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Dancing with baby: why dance is good for babies

Dancing together with your little one is a fun way for your little one to develop new skills.

As you boogie with your baby, you are bound to have a fun time learning.

Boogie benefits:

  • Dancing releases endorphins, chemicals in the brain that give feelings of wellbeing, in both you and your baby
  • Making movements as you sing songs together helps them the words more easily
  • It's great for developing their sense of rhythm, which can help with learning language
  • It improves their gross motor skills and can help with taking first steps

How to make the most of dancing with your baby

It doesn't matter what you dance to, our baby will love dancing with you whether it's grime or nursery rhymes!

As you dance you can use words to describe actions, like 'bounce' and 'stop'.

Dancing is a great way for your baby to get better at coordinating their movements. And if you sing songs with actions, they're more likely to the words you sing as they build the association between the dance and the words.

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  1. Dad and baby holding hands together.

    Dancing with your baby is great for bonding together as well as helping develop their rhythm and listening skills.

More about singing and dancing with baby

We've got loads more information on the benefits of songs and dance with your baby across Tiny Happy People.

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