Listen.Think.Leap! A Creative Movement Podcast

In today's episode we are going to make an Earth Day Dance to celebrate Earth Day everyday!A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

 Today's episode theme is resetting your focus by moving to the sounds around you. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

 Today's episode theme is vibrant verbs where we learn the definition of an action word by dancing it out. This episode’s vibrant verb is mix.A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

In every Book Beats episode we dance out a book! Today’s book Matisse Dance for Joy was written by Susan Goldman Rubin and the illustrations are of art by Henri Matisse!If you want to read or listen along to the full story and check out the amazing illustrations I highly recommend visiting your local library to see if they have a copy of this book. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Today in our first Sensory Steps episode we explore loud and quiet dancing.A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

 In today's episode we dance draw music! A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Today is a preview of our subscriber exclusive bonus episodes.  If you like this episode, consider becoming a supporter at listenthinkleap.com!A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode, clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Subscriber-only episodeToday’s subscriber bonus is a listen and move episode that you can use as a warm-up, brain break, or another chance to get up and dance.A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode, clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Today’s episode is our very first Dance Book Beats. Dance Book Beats episodes are like a book review/recommendation where you get to dance along and move with me as we talk about this book. Today we are exploring one of my favorite dance books, John’s Turn by Mac Barnett!A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Today’s episode is an extra special bonus episode just like today - Leap Day - is an extra special bonus day that only comes around every 4 years! And because we are Listen Think LEAP we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than to do some leaping on Leap Day!A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Today’s episode brings back one of our classic Minutes to Move themes - vibrant verbs where we learn the definition of an action word by dancing it out. This episode’s vibrant verb is toddle.A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Every episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time. Today’s episode is all about your favorite way to move. Maybe you know exactly what your favorite way to move is. Maybe you’re not so sure if you have a favorite way to move. Your favorite way to move might change based on how you are feeling and how you feel changes day to day. During this episode we focus on your favorite way to dance today. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury. Before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

New Listen.Think.Leap! episodes are coming soon! In season 3, all episodes are switching over to our minutes to move break format where just one creative movement activity is featured so you can still dance even when you are racing between your daily scheduled activities whether it’s school, sports, music, arts or just hanging out with friends and family. Past themes like vibrant verbs, dance games, and dance dictionary elements will still be around, but instead of being in one long episode, they will be broken up over several smaller episodes. We will be adding new themes to some of our episodes including Dance Book Beats where we’ll talk about a great dance book for you to read and dance to and sensory steps, where we dance out our senses like touch, taste and smell. Also new this season is a chance for you to be a part of the podcast. With a grown-up's permission, record yourself sharing your favorite way to dance whether it be jump, spin, leap, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, west african dance and send it in to podcast@listenthinkleap.com - I want to hear from you! You can also become a supporter of this podcast and get exclusive early access to episodes, monthly bonus episodes, and thank you shout out when you first join.Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we are playing a simile dance game.  A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we are doing a backwards dance. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Get ready to dance with a wiggle, bend, twist warm-up. Expand your vocabulary by defining and dancing the verb vibrate. Explore the dance dictionary element retrograde, play remote control freeze dance and create a beginning to beginning dance. Cool down with breathing exercises that will leave you feeling calm and ready for the rest of your day!A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space. Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an I am Somebody dance where we celebrate our differences and dance out hope for a kinder fairer world. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we end our series on body awareness and proprioceptive movement with an exploration of push in dance. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2022 by revisiting one of our favorite episodes from Season 1, Dancing Space!A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!

Each Minutes to Move bonus episode features one creative movement activity so you can still dance even when you don't have a lot of time.  This week we continue our series on body awareness and proprioceptive movement with a spin and dance activity. A Message for Grown-ups: All participants assume responsibility of risk of injury so before starting an episode clear a suitable area (recommended at least 6ft x 6ft) for jumping, walking, turning, and sitting and make sure any and all sharp corners, objects, slick spots, pets, and non participants are safely outside the designated dancing space!Support the showThanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest Listen.Think.Leap! news!