Little ones dance away troubles thanks to Babyballet Biggleswade

The crisis isn’t going to keep plucky performers down, as Babyballet Biggleswade has moved classes that are usually held face-to-face to a private and secure online platform.

The move is to help keep life as normal as possible for little ones during lockdown, whilst it will also enable them to keep fit and healthy.

Lauren Shepherd, owner of Babyballet Biggleswade and Bedford, said: “It’s a worrying time as the UK deals with the outbreak of the coronavirus, but we are remaining very positive.

“As more and more families self-isolate and limit the amount of social contact that they have, our primary focus is to ensure children and families can still enjoy Babyballet, even if they can’t physically come to classes.”

Indeed, with ballet pupils aged from six months to six years old, most have no idea about the coronavirus and the effect it’s having on the world around them.

Lauren added: “It’s our responsibility to keep the Babyballet world as normal as possible for them.

“We will be delivering our online classes with as much passion and energy as ever, it’s just that instead of being in a dance studio, we’ll be on a screen in children’s living rooms!”

Founder and CEO Claire O’Connor said: “There are going to be a lot of families trying to keep their children entertained over the coming weeks.

“We hope that by providing Babyballet online, children can still enjoy the fun and laughter of classes and continue to keep active.

“The response we’ve had from parents and carers has also been really positive; they’re pleased that the children can keep attending classes and that, in addition, they can continue to support our franchisees, who are all small businesses.”

All the online classes will adhere to Babyballet’s policies around safeguarding. Parents who already take their children to Babyballet classes are being contacted with log-in information for the online platform.