I’ve always loved to dance. But I don’t get much of a chance to dance these days. I was reading a blog recently in which a mom mentioned that she dances with her kids every afternoon. What a great idea!!
Of course, for me that means it has to be German music! I have a rather limited - and pretty random - mix of music that I’ve collected over the years. It’s been fun to hear some old favorites and get to know some of the newer songs I’ve downloaded more recently.
Now, Aleksander is only 15 months old. But he loves music and he loves to dance! He’s only just started walking, so he doesn’t do too much dancing standing up. Instead, he sits and waves his hands around while kind of bouncing on his bum. It’s hysterical! But he also likes it when I hold him and twirl him around 
The only problem is that Aleksander doesn’t like all of my music. So sometimes he turns off the stereo! So far, he’s not a fan of Die Fantastischen Vier. I guess that’s fair … German hip-hop isn’t exactly kid-friendly! But he claps after songs by Ina Müller, Ganz schön Feist, and Montag (some of my new acquisitions).
I don’t know how much this is doing for the improvement of my German, but it sure is fun!
Love it! Wir sollten zusammen mit den Jungs tanzen,Kate!
O ja! Wie toll!!
My husband and I still love doing what we call “Baby Dance Party” (even though our son is 3 now)! Music is a fantastic way to expose kiddos to a second language, especially since they relish repetition. I applaud you for not limiting it to children’s music in German, either!
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I look forward to following Aleksander’s bilingual progress!
Thanks for your comment, Sarah! I’ve only been blogging for a few months, and I’m really enjoying connecting with other bilingual families!
What fun!
It’s great that you’re still having dance parties with your boys
We listen to “Kindermusik” too, but I can’t really dance to it
I hope you’ll return to my blog again. I love getting comments!
We often listen to German music during breakfast. Sometimes, once we’re done eating, I’ll read along to the music from the book that goes with the CD, or will just choose another book and sing from that with my daughter. It’s been a great way for me to remember to work it in regularly, and Kaya has come to love it, too!
And on a different note, I don’t know if you’d be up for this, but maybe we could discuss the idea of sharing our German resources, particularly music and songs…I have quite a few kids songs accumulated and would love to share them, unless you are opposed to such sharing.
Keep on dancin!