Customer Reviews

Family Dance

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Two things you WILL NOT do when listening to this cd is sit still or keep a straight face. Watch out as the good medicine of music makes you dance and smile. Thanks for the happiness Dan Zanes and Friends!

This is a great CD for you to enjoy as much as your kids. I can find these songs stuck in my head and not be annoyed! There's a combination of funky renditions of traditionals ("Hokey Pokey," "Skip to My Lou"), international tunes (My son's West Indian babysitter knows "Linstead Market," and it's one of my favorites on the CD) and savvy originals. My son appreciates them while being too young to understand the words at five months, and it's a friend's two-year old's favorite too.

Finally, kids music that engages all ages! Dan Zanes has a wild ability to entertain all musical interests, plus introduces young kids to multiple genres. We love his CDs and especially like Malti on Family Dance. The CD itself is a work of art.

My little girls (3 and a half years & 18 months) dance with wild abandon to this CD. I love it too, there is a wonderful mix of musical styles, original tunes and "standards". It's sophisticated enough for parents, yet accessible for kids, I even find myself humming these songs when I'm by myself. No saccharin here!

The whole family loves this CD. It's is Zanes' best yet. We play it over and over and don't get sick of it one bit. It's always the first choice in the car, while we are cleaning up, anywhere. Highly highly recommended...

We saw Dan Zanes in concert this summer (a surprise treat, as we had never heard of him but the concert was part of a children's series). After the show, my 5-year-old begged for a CD. We haven't been disappointed. Great songs for kids, with a sound that adults can not only tolerate, but enjoy!

Enjoy this one with your whole family

Buy it now! You won't be sorry...
Way to Dan!

Dan Zanes has refocused his music career on entertaining families, and we are all the better for it! This is a rare CD--it entertains kids without pandering to the latest fads. Dan Zanes and friends have made an album that will sound as good and fresh 20 years from now as it does today. Can anybody say that about the usual kid-band dross? Every song is a gem, and the production is frist-rate. Grab this CD and savor it with your kids, again and again. A five-star treasure!

When you've had enough of the same old kids songs, order this! My 6 year old loves it, my 2 year old dances to it, and I've even caught my husband listening without the kids around. It is a great way to introduce children to a variety of musical styles.

... We all listen to it. On our recent summer vacation (read as serious time in the car) we listened to this and Rocket Ship Beach plenty without diminshing the enjoyment for any of us. It's great. We've already ordered Night Time and can't wait for it to come out. ...