Franchise and Business Opportunities Articles

Darlene Van Der Wal – Vice President of Operations

Richard Maltese – Vice President of Franchise Development

Both recipients are long term employees of the company and have been designated as officers of the Corporation in recognition of their outstanding job performances.

Kinderdance® is a nationally recognized dance, gymnastics and fitness program for pre-school children.  The 111 franchisees currently teach over 12,000 children weekly at over 800 various locations.  Classes are held on site in child care centers, churches, recreation centers, hospitals, military bases, bowling alleys, fitness centers and many other locations that have space than can be utilized as an additional learning center.

Kinderdance® places emphasis on building self-confidence and self-esteem in children through learning to share, lead, interact and respond to others’ needs as well as their own.  The programs incorporate the arts (dance, creative movement), education (numbers, colors, shapes, words), movement (motor development/body awareness/gymnastics), music (songs/rhythms), fitness (strength, flexibility, balance, cardio health), and the fun of learning into a young child’s life.