Watch our new series, created in partnership with Ailey!
Are you ready to dance it out? Head into our studios where you’ll find DJ Rubble, Boogie (our favorite dancing dino), and Keith – a real Ailey instructor! You will learn entire dance routines, exercise gross motor skills, and express emotions through dance. Because movement has meaning when we dance how we’re feeling!
What Kids Will Learn
Gross motor skills & spatial relations
Feelings, self-identity, valuing others
Memory, self-control
What Kids Will Learn
Gross motor skills & spatial relations
Feelings, self-identity, valuing others
Memory, self-control
Featured
Season 1
Your little dancers will get up moving and learning about diverse genres – including hip hop, ballet, jazz, Latin fusion, Horton, and West African dance!
Available May 2023
Boogie’s Dino-Mite Dress Up
Dress up our favorite dancing dino in her different costumes, and learn more about all the dance genres featured in Dance Squad with Ailey!
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
Dance Hip Hop!
Learn to dance Hip Hop the Ailey way with DJ Rubble and Run DMC at a big party when you join the Noggin Dance Squad!
Episode 2
Bop to Ballet!
Dance your way to France with DJ Rubble and the Noggin Dance Squad in this beginning Ballet class with Ailey!
Episode 3
Dance Horton!
Get strong like a superhero by dancing with DJ Rubble and the Noggin Dance Squad as you learn Horton the Ailey way!
Episode 4
Try Latin Fusion!
Learn your Latin Fusion steps and mix up some salsa with DJ Rubble, the Noggin Dance Squad, and Ailey!
Episode 5
Dance Jazz!
Jump into Jazz with DJ Rubble and the Noggin Dance Squad while you learn your Ailey dance moves and get the band back together!
Episode 6
Try West African!
Dance West African the Ailey way along with DJ Rubble and the Noggin Dance Squad while we tell the story of Anansi the Spider!
Dance Squad with Ailey: Musician Shorts
Rhyme with Rubble!
Join DJ Rubble as he interviews Darryl McDaniels and learns how he rhymes to the rhythm!
Horton Rhythm!
DJ Rubble interviews musician Victor and learns how he creates a Horton rhythm!
Latin Beats!
Learn about the different instruments that make Latin Fusion beats with DJ Rubble and Juno!
Jazzy Bass!
DJ Rubble interviews Trevor, a jazz musician who makes jazzy sounds with his bass!
Bedtime Boogie | The Daily Dance
Let's get ready for bed with this dancer stretch from Boogie.
Energy Boogie | The Daily Dance
Let's get our wiggles out with this dance from Boogie!
Dance Squad Specials
Noggin at Ailey
Join in on the fun that one lucky Noggin family experienced at the iconic Alvin Ailey Studios in New York City with this exclusive behind-the-scenes video of our Dance Squad with Ailey holiday shoot!
Dance Squad with Ailey Holiday Special
Celebrate the holidays at the Ailey Studios in New York City with DJ Rubble and the Noggin Dance Squad!
Extend the Learning
Resources for Parents
More in Noggin
Give Noggin a Try
Kid-safe & ad-free
Accessible on multiple devices
New content added weekly
Downloadable books & games for offline play
Kid-safe & ad-free
New content added weekly
Accessible on multiple devices
Downloadable books & games for offline play