, baby pushes herself up onto hands and knees and begins a cross lateral reach from the upper body. Vertical eye tracking is a part of the growth triggered by creeping on hands and knees. The convergence of horizontal and vertical eye tracking is essential for reading.
From one year onward cross lateral patterns appear in walking, running, and eventually skipping.The vestibular system begins developing in-utero and continues to be very active through the first 15 months. The vestibular system analyzes movements through the whole helps us know where we are in space and links up to all forms of sensory information."