10 Best Dance Videos for Preschoolers! (Online Lessons)


Here at Move Dance Learn, we create dance videos for toddlers, preschoolers and kids in general. We have so many to offer, but thought we would put together a list of our top ten dance videos for preschoolers to make them easy for you to find and view with your little one!

But don’t just take our word for it!

Thousands of other preschoolers have watched and viewed the creative dance tutorial videos and many parents are always writing to us telling us how much they love them and asking when are we making more!

Two Young Children Dancing with a lap top infront of them

The best thing about our videos is that the music used is kid friendly and sourced from original musicians, we don’t do branded content like frozen or avengers so you don’t have to worry about your preschooler asking you to buy the latest toys and the content has been created by qualified primary school teacher who also has a diploma in dance!

So let’s get onto the list!


1. MYTHICAL CREATURES

What preschooler doesn’t like mermaids and unicorns???

Join us on an adventure into a mythical world where we prance as unicorns, swim like a mermaid and fly like a phoenix.

Preschoolers get to follow a fun warm-up after which we immerse ourselves into creative dance and movement.

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Mythical Creatures Movement & Dance Activity for Kids – Brain Break


2. LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENT SKILLS 2

This fun dance lesson for toddlers and kids helps to develop and build gross motor skills and in particular locomotor skills which are when we travel with our bodies from one place to another.

This lesson explores locomotor skills that aim to improve coordination and musicality in different ways – Skipping, sliding, and walking slowly in time with the music.

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Locomotor Movement Skills For Toddlers & Kids – Lessons, Examples & Tips


3. CARS, TRAINS & PLANES

This is the video that started them all! The first and original video made for Move Dance Learn!

A Creative Movement Dance Class based on a transport theme. Chug like a train, zoom like a plane, and Stop and Go like a car. All to uniquely chosen music that allows us to move our bodies in creative ways.

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Transport Lesson For Kids & Toddlers – Dance & Movement


4. BALLET PIRATE ADVENTURE

Have fun learning ballet whilst going on a pirate adventure.

After a ballet-based warmup, we celebrate pirate style by finding a treasure map, sailing the seven seas and finding a desert island, and then digging for treasure!

We end it all with a memory movement game and a cool-down!

No need for any equipment, just grab your imagination and come along on a ballet pirate adventure!

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Free Pirate Themed Dance Lesson For Kids -Video Tutorial & Ballet tips


5. ZOO ANIMALS

This lesson is soo much fun as we creatively explore how Lions, Monkeys and Elephants move.

Preschoolers will learn safe dance and fitness practices by following a warm-up in the beginning and cool down at the end.

In the middle, your child is guided as we creatively explore movement with the help of music to ignite our imaginations and at the end play a game to reinforce the learning from the lesson.

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Zoo Animals Activity For Toddlers & Kids Free Dance Class Online


6. POND ANIMALS

Come with us as we explore pond life swimming, hopping, some flying, and a whole lot of creative movement fun.

This dance class will get your kids moving as we move our bodies like different animals who live in pond environments, the class begins with a warm-up, finishes with a cool down and we even play a game in between as well!

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Free Pond Life Dance Lesson Video -Dance like a Frog, Fish & Duck


7. LEARNING COLORS MOVEMENT AND DANCE TUTORIAL

In this lesson we are not only learning to identify colors, we are also learning to recognize how our bodies react to our emotions.

Carefully chosen music is used to help inspire us to create movement based on those emotions and colors.

This lesson is about feeling kind, brave and jealous and so we go through a great range of emotions and movement that keeps preschoolers interested throughout the lesson.

For each of our videos, we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Help your child learn their Colors with free Dance & Movement classes!


8. LEARNING SHAPES MOVEMENT AND DANCE TUTORIAL

This is a fun creative dance lesson that is similar to what I would teach in a kindergarten, preschool, primary, or junior classroom.

Shape recognition and manipulation are part of the mathematics curriculum and the purpose of this tutorial is to develop 2D shape awareness, help to learn shape names, and identify different shapes around us in the world.

In this tutorial, we explore the Heart, Diamond (Rhombus), and Star Shapes.

For each of our videos we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Teach Shape Names to Toddlers & Preschoolers Through Movement & Dance


9. SPOOKY HALLOWEEN DANCE CLASS

Come and get a little spooky with us as we prowl like a black cat, float like a ghost, and crawl like a spider.

Even the youngest of kids will enjoy this not too scary Halloween-themed dance class as they engage in creative dance, moving their bodies and using their imaginations!

For each of our videos, we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Halloween Dance Tutorial for Kid & Toddler with Learning Activities


10. CHRISTMAS DANCE AND MOVEMENT LESSON

This dance class is all about Christmas with a quick appearance by the big man Santa himself at the end!

We dance like reindeer, make presents in Santa’s Workshop, and open presents on Christmas morning.

We start with a warm-up, end with a cool down, and play a game as well all in about 15mins!

For each of our videos, we also try to create resources such as activities and lesson plans for you to use and follow.

You can check them out here Free Christmas dance and movement activity for toddlers & kids


I hope you enjoyed our top ten list of dance classes for preschoolers!

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Samantha Bellerose

Samantha trained and worked professionally as a dancer and has a Diploma in Dance as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Education. She currently runs Dance Parent 101 as well as Move Dance Learn whilst caring for her four children and enjoying life with her Husband.

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