Animal Band - Imagination Dance

Starring:Mike Wyatt (II), Jim Moore (IX), Rina Melius, Mark Horwitz, Dan Schafer, William Ellis (III), The Animal Band
Director: Marvin Baker
Studio: ANIMAL BAND
Product Type: DVD

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If kids aren't able to attend a concert show of the Animal Band, there is sweet consolation in this 12-song musical video filmed before a live audience and brimming with positive messages of family togetherness, animal appreciation, and individual uniqueness. No act of zaniness is too daft for the six-member band specializing in catchy, upbeat entertainment, stage hilarity, and audience participation, while drawing youngsters into their funfest like bees to honey. Musicians of notable talent perform rock, blues, and country songs interspersed with live-action video clips. Kids will relate to ballads such as "Going to School Blues," while giggling at the bass guitarist dressed in a gorilla suit; then they'll stretch their imaginations in "I Like Reading" as mountain climbers and deep-sea divers. With broad appeal on par with such entertainers as Raffi and the Wiggles, the Animal Band deserves accolades for its high-energy concerts that captivate the youngest viewers while enlivening the rest. (Ages 2 to 5) --Lynn Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Great for kids of all ages!.......2005-12-15

My two year old son and four year old daughter absolutely love The Animal Band. They have this DVD and three CDs and they love them all. They dance to the music (much better than being a couch potato), and I enjoy listening to it, too. The best thing about this DVD is that both of my children like it, so there is no fussing about what to watch. If they are disagreeing, I suggest The Animal Band and they always get excited.

Surprisingly Entertaining!.......2004-12-15

My two sons, 6 & 3.5, LOVE this DVD. They watch it and sing along. They dance and sing the tunes all day after watching it. I highly recommend this DVD for people with multiple children up to age 7.

Frogg.......2004-10-02

I first listened to the "Animal Band" on CD.
I have a 3 year old grandson who sat and watched the video with me for the first time tonight.
Listening to the CD he would sing along with the characters but when he saw the VHS he became scared of the animals. Especially when the audience participated in a song and one dress up like a gorilla.
Listening to the CD was great but when he put a face to the music he became frightened.
The VHS is great but be careful. The first time your child watches it, I recommend that you watch it with them. Some of the animals can be scary to a younger child. If your child is easily frightened just listen to the CD; you will get the same enjoyment. If your child is comfortible with zoo like animals then the VHS or DVD is the better route.
The VHS or DVD is great and I give it 5 stars because it is parent approved.

Directly Entertaining!.......2004-03-09

If you watch a Wiggles or Barney tape, you have to enjoy it through the eyes of your kids. When you watch The Animal Band, you can not only enjoy it through your kids, but you can enjoy it directly yourself. The band is hot. The singer is hot. The guitarist is hot. The music is hot! And... while you enjoy the sounds, your kids can enjoy the sounds AND learn at the same time.

My kids (1.5 and 3.5 yrs old) LOVE this video. No other video gets them dancing in the living room the way this one does. Not sure if it's the music or the animal costumes that rev them up, but they get revved up every time they watch it.

The songs are all solidly entertaining and wonderfully lyricked (is that a word?). From "The Imagination Dance" to "Call 911" (what to do in an emergency), there is nothing about this video you won't like. I love, mostly, that it's real musicians performing live. It gives kids a concert to watch, with kids and adults in the audience having fun!. The only thing that could be better would be to have The Animal Band play live near our home. It'd be a blast.

better than the Wiggles!.......2004-01-07

I have two four year olds that LOVE the Animal Band. They want to watch it over and over.

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