What a Session with Us Looks Like
At Wiggle & Giggle, every session is designed to be fun, flexible, and supportive, creating a space where everyone feels comfortable, included, and free to be themselves. Our sessions are built around dance and movement, using music and activity to support confidence, learning, and meaningful connections.
While every session may look a little different depending on who’s in the room, the heart of what we do always stays the same
✨ Our Session Flow
Each session gently follows a familiar structure to help everyone feel settled, supported, and ready to join in:
🔥 Warm-Up
We start with a gentle warm-up to get our bodies moving and help everyone ease into the space at their own pace.
🎵 Wiggle It Out (when needed)
A fun, high-energy movement moment we use anytime during the session to help release energy, reset focus, and keep things fun and engaging.
💃 Routine Time
We learn and build on a dance routine together.
This may be:
A simple, easy-to-follow routine
Or a more structured routine for those ready for a challenge
Our routines are adapted to suit each group, based on who’s in the room and what feels right for everyone on the day.
Each term, we focus on learning a new routine, with the level and complexity matched to the session and the Giggle Buddies attending.
Everyone is encouraged to join in their own way, with support always available.
☕ Tea Station & Social Break
A relaxed break where Giggle Buddies and families can connect, chat, and recharge.
Our tea station is always available throughout the session for anyone who needs a moment, offering drinks, coffee, hot chocolate, and a few light snacks to enjoy.
🎯 Games & Activities
We rotate through a variety of games designed to:
Build confidence
Encourage teamwork and pair work
Support social interaction and friendship building
Spark creativity and imagination
We include games & activities that explore emotions through movement, encouraging everyone to express how different feelings might look through dance in their own unique way. Alongside this, we use games that build confidence, support teamwork, and create opportunities for social connection, with space for Giggle Buddies to share ideas and take the lead. Creativity and imagination are encouraged in everything we do, allowing everyone to join in their own way.
🔁 Routine Recap
After games, we come back together to run through our routine again, giving everyone a chance to revisit what they’ve learned and build confidence. This helps reinforce movement, celebrate progress, and support everyone in feeling proud of what they’ve achieved.
🌙 Cool Down
A calm moment to wind down, reset, and relax after the session. This gentle transition helps everyone regulate their energy, reflect on the session, and leave feeling settled & supported.
👋 Goodbye Song
We finish with a familiar goodbye song to bring everyone together and close the session in a positive, connected way. This helps create a sense of routine, leaving everyone feeling comfortable, included, and ready to head home.
🌈 More Than Just Dance
Our sessions are about more than just learning to dance, they’re about learning about yourself and others too.
We gently support:
💜 Confidence Building
Confidence is at the heart of everything we do at Wiggle & Giggle.
We create opportunities for Giggle Buddies to feel safe stepping out of their comfort zone, trying new things, and building belief in themselves at their own pace. Through our activities and games, everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that feels right for them, with support always available.
We also include moments where Giggle Buddies can take the lead, guiding movements or sharing their own ideas while others follow along. These experiences help build confidence, encourage self-expression, and create a sense of pride in being seen, heard, and valued.
Over time, these small moments help grow independence, self-esteem, and a willingness to give things a go, both in and out of the session.
💬 Social Interaction
Social connection is a big part of what we do at Wiggle & Giggle.
Our sessions are designed to gently encourage interaction in a way that feels natural and comfortable for each Giggle Buddy. Through games, partner activities, and group moments, we create opportunities to connect with others, build friendships, and feel part of the group.
There is never any pressure to interact in a certain way! everyone is supported to engage at their own pace. Whether it’s joining in alongside others, working together as a team, or simply being present in the space, every form of participation is valued.
Over time, these experiences help build confidence in social settings, encourage communication, and support meaningful connections with others.
🎭 Emotional Awareness - Expressing Emotions Through Movement
Emotional awareness is gently supported through movement and play at Wiggle & Giggle.
We include activities that encourage Giggle Buddies to explore and recognise different emotions, using movement as a way to express how they feel. Through these experiences, everyone is supported to build understanding of their own emotions, as well as those of others. One of our favourite activities involves using emotion cards.
We place different emotions on the wall and explore what they might look like through movement, encouraging everyone to:
Recognise different feelings
Express emotions in their own way
Build understanding of themselves and others
Seeing how others may express themselves differently
There’s no “right” or “wrong” way to move just the freedom to express.
🌈 Self-Expression
Self-expression is encouraged in everything we do at Wiggle & Giggle.
We create a space where Giggle Buddies feel comfortable to move, explore, and express themselves in their own unique way. Whether it’s through dance, games, or sharing ideas, everyone is supported to participate in a way that feels natural to them.
There is no pressure to do things a certain way, individuality is celebrated, and creativity is always encouraged.
Over time, this helps build confidence, independence, and a strong sense of self.
🌱 Independence
We gently support independence by encouraging Giggle Buddies to make choices, try new things, and take part in their own way.
Throughout our sessions, there are opportunities to follow routines, make decisions, and build confidence in doing things with less support over time. Whether it’s joining in, taking the lead, or choosing when to take a break, everyone is supported to develop independence at a pace that feels right for them.
These small, meaningful moments help build confidence, self-trust, and a sense of capability both within the session and beyond.
💬 A Space to Connect
Wiggle & Giggle is just as much for families as it is for participants.
We create a welcoming space where connections can grow, including:
Meaningful connections
Friendship building
Shared experiences
Bond Building with your giggle buddies
Whether it’s through our tea station, shared moments during sessions, or simply being around others who understand, families are encouraged to connect in a way that feels natural to them. Parents and carers are always welcome and encouraged to join in, dancing and playing alongside their Giggle Buddies.
Because feeling understood, supported, and connected makes all the difference
🧸 A Space to Feel Safe & Supported
We understand that everyone’s needs are different, and sometimes a break is needed and that’s completely okay!
Our Cozy Corner is always available throughout the session for anyone who needs a quiet moment to reset, recharge, or just take things at their own pace.
Set up with a soft divider for privacy, it includes:
Soft play mats
Pillows and blankets
Soft toys
Headphones to help reduce noise (which you are always welcome to use on the dance floor)
Fidgets for comfort and regulation
There’s no pressure to stay involved at all times, everyone is encouraged to take the space they need and return when they feel ready.
💜 Our Approach
Everything we do is built around creating a supportive, inclusive, and dance-based experience for everyone by providing:
A balance of dance, movement, and skill development alongside play-based learning
Flexibility to meet each person where they’re at
Encouraging participation in a way that feels safe and comfortable
There is no pressure and no expectations, just encouragement, support, and fun.
✨ Come As You Are
Whether you’re full of energy, feeling a little unsure, or just want to watch and take it all in, you’re always welcome here.
Come as you are, join in your own way, and take things at your own pace.
At Wiggle & Giggle, everyone belongs 💜