Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Aashiyana Arts provide interactive dance workshops for the early years foundation stage children. Sohan Kailey specialises in dance for early years and combines the use of music, movement, story and role play. The fun and enjoyable participatory sessions enable children to use their imaginations and be creative....playing whilst learning.

"It's like going to the fun fair, a great musical adventure..."

Sohan explores the use of storytelling with the power of dance, movement, gesture, voice, song and music to motivate children!
Children love reading books and looking at the colourful pictures...
so why not bring these wonderful characters to life.

Our clients include SureStart Childrens Centres, Busy Bees Childrens Centres, as well as nursery schools, libraries and community settings.

All workshops link in with the curriculum:

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Communication and Language
• Understanding the World
• Physical Development
• Expressive Arts and Design

Please browse this page to see what's currently on offer.

Bhangra Tots and Bollywood Tots

Enjoy Bhangra music and dance for children.
​For Early Years Foundation Stage and Reception:
A fun and enjoyable way for young children to learn about Bhangra dancing, exercise and interact with storytelling and dance.
The children and staff take part in an interactive story telling and dance where they go on a journey to India on a magic carpet, listen to music and learn some new Bhangra dancing movements.
Through these fun and enjoyable sessions participants can:

• Learn about the cultural origins of Bhangra dance
• Dance along to lively music
• Listen to a short story
• Meet Bhangra bunny and friends (puppets)
• Wiggle, giggle & dance
• Learn & play

Bhangra is an agricultural dance from the Punjab region of India. It's roots are embedded within the farming community. Sohan share's the history of Bhangra in a story using dance movements and music in a fun and enjoyable way so that children in the early years foundation stage can understand and follow.

Myths and Legends from around the world
For Early Years Foundation Stage and Reception:
An exciting opportunity for children to engage in myths and legends from medieval England to right across the world.

Fun, educational workshops and sessions enable children to:

• Take a journey to the Enchanted Forest, Emerald Forest
• See Enchanted Dragons, Elves, Fairies, Unicorns puppets
• Listen to Mythical stories
• Create their own story book characters
• Take part in creative movements and dance
  

Exciting workshops which enable children to stretch their imaginations, work in pairs and groups. Encourage creativity and boost reading and writing skills.


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Rainforest & Jungle Adventure

For Early Years Foundation Stage
An exciting opportunity for children to dance using themes from the rainforest and jungle. A creative journey using imagination and story telling.

Through workshops participants can....

• Have fun dancing!
  
• Participate in interactive story telling
  
• Create movements
  
• Experience lively music
  
• Explore the jungle/rainforest
  
• Interact with puppets with story telling
• Dance with masks
• Learn, play and enjoy
  
• Create a fun rainforest/jungle dance
  
• Exercise whilst having lots of fun!

Choose themes from The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Tarzan...
The workshops help to boost imagination and encourage creative dance and play. Children love to hear different sounds from the jungle and rainforest.
Choose a theme be it South American Amazon River, African wild safari, Indian Jungle or another part of the world.

Ocean Waves / Under the Sea
For Early Years Foundation Stage
An exciting opportunity for children to dance using themes from the ocean and under the sea. A creative journey using imagination and story telling.
Through workshops participants can....

• Have fun dancing
  
• Participate in interactive story telling
  
• Create movements to lively music
• Explore under the sea, its creatures (using puppets)
  
• Learn, play and enjoy, exercise whilst having lots of fun!

The workshops help to boost imagination and encourage creative dance and play.

Space Hoppers Adventure
For Early Years Foundation Stage
Learn about Space and the Solar System

Through fun and engaging workshops participants can

• Create a fun space dance
• Learn about the planets, shooting stars, meteorites
• Creative movements to music & role play
• Pretend play, become an alien, robot or spaceship
• Learn about the earth, moon and sun
• Use colourful props to create the Solar System

Workshops are highly visual, creative and enable children to use their imaginations and be creative. Promotes learning whilst playing

Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights

Diwali the Festival of Lights celebrated throughout October and November.
For Early Years Foundation Stage
Learn about the Hindu festival of Lights through dance, movement, drama and Interactive story-telling. Get ready for the great adventure between Gods and Demons in this exciting Indian epic.

Through workshops participants can...

• Join in with interactive story telling
• Rama and Sita story (an adaptation)
• A great way to learn about another faith

• Have fun learning the Palace dance, Jungle dance, Victory dance and the Celebration dance!
  
• Experience the great Ramayana story

This exciting session provides stimulating story’s to boost children’s imaginations and creativity. Further promotes listening, communication skills, reading, writing, understanding the world, learning through the arts about cultural celebrations and teaches good values. The Enjoyable story’s leaving children with a memorable experience.

Aladdin's Bollywood Cave

Aladdin on the flying carpet in this great adventure and explore the magic of the Bollywood cave! Make a Wish....

There will be storytelling, performance and participation with lively music and dance. Lots of fun for all the family in this enjoyable adaptation.

• Have fun dancing
  
• Participate in interactive story telling
  
• Meet the puppets
  
• Learn, play and enjoy
  
• Escape to a magical land
  

The story helps to boost children’s imaginations and encourage creative dance and play.

Now taking bookings for schools, children’s centres, libraries, festivals and parties. Great for the winter festive season!

Ofsted Report:
Lillian de Lissa Nursery School, Birmingham, Ofsted Report, June 2012:
"Bhangra dancing makes a very important contribution to children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development due to the skilful way they are encouraged to develop their imaginations, work with others and appreciate the world around them."
Ofsted Reporter.

Sohan also visits early years conferences and seminars to share his dynamic sessions. Workshops are available for Stay & Play sessions and Family Learning events.