Customer Reviews

Sesame Street Songs - Dance Along!

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Being the biggest Sesame fan (yup, child of the 70s), I was so anxious to buy anything Sesame on DVD for my 16 month old daughter. She's nuts about all the DVDs we own (and so am I), but not this one. I found it quite lame, corny (Barney is supposed to be corny, not Sesame Street) and boring. Too many "people" in it with "people" skits interrupting Muppet skits. Sesame Street is nothing without the Muppets, so I found this DVD was filled with a lot of filler. With such high hopes for this one, it was only worth it for the Disco Grover skit which was worth 2 stars. We're selling ours [...]

A captivating video for children from about 18 months to age 5 or 6. A combination of children dancing with two hosts introducing the various songs done in complete Sesame Street style. The "Batty Bat" is especially fun for the youngest of children (and the young at heart) - put on your bat wings (a bath towel, of course) and dance along with the Count as he works on counting 1-2-3. "Doing The Pigeon" with Bert is a real hoot; and learning to follow instructions has never been so fun with "A Very Simple Dance To Do". Highly recommended! (Our tape just broke tonight after six years of excessive use, and we're quite disappointed that it's not currently available.)

We bought this for our 22 month old twin girls who, as my huband says, are in their "kinetic" phase and they LOVE it. Since the very first viewing they have asked several times a day to watch "Big Bird Dance". It is a bit corny to adults here and there, but it's not that bad. Our girls "fly" around the room with their blankets flapping behind them on Batty Bat. But nothing beats watching the two of them following the directions perfectly on A Very Simple Dance to Do. They exectue it beautifully. It's so amazing (I wish they would follow my requests as easily). We've even heard them in their crib at night singing that and going through the steps.

As always there is great variation in the musical styles (pop, jazz, swing, disco, snippits of classical/bluegrass/asian, etc) which our girls really enjoy also.

All in all, this is a great DVD for those little ones in their "kinetic" phase. Oh, and for parents, the spoof on Saturday Night Fever is a great little nugget -- all while the kids learn the ABC's. Leave it to Sesame Street to throw the adults a bone in the midst of all the kid stuff (since we watch this as many times as the kids do).

Our only request is that it be LONGER. Our girls could dance for ours. But of course Sesame Street wants the kids to more than watch videos...and so do I.
Hope you enjoy it too.

My 6-month old daughter loves this video! As soon as I turn the DVD on and she sees the Sony logo, she gets excited! If she gets cranky, I pop this DVD in and it entertains her for a good half hour! The songs really grow on you; my husband and I walk around the house singing "The Batty-Bat" all of the time!

My son has been watching this video since he was 8months old, and loves it more every time he sees it. The songs are catchy, the dancing is fun to watch and join in with. Plus it has a favorite from my childhood, "Doin the Pidgeon" with Bert. An absolute must have in your toddlers' repetoire.

This is the only SS video that bored my toddlers. It bores me as well. It's very outdated. The one star I gave was for the Count's song I love. Other than that - save your $$, you can find many other great SS videos out there....My fav is Rock n Roll Sesame Street. Very clever and great songs for adults too.

I rented this DVD to check it out before I purchased it for my 2 year old daughter. I am glad that I did.

Personally, I really enjoyed the Grover disco number and the two Birdland songs a lot. As a mother that remembers American Bandstand, I also thought the set up was cute. For the nostalgic factor, however, I have to say that I like "Put Down the Duckie" better.

My daughter, however, did not like the show at all. She kept bringing me other Sesame Street DVDs that she would rather see (e.g., Learning with Numbers, Rock & Roll, Sesame Street Karaoke, Get Up & Dance). Since the DVD is really meant for her, I guess that we won't be buying this one.

I bought this DVD because it said 1969 as the publication date. Don't be fooled.
The DVD is pieces from different eras. There are a few bits that can be from 1969 (the disco scene, obviously!), but the live action scenes were from the 80's, judging by the way the clothes look.

It's a nice video and my daughter seems to like it. Just don't buy this DVD if you want to go down memory lane with your kids!

My two daughters, ages 1 and 2, are Sesame Street fanatics. The girls love this video. The 2 year old follows the steps in "A very simple dance". The songs are very catchy. This is a very good video. I have the dvd version.

The first time I put this one on my daughter walked away from the TV. I was thrilled because after a few minutes I wasn't sure that I could've sat through it anyway. We were very disappointed. I tried it again a month or so later (making her 16 months) and she enjoyed it. The more she watched it, the more it grew on me. Now we sing the songs and really get a kick out of the video.