The Movement Academy

2026 Workshops and Events

2026 Movement Workshops and Events for parents and educators in Northern California, with movement specialist Valerie Baadh Garrett.

Jan 8 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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August 2025

Back to School - Movement Inspirations

Summer inspirations with a fun fan favorite, two new/old singing dances and our annual Toolkit for Movement Educators

Aug 24, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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Charleston and Charleston Madison

Articles and videos of the original solo basic steps and bouncy variations with a partner, a group, and as a line dance are shared here as resources to…

Aug 24, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

Agile Aging • Senior Wellness

Our dynamic balance program helps prevent falls and reduces fear of falling with twelve progressive exercises using imagery, storytelling, and music.

Aug 12, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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June 2025

Why They Danced

A Class Teacher’s Reflection on Four Years of Dance as Movement with Valerie Baadh Garrett

Jun 25, 2025 • Jennifer A. Williams

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Shepherd's Hey and Jolly Miller Boy

An ancient ritual Morris dance and a "play party" singing dance move old world traditions with newer American ones and still resonate for kids today.

Jun 23, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

Why We Dance

Dance forms through the ages tell the stories of a society's culture. What's next? Ritual dances, sacred dances, storytelling dances, social dances, and…

Jun 18, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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May 2025

S'Wonderful, S'Marvelous - A Big Reveal

Dancing Gershwin and a Goddess in the Beforetimes. S’amazing what the universe sometimes offers up. A dusty cardboard box ignored for decades, seven…

May 24, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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April 2025

Vintage "Maypole Dances" Gift Book

of dances and sheet music from the estate of the late great dance educator Joan Carr Shimer is shared here for you and your school. When Joan was…

Apr 26, 2025 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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October 2024

Space is Human

a classic article by British poet and movement educator Paul Matthews. In 1921 Fritz von Bothmer was asked by Rudolf Steiner to develop the gymnastic…

Oct 15, 2024

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August 2024

3 Historic Dances For Your Classroom and Your Stage

to inspire new possibilities for your school year

Aug 31, 2024 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - An Ancient Ritual

traditional for September or mid-winter, its mysteries move us even today

Aug 30, 2024 • Valerie Baadh Garrett

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