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[Preschool] Great Dance Songs for Sports Day: Perfect for Younger Children

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I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

Sports day is an important event where we can see children’s growth.

For many younger kindergarteners, it may even be their very first sports day.

For teachers, dance is essential to help all the children join in and have fun together!

So here, we’ve gathered recommended dance songs for younger kindergarteners.

There are lots of cute options, including theme songs from NHK programs and anime, as well as songs about fruits and insects.

Choose lively tunes that bring out the children’s innocence, and have everyone dance together to enjoy sports day!

[Childcare] For 3–4-year-olds! Recommended dance songs for sports day (11–20)

Sun Sun Exercisedoriimingu

[Full Song] Sansan Taiso | Anpanman [Preschoolers, Nursery, Kindergarten, Ages 0, 1, 2, 3+] Tried Dancing

Sun Sun Exercisedoriimingu

This cheerfully upbeat piece, hugely popular with children, is a gymnastics song released in August 1995.

Its charm lies in the cute choreography inspired by sunshine and a catchy, rhythmic melody that makes you want to hum along.

In the Anpanman world sung by Dreaming, children can join in naturally with smiles.

It’s perfect for livening up a school sports day, as kids can happily dance along with Anpanman and his friends.

The song is also included on the album “Soreike! Anpanman Best Hit ’21” and is beloved by many children as the ending theme of the TV anime “Soreike! Anpanman.” With a setting that feels like taking a walk with Anpanman and his friends, dancing to it together at a sports day will make for wonderful memories.

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RainbowKamijiyusuke

[Recital/Children’s Performance Dance] Seven-Colored Rainbow (A dance even 3-year-olds can learn in 5 minutes)

RainbowKamijiyusuke

We’d like to introduce a song that shines at sports festivals! Released by Yusuke Kamiji in 2011, this track is themed around a rainbow and sings of hope and dreams.

It carries a message about the importance of facing forward even in the dark, and its bright, refreshing melody brings out the children’s lively, energetic expressions.

Just as a rainbow is completed by many colors coming together, it expresses the joy of dancing together as one.

The song has been performed at concerts and events, gaining popularity as a number that unites the audience in excitement.

Why not include it in group performances or fun dances for younger classes at your sports day? The children’s vibrant smiles are sure to warm the hearts of their parents.

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PopopopoposeGReeeeN

Popopo Pose / GReeeeN [Sports Day, Recital Dance] Easy Dance Choreography

PopopopoposeGReeeeN

Popopopopo Pose is a song GReeeeN wrote specially for the NHK educational program Inai Inai Baa!.

It’s an energetic, powerful track that just overflows with pep, and there’s even a video of popular E-TV characters like Wanwan, U-tan, and Yuki-chan dancing to it, which makes it easy to picture.

The choreography is based on the classic “rock-paper-scissors” hand shapes, so kids can get a good workout right to the tips of their hands and feet.

Songs sung by GReeeeN are easy for adults to get into as well, and the fact that kids can add their favorite poses is a point they’ll love!

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Love burst forth.yuzu

Tried dancing the Twin Dance to Yuzu’s “Love, It Popped!” with Shibuya Ward’s Cheer Ambassador Makubii-kun and Sae Morita

Love burst forth.yuzu

It’s a song that perfectly fits an energetic dance, making you feel like you can play along with joy! Created by the folk duo Yuzu as the theme song for the October 2017 film “The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.,” it expresses overflowing emotions and a racing heartbeat with a fresh, pop sound.

Digital elements blend beautifully with Yuzu’s signature harmonies, and the “Twin Dance,” performed together with the film’s cast, also became a hot topic.

Try moving your body to the rhythm with the kids and enjoy dancing together.

Its bright, positive melody and lively lyrics are sure to bring out smiles from the children.

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Fruit punch!gaagaaS

[Dance Kids] Fruit Punch! / gaagaaS [Childcare/Gymnastics/Fruit/Sports Day/Recital/Parenting/Children’s Songs]

Fruit punch!gaagaaS

gaagaaS’s song “Fruit Punch!” is a lively, high-energy dance track.

The lyrics, inspired by fruit punch, are super cute, making it an easy-to-sing and easy-to-dance-to tune that kids can’t help but hum along to.

The dance video released on YouTube has been viewed over 2 million times and is loved by many.

It’s widely used at daycare and kindergarten sports days, recitals, and in everyday play.

The choreography is simple, so why not dance along with the children as parents and guardians too? Wearing colorful costumes inspired by fruit punch or dressing up as favorite fruits to dance can be lots of fun!

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DoraemonHoshino Gen

Gen Hoshino – Doraemon (Official Video)

DoraemonHoshino Gen

Doraemon, which is loved by many children, is also recommended.

This is a song specially written by Gen Hoshino for the theatrical version of the anime Doraemon of the same name, and it’s also well known as the opening theme for the TV series.

The playful words that evoke the anime’s world lift listeners’ spirits.

There are many sections where the same notes continue throughout, and while the chorus may feel fast-paced, I think it’s perfectly cute for younger kids to dance by repeating the same simple moves.

Dancing in costumes inspired by the characters will lift the children’s mood even more!

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[Childcare] For preschoolers! Recommended dance songs for sports day (21–30)

SmileMori Nana

[Mori Nana Smile] We created and danced a sports day/recital routine that even 3-year-olds can do (kindergarten/nursery)

SmileMori Nana

The song featured in Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s “Oronamin C” commercial, in which Nana Mori—active as both an actress and a singer—appears, is “Smile,” sung by Mori herself.

The song was originally the debut single of the music duo HOFF DYLAN and was used as the first ending theme for the TV anime “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo.” Its pop, catchy sound is a feel-good number that’s easy to imagine kids happily dancing to.

Give it a try!

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