Recommended for nursery and kindergarten sports days! Dance songs that will get kids excited

We GrapesNEW!Sakushi: Fukuda Sho / Sakkyoku: Suzuki Tsubasa

We are grapes

This dance number, inspired by the fruit grape, is perfect for preschool events! The piece features lyrics by children’s song writer Sho Fukuda and music by Tsubasa Suzuki.

It’s included in the CD book “Inai Inai Wow! Play Songs for Ages 0, 1, and 2” by Tsubasa Suzuki & Sho Fukuda, released in July 2018.

It’s characterized by simple movements that are easy even for very young children to join, with a cute concept that expresses round grapes clustering together and swaying.

If you incorporate craft items like purple costumes or hats for sports days or recitals, the venue will look even more festive.

It’s a song that lets teachers and parents join in too, creating a time full of smiles!

Do-su-ko-iNEW!Shinzawa Toshihiko, Yamano Satoko, Mori Asami, Yamada Riiko, Matsuie Makiko

Do-Su-Ko-I [CD BOOK Play Songs Piyo Piyo] (Toshihiko Shinzawa, Satoko Yamano, Asami Mori, Riiko Yamada, Makiko Matsuya)

This song, themed around sumo wrestlers, is perfect for getting kids moving energetically at sports day.

It’s modeled on sumo calls and features choreography that keeps a low stance and mimics stomping shiko steps.

It helps develop balance by engaging the legs and hips.

The routine is simple and can be completed in a short time, making it easy for younger children to join in.

Created with involvement from Toshihiko Shinzawa and Asami Mori, it was included on the album “Asobi Uta Piyopiyo,” released publicly in May 2017.

It’s officially introduced as an exercise recommended for sports days for very young children.

Seeing the kids dance as adorable little rikishi is sure to bring smiles to their parents’ faces.

Jamboree Mickey! Let’s dance!NEW!Tōkyō Dizunī Rizōto

[Official] Tokyo Disney Resort Kids Dance Program “Jamboree Mickey! Let’s Dance!” (1) Let’s dance with Disney friends! | Tokyo Disney Resort

“Jamboree Mickey!”, a participatory kids’ dance program beloved at Tokyo Disney Resort.

It’s an irresistible number where everyone can energetically join in with Mickey and friends to lively music based on Disney’s familiar melodies that everyone loves! This piece debuted in October 2019 to accompany a show at Tokyo Disneyland, and it’s been enjoyed across both parks and at parades nationwide, becoming a hot topic closely tied to the resort’s entertainment itself.

Because it lets you feel the joy of moving your whole body freely with big motions, it’s perfect as a sports day routine to dance together with younger kindergarten classes! How about giving it a try when you want to enjoy dancing with friends, wearing your biggest smiles?

Donuts! Do~nuts!?NEW!Suzuki Tsubasa

[Tsubasa Suzuki] Donuts! Do~nuts!?

A great recommendation for a sports day dance program is “Donuts! Do~nuts!?”.

It’s included as the title track on Tsubasa Suzuki’s solo album, released in June 2023; Suzuki is well known as a children’s play-song creator.

The familiar, easy-to-understand motif of donuts and the rhythmic title capture children’s interest.

Drawing on Suzuki’s rich experience in early childhood settings, the song features a tempo that’s easy to memorize by ear and naturally gets into the body.

If you incorporate fun choreography that expresses round donuts, even younger children can move freely with big smiles.

It’s a song that lets parents share a heartwarming, wonderful time too.

paprikaNEW!Foorin×Yonezu Kenshi

[Paprika] Dance Music Video | Foorin × Kenshi Yonezu | NHK

When that melody beloved by children starts to play, smiles naturally spread.

This song is a warm, nostalgic dance number with a theme of cheering on everyone heading toward the future.

Kenshi Yonezu wrote and composed it, and the children’s unit Foorin sings it with carefree energy.

Released as a single in August 2018, it became widely known as the theme song for NHK’s 2020 Support Song Project and has been broadcast on programs like Minna no Uta.

With approachable, easy-to-copy choreography, it’s perfect for preschoolers’ performances at sports days.

Teachers should join in too to get the whole venue excited!

AdventureYOASOBI

YOASOBI "Adventure" Official Music Video

Many children are probably eagerly counting down the days until the sports festival.

With that in mind, I’d like to introduce “Adventure.” This song was specially written by YOASOBI, based on the experiences of students who visited Universal Studios Japan.

Set to a refreshing melody, it captures the excitement of visiting the park and the special feeling of the day you go.

If you channel that excitement into a dance, you’ll enjoy the sports festival even more on the big day!

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Ukikuki Parade: Let's have fun dancing to an upbeat song that's perfect for kindergarten and nursery school sports days! (Kindergarten/Nursery)

We’re excited to introduce a lively dance track with a tropical island parade theme! Created by Hiromichi & Tanizou, it’s a fun song full of smiles.

The thrilling scenes of animals marching with a marching band spark children’s imaginations.

Originally released in March 2016 on the album “Hiromichi & Tanizou’s Everyone’s Sports Day!”, the song was later included on the album “A Sports Day by Everyone, for Everyone!”.

The cover version by Momokuro-chan Z is also popular and can be enjoyed on the album “Goo Choki Party ~Everybody Let’s Groove!~”.

With choreography that helps children move joyfully at sports days and recitals, it has become a staple that energizes school and preschool events.