About
We support children and adults to feel confident moving their bodies in creative ways. We do this through good tunes, storytelling, games, activating our imagination, a sprinkling of silliness and a whole lot of fun!
When we dance with others, we release happy hormones. Not only does that help us feel good, but dancing together also creates a sense of connectedness, in turn helping to create better relationships and a feeling of belonging.
As a bonus, dancing also develops physical coordination, memory, creativity, social skills, language, maths concepts and more! A great opportunity for embodied learning.
Vision
We believe that everyone was born to dance, but sometimes we are told that we can't, either by someone else or by our own inner critic.
Our vision is to inspire adults to move and groove alongside the kids in their care so that from an early age, children know that they can!
We believe that dancing is for everyone, every gender, shape, size, ability and nationality. At Bubs n Beats, we strive to break down barriers of notions around ‘who can dance’ and ‘how we dance’ at an early age, and challenge any preconceived ideas held by us grown ups.
We believe that if more people dance, the more joy, well being and connectedness there will be in our classrooms, homes and ultimately the world.
Frankie
Co-Founder
Frankie believes that belonging and wellbeing are two vital ingredients to ensure the whole child thrives and that sharing dance, story and song are some of the best vehicles to help create this.
Frankie has shared her love for stories with children across a variety of settings including at The State Library of Queensland with First Five Forever Programming (2014-2023) and The Corner Programming (2008-2023) and was the winner of Storybox Library Storyteller of the year award (2021-2022), Artist in residence- Imaginary Theatre’s Powerkids (Brisbane Powerhouse 2017), Primary schools- Drama and Art teacher at New Farm Primary School (2018-2019), and most recently as an Actor/Teacher at Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre where she facilitates children’s connection with nature through story, song and dance (2022 - present).
As well as working with children and families, Frankie fills her own cup by performing with Inclusive Dance Company Bring a Plate, bringing the joy of dance to unexpected places in the form of Flash Mobs. She is also an actor improviser, performing in Comedy Improv shows with Big Fork and honouring real life stories from the community with Red Thread Stories in a theatrical form called Playback Theatre.
As founder and director of Bubs n Beats, she’s excited to have the opportunity to share her love of dance with a sprinkling of theatre with children, families, teachers and librarians across Australia.
Sammie
Co-Founder
Sammie is a versatile performer, choreographer and educator ranging in techniques from Contemporary to Hip-Hop Dance. Her passion for dance is apparent throughout her practice and from her experiences in education to performance she believes in the power of dance to challenge, change and heal.
Sammie completed her formal Dance training at QUT receiving a BFA and Diploma in Education. She has been part of the hip hop dance scene for over 15years both in Brisbane and melbourne. Her practice ranges from working within theatre to commercial and community contexts. She shares a passion for working with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
As a dance educator Sammie has experience working across a wide range of age groups including working as a high school dance teacher, guest choreographer, workshop mentor and children’s classes at various private studios. Sammie was the QLD coordinator for Street Dreams a free community hip hop dance program which saw her run weekly classes across 5 locations in Brisbane and outlying suburbs and at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre.
Sammie first started teaching hip-hop themed classes for under 5's through Elements Collective back in 2014 and then through an Imaginary Theatre residency at the Brisbane Powerhouse was able to further develop her philosophy when working with parents and children. She just loves to see everyone having so much fun!
