Keeping little minds, hands and feet busy…
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These are a few of the Music, Art and Drama groups that we and our friends have experienced and have found to be excellent. There are a few I have not mentioned as the feedback on them has not been good. Keeping little ones busy and stimulated and finding the right group that turns out to be a right fit sometimes proves Herculean so I thought that perhaps a little list might help mums and dads out there with how to keep their little activists out of trouble. This is however by no means an exhaustive list and I would welcome any other groups which fellow mums and dads have found to be well worth their time and money.
MUSIC
- Mini Mozart
http://www.minimozart.com/book-a-course.html - School of Rock-a-Bye Babies
http://www.schoolofrockabyebabies.co.uk/Classes.htm - Marion Musry, Kids Classics
http://kidsclassics.com/ - Royal Academy of Music
http://www.ram.ac.uk/study/junior-academy/beginners-courses - Caterpillar music
https://www.caterpillarmusic.com/about - Classical Babies
http://www.classicalbabies.com
DANCE
Ballet
- Regal Ballet
http://www.regalballet.com/ - Primrose Hill Ballet School
http://www.primrosehillballet.co.uk/ - Maida Vale Ballet School
http://maidavaleballet.co.uk/#TheSchool - Rona Hart School of Dance
http://www.ronahart.co.uk/ - Hampstead Ballet School
http://www.hampsteadballetsch.co.uk/ - Rosy Thompson Academy of Dance
http://www.rosythompsonacademyofdance.com/
Street dance
- Creative Movements
http://creativemovements.co.uk/hampstead-classes/ - Street Dance at UCS active
http://www.ucsactive.org.uk/new-kids-active-dance-school - Street Dance at JW3 (The classes are divided by age and go from 3 – the teens)
Please see website for dates as the links keep changing. - Rona Hart School of Dance
http://www.ronahart.co.uk/
MARTIAL ARTS
Judo and Jiu Jitsu
- Judo and Jiu Jitsu – Samurai Martial Arts These classes are really fantastic and are run by Mr James Thorpe. (Telephone: 01707334746)
Venue: St Andrew’s Church Hall , Junction of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane
Dates: Tuesday and Friday
Times: 16.15 – 17.00 and 17.00 – 17.45 on both days
ARTS AND CRAFTS
- The Crafty Bunch
http://www.thecraftybunch.com/ - Art for fun
http://www.art4fun.com/
DRAMA
- Creative Movements
http://creativemovements.co.uk/ - Perform
http://www.perform.org.uk/venue - Stage coach
http://www.stagecoach.co.uk/search-results?location=NW8 - Sylvia Young drama school
http://www.syts.co.uk/page/default.asp?title=Home&pid=1 - Debutots
http://www.debutots.co.uk/
YOGA
- Tatty Bumpkin
http://www.tattybumpkin.com/hampstead/classes-2plus.html
www.tattybumpkin.com/nottinghill - Yoga4Happiness
http://www.yoga4happiness.com/childrens-yoga-classes/
- Sophie Purvis
www.facebook.com/Little-Buddha-Yoga
CLUBS AND PLAY GROUPS
- Gymboree
http://gymboree-uk.com/f/hampstead/ - Heartbeeps
http://www.hartbeeps.com/ - Little Locusts
http://www.stjohnswoodchurch.org.uk/services/children-young-people - Playgroup at the Church of Our Lady, Lisson Grove
A playgroup takes place in the Church Hall or in the Garden if the weather is fine every morning from 9.00 a.m. until 12.00 noon. - Little Lions
St Mark’s Church, Hamilton Terrace. A play group takes place every Tuesday morning from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
