Jessica Baudin-Griffin
Jessica Baudin-Griffin (B.Ed) is a movement educator from Edmonton, Alberta. Jessica founded an award winning local dance studio, J’Adore Dance, has worked as K-6 Dance and Music specialist, and is a sessional lecturer at the University of Alberta, teaching The Study of Dance for Young Children.
Jessica is also the founder of the Intellidance® Method, an early childhood approach to dance and music education for babies to children age 5. The Intellidance® Method and curriculum, is
currently used by professionals in over 30 countries worldwide!
Jessica’s life work is to advocate for dance for every child!
Jessica is also the founder of the Intellidance® Method, an early childhood approach to dance and music education for babies to children age 5. The Intellidance® Method and curriculum, is
currently used by professionals in over 30 countries worldwide!
Jessica’s life work is to advocate for dance for every child!
Sessions / ateliers
BrainDance in the Music Room:
Integrating Brain and Body to Build Healthy Musicians
In this interactive session, movement educator Jessica Baudin-Griffin will explain the developmental function of Anne Green Gilbert’s BrainDance™, how BrainDance™ can be used as a powerful warm up for music students, and share a variety of BrainDances teachers can use with their students to support music literacy alongside physical literacy.
Creative Dance in the Music Room:
Combining Music and Movement Concepts
Why fight the wiggles? Children are born to MOVE! Matching music concepts with movement concepts provides a multi-sensory, child centred approach to musical learning! Learn how to match music and movement concepts, create simple, yet effective creative dance structures, and how to incorporate meaningful movement activities into the music classroom!.
