Kinderdance ™ of Melbourne, Florida Announces New Area Developer in Melbourne, Australia

Posted on July 10, 2007 by

The Melbourne, FL. - based Kinderdance® International Inc. has been steadily expanding since its founding in 1979. Since then they have taught hundreds of thousands of children and now, more than 12,000 children participate in its programs each week.

The company just awarded its newest area development franchise to Sharon Cameron -- in Melbourne, Australia -- and now has 112 franchises in 34 states and 5 other countries.

Australia has a prosperous, Western-style economy, with a per capita GDP slightly higher than those of the UK, Germany and France in terms of purchasing power parity. The country was ranked sixth in The Economist worldwide quality-of-life index in 2005.  “This is the perfect country to expand the Kinderdance programs to. We are happy that Sharon will bring the fight against childhood obesity to Australia,” said Bernard Friedman, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Kinderdance.

Kinderdance® programs emphasize self-confidence and self-esteem in children by teaching them to share, lead, interact and respond to others' needs, as well as their own.

The skills are taught using dance, fitness and creative movement, combined with education in numbers, colors, shapes and words. Movements focus on motor development, body awareness and gymnastics by using fun music and fitness routines.