GAZETTE & HERALD: BABIES as young as three months old will soon be able to take part in funky new pre-school classes in music and dance which are starting up in Calne.

MAD Academy is designed as modern and fun classes for children from three months to four years old.

The classes are the brainchild of Helen Harrington and Sedge Gooding, both parents of pre-school children, who met and discovered a mutual passion for the arts.

They started the business when they found there were very limited opportunities to engage young children in the excitement of dance and music.

The classes bring to life the basics of music and dance, including choreographed movement and dancing, singing, instruments and musical guessing games.

Louiza Bruce is the instructor who will be running the classes three days a week.

She said: "With two young children of my own, I wanted a new and flexible vocation in a field that I felt passionate about."

For details of classes call (01249) 811941 or visit www.muda.co.uk