Discos for pre-school children launch in Brighton

Pre-School Discos are getting two to five-year-olds dancing in Brighton – courtesy of Dave Salisbury.

Dave is hosting them from 10-11am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Church of Saint Michael, BN1 3HJ, with tickets available at https://dice.fm/artist/deejave-oxwry, at £5 a session.

“The idea is for children before they are old enough to go to school,” he explains. “When we were going to playgroups when my son was younger, there weren’t really any dance groups. There were music groups, and they were doing a lot of nursery rhymes or children were able to play instruments but I really noticed that there weren't really any kinds of dance around, just for the children to be able to express themselves a bit more.

“I am a DJ and I've been wanting to do this for a while but there wasn't really the time but now there is a bit more time. I'm going to be doing this for a while, and I've started talking to nurseries about going into nurseries to do it there as well.

“With dance, children can get a bit nervous if they think that there are rules that they have got to follow, but with this there are no rules. It's just about the children having the chance to express themselves and also about having fun and just having a good time. We might do musical statues or we have inflatable instruments. I'm just using my experience of DJing and letting it happen.

“For the parents, the benefits can be that the children get tired! But really dance is just a great way of releasing a lot of tension in your body. It's something that's really good for you. The children just let it go, and I do think it helps with confidence. Yesterday I did one session and one of the children didn't dance for 55 minutes out of the hour. The parents were doing all the hard work but then five minutes from the end, she got up and wanted to dance and I could see the change in her over just those five minutes after the previous 55 minutes. It was great.

“I have about eight children a session. I put out about 20 spaces but I don't want it to be too crowded so that they run into each other. It's something that is in its infancy. It’s a niche market but it is something that I want to develop.

“Come and have a bop and rock your socks off to all the pop music your legs can muster.

Expect stuff like Spidey, Bluey, Disney, ramped up nursery rhymes and age appropriate hits from your ma’s and pa's youth!

“Tickets are £5 (£3.90 plus £1.10 fees) for a child (we're pitching to two to five-year-olds) and an adult must be in attendance with their child and be fully responsible for them. You can buy extra child tickets if you're bringing more than one (babes in arms go free). Be sure to have your confirmation/ticket at the ready when you come in and we'll tick you off the list.”