[Childcare] Let's Dance at the Sports Day! A Collection of Perfect Dance Songs for Preschoolers (Younger Class)
An annual sports day that little ones look forward to! Here, we’ll introduce fun dance songs to liven up the event.
For younger children, energetic and cheerful songs are recommended so they can enjoy dancing with friends and moving their bodies.
From nostalgic tunes to brand-new tracks, there’s a wide variety of dance music available.
Choose songs that match the children and the atmosphere of your class, and put on a delightful dance performance! Let’s all work together to create an exciting sports day!
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[Childcare] Let's Dance at the Sports Day! A Perfect Dance Song Collection for Preschoolers (31–40)
La-la-la! Tropical Carnival!gaagaaS
This is a lively, movement-based song with a fun, tropical carnival vibe that energizes children’s sports days.
Created by gaagaaS as an original exercise program for Morii Fantasy’s character “Lala-chan,” it was released in March 2024 and has been adopted by over 600 preschools nationwide.
The rhythmic dance encourages big movements of the arms and legs, and by dancing together, children naturally develop expressive skills and cooperation.
As a tie-in with the AEON Group, it’s perfect for sports day performances and parent-child dances! The choreography is enjoyable for adults too, helping to deepen parent-child communication.
Yes, with pleasure.kocchi no kento
This piece, with its lively, cheerful melody, brings out joyful smiles from children.
Released by Kent-san in May 2024, the song’s unique choreography became a hot topic on social media.
Its fun, uplifting lyrics and brisk rhythm motivate kids to get moving.
A collaboration with Sanrio characters also came to life, making the choreography easy to learn and perfect for sports days where everyone can smile.
Not only younger children but older kids can enjoy it together.
When teachers join in the dancing, the children have even more fun.
Practice time for the sports day will surely be filled with children’s smiles.
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.
Is it a banana?Taniguchi Kunihiro
Tobidase! Goo Choki Party is an educational variety show featuring Momokuro-chan Z, a new project unit from Momoiro Clover Z.
Hiroshi Sato, the big brother figure, also appears, and the show presents songs, dances, rhythm games, and more to nurture children’s curiosity and imagination.
One of the songs performed on the program is “Banana nano?”—a catchy, mid-tempo number.
How about having the kids transform into banana-loving monkeys and dance along?
Poyoyon March
“Poyoyon March” is a very upbeat song and a fan favorite from NHK’s Okaasan to Issho.
As long as you’ve got your feet, you can keep moving forward—if it’s you, you’ll be fine! With that feeling packed into the music, it’s perfect for dancing.
Since it’s a march, swing both arms, march in place, and dance with lots of energy.
There are lyrics about leaping into the sky, so it could be fun to do a big jump there.
The choreography is up to you, so try imagining kids brimming with energy as you come up with it.
[Childcare] Let's dance at the sports day! A collection of perfect dance songs for preschoolers (41–50)
100% for youkyarī pamyu pamyu
Kyaripamyu Pamyu’s “Kimi ni 100%” was created as the opening theme for the TV anime Crayon Shin-chan.
Released in 2013 as her fourth single, it reached No.
3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
The sight of children dancing freely to the catchy pop tune is sure to captivate parents as well.
There are various simply arranged versions of the original dance available on YouTube and other platforms, so be sure to give them a try!
Koo Lu LeeTōkyō Dizunīrando Beimakkusu
This is a lively, friendly dance track used for the Baymax’s Happy Ride attraction at Tokyo Disneyland.
It’s a song that lets you feel the fun of moving your body to the rhythm, featuring original choreography that uses both hands and feet.
Kids can pick it up quickly, making it perfect for school sports days and recreational dances.
Just like the attraction, it brings out energetic movements and smiles, brightening the atmosphere across the venue.
It’s also easy to add your own arrangements, encouraging creativity from each team—another big draw.
The content is easy to incorporate into recitals as well.
Highly recommended as a dance track that both performers and spectators can enjoy together.
