Dance!

Here's a great way to get your wiggles out when you can't get outside. At ecrocks.org we call it Family Dance Party! You can use your favorite songs or follow the one we've created for you below.

Our list can give your dance party a little bit of focus and structure, but not too much. You can do it in your jeans, your sweats, your PJs or your dress-up clothes.

Why should you try it?

• better mood

• increased metabolism

• learning, mind-body connection

• fun

• better sleep    

If you have Spotify you can tune into our playlist here. Otherwise, the songs or listed for you below.

1.  List of Dances by Jim Gill

2.  Fly Through the Sky by The Wiggles

3.  Stick to the Glue by Jim Gill

4.  I'm a Believer by Sugar Beats

5.  The Tempo Marches On by Jim Gill

6.  Build me Up Buttercup by Sugar Beats

7.  My Bonnie by Jim Gill

8.  Silly Dance Contest by Jim Gill

9.  Yoga Clock (Tick Tock) by Karma Kids Yoga

10. Fee Fi Fo Fum by Ralph's World

So set the excellent example

have a great time together. Children do learn by example!

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Nanci J Bradley is an early childhood and family educator, author, teacher, family aerobics instructor, and an all-around fun-loving person. She believes in the power of sleep, healthy eating, lifelong learning, and most of all, PLAY!  She studied early childhood ed at Triton College and received her BS in education in 1986 from NIU. She received her MA in human dev from Pacific Oaks College in 2011. She lives and teaches in Madison WI and is the founder of early childhood rocks, a non-profit org dedicated to creating change through early childhood education.