Suffolk children encouraged to get dancing during lockdown
A professional dancer from Suffolk has launched a series of free online sessions
Last updated 27th Jan 2021
A professional dancer and personal trainer from Suffolk is encouraging children to keep active during lockdown.
Millie Mayhew, who spent a year in Germany performing in Disney's Tarzan The Stage Musical, has today (27 January) launched a series of free dance sessions.
The 'Dance with Millie' sessions will take place every Wednesday on the Keep Suffolk Moving website for the next six weeks.
Millie, who's a graduate of Bird College, first started dancing when she was 3-years-old and said it comes with many benefits.
She said: "It's brilliant for discipline, when I was younger it kept me focused and made sure I really had to be productive with my time and I've carried that through to being an adult. And obviously, it's such a brilliant form of exercise."
While many children are learning from home, Millie thinks it's important to give them a fun way of keeping active.
She continued: "It's something to focus them, blow off some steam, so they can carry on with their afternoon or morning of home schooling."
The sessions come following a new digital resource aimed at helping parents and carers in Suffolk build exercise into the daily routines of children during lockdown.
Councillor James Reeder, Cabinet Member for Public Health and Prvention at Suffolk County Council, said: "I would like to thank Millie for her support with this digital resource to help parents build exercise into their child’s day, and importantly to make it fun.
"Besides the obvious health benefits from being active, exercise has a wonderful ability to help and support a child’s educational attainment. It is proven to improve their concentration and make them more focused, so by building in regular exercise breaks throughout the day children will be happier, healthier and better equipped to study."
The sessions can be found on the Keep Suffolk Moving website.