Singing And Dancing: Just As Important As Math And English
Singing and dancing are just as helpful as math and English – and should remain part of our whole body education.
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Time for a Whole Body Education
I believe it’s time to give our children a Whole Body Education, and that should include singing and dancing. As Sir Ken Robinson says in his well-known TED Talk “Do Schools Kill Creativity?”, we have no idea how the future will unfold.
What we do know is that we already have the tools to prepare our children, and creativity is one of the most powerful tools that we have. Whole body learning, represented through the arts, sport, singing and dancing, and other creative pursuits, helps children engage their minds and bodies together.
As Sir Ken Robinson so powerfully states:
“All kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them… pretty ruthlessly. I contend that creativity is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.”
Resource: Ted Talk – Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Where Traditional Education Falls Short
My own education took place in the UK school system, which at the time used a system called “streaming.” Children who showed academic ability were placed into higher streams and given more subject material.
I was able to take nine O-levels by age 16 and even completed two early. On paper, I had opportunity and perceived talent. Yet I didn’t test well, struggled with exams, and achieved only average results.
I initially participated in a drama program, but it was removed from the curriculum over the last two years, as testing for exams took precedence.
As far as music, dancing, and singing went, I could only participate in my spare time after the first few years. Again, exams were the focus.
It took years—and several career changes—before I understood what was missing. I hadn’t received a Whole Body Education.
Most education systems rely heavily on sitting still, listening, watching, and taking notes.
According to Dr. Carla Hannaford, this style of learning only works well for about 15% of the population. The other 85% need movement, visual input, music, and physical engagement—exactly what singing and dancing provide.
Available on Amazon: Smart Moves – Why Not All Learning Is In Your Head, Carla Hannaford
Learning Through the Whole Body
Educational tools that support whole-body learning have existed for decades, yet they remain largely absent from mainstream education.
I had a personal breakthrough while working as an IT trainer, teaching accountants how to use spreadsheets. Math had always been difficult for me as a student—I vividly remember struggling through homework despite having a father who taught math and physics and was a chartered engineer.
Yet as an adult, it was only when I designed training programs myself that everything suddenly made sense.
Later, through my work with Accelerated Learning in business training, I realized why: I’m a strong visual learner. Once mathematical formulas and data were broken down visually and connected as a whole, I could finally understand them.
Amazon Book Resource: The Dominance Factor: How Knowing Your Dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand & Foot Can Improve Your Learning
The Power of Singing and Dancing
Providing a whole body education isn’t complicated. I’ve seen it work firsthand in business environments.
With a creative partner, I helped design adult learning programs using Accelerated Learning techniques and NLP™ (neuro-linguistic programming).
We taught subjects like keyboard skills and computer training using movement, music, laughter—and yes, singing and dancing.
We even used kinesiology to measure people’s learning profiles in business trainer sessions, and taught trainers how to design business courses using Accelerated Learning techniques.
The results were remarkable.
These methods aren’t new, but they are effective. If two people without university degrees, such as my business partner and I, can apply these principles successfully in adult education, surely our formal education systems can do the same for children and adults alike.
Available on Amazon: Tranceformation
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