We are a family who likes music. A lot. Music is usually playing when we are in the house, and is always playing when we are in the van. The great thing about it is that we listen to my music. The kids love it and always ask me to crank it up so they can do some stellar car dancing moves.
Graham is a huge fan of JT. One morning on the way to school he told me that he was going to sing “Love Stoned” when he grew up. He then told me that he was going to ask the four boys in his class if they wanted to sing it with him. Are you getting the same visual I did? A Kindergarten boy band? The kid cracks me up.
We are also a family who likes to get their groove on. The only downside is the fact that we are white. White person dancing = frog in a blender. It’s a scientific fact pretty solid theory. My husband is a supreme example of this theory, which even he cannot deny.
Every night after dinner (or after bath time), the tunes get cranked and it’s Dance Party Canada over here. You may remember that I posted a video of the kids dancing back in November. Miss Emily is now walking (And leaping!) and has busted out some pretty sweet moves. The dudes have kicked it up a notch as well.
Untitled from Angella on Vimeo.
Those of you coming to San Francisco in two weeks can consider Miss Emily to be a prime example of what I will look like, should there be dancing involved. Make sure you stand back and give me lots of room to work my magic.
(P.S.: I REALLY hope I sound nothing like I do in the video, or I will be grooving solo in my hotel room to spare you the sound of that high-pitched whinny.)
I will close with a greeting to my fellow Canadians (and to those who just love Canada) - Happy Canada Day!
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Awesome. Loved this.
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Comment by Jennie on July 1st, 2008 @ 7:38 amEmily is cracking me up! Her little leg lift on the ground. Priceless!
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Comment by She Likes Purple on July 1st, 2008 @ 7:40 amHA! We are all kinds of white too so there will be no judging coming from me 
Loved Graham’s fingers pointing while he grooved, and Emily’s “whoop-whoop” hand moves were awesome!
We love to dance here at our house, and it’s never pretty. We shut the blinds as to not torture the neighbors…
-Andrea
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Comment by Andrea on July 1st, 2008 @ 7:48 amI love watching kids dance. It’s so much fun! Finn loves to dance but he’s into hip hop, the Beatles and They Might Be Giants lately.
Your voice does not sound whiny or high pitched!
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Comment by sizzle on July 1st, 2008 @ 7:53 amSo cute! Nathan grabbing his butt had me laughing so hard. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Canada Day!
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Comment by Sharon on July 1st, 2008 @ 8:36 amI know I dance like an idiot, but that just makes it more fun. Because then you can bust out the shopping cart or the lawn mower and people just shake their heads and laugh.
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Comment by Kristabella on July 1st, 2008 @ 8:48 amMy first thought was, WHAT? no Superhero PJ’s anymore??
So cute. They would get along well with my dancers, though mine seem to be a little more aggressive and have more of a mosh pit type dance style. Yours managed to stay clear of eachother even while in a small space.
This is awesome!
My favourite home video from childhood shows my then-10-yr-old brother and 5-yr-old me rocking out to Van Halen’s “Jump”. It’s a thing of beauty, I tell ya.
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Comment by Marianne on July 1st, 2008 @ 9:38 amGraham’s hand-dancing at 2:04 nearly made me fall off my chair. And I think I almost saw a bit of a poll-dance from Emily around 0:50—what are you teaching her Angella?? :)
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Comment by The Over-Thinker on July 1st, 2008 @ 11:49 amOh my, that was so so fun to watch. Kids and dancing are like the best things ever.
I’m so looking forward to seeing you dance in a few weeks. I think I’m a fairly good dancer, but I’ve realized that I might just be kidding myself.
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Comment by Kristie on July 1st, 2008 @ 12:03 pmThis is fantastic! We do this in our house too and I love LOVE watching SD dance around like a fool. I think everyone should do that every once in awhile. It’s liberating.
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I love it! What a great way to start my morning off, thanks Angella!
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How cute are they!! Totally!
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Comment by Kristin on July 1st, 2008 @ 2:00 pmSooo good to hear your voice again, Ange!
Love kids dancing- adorable!
Comment by Jen on July 1st, 2008 @ 2:02 pmI think Miss Emily wants to get down with the break dancing.
(Also: this just made my afternoon. Encore, encore!)
(Also: I so need to post a video of Chris dancing. It makes me cry with joy. Because he is SO GOOD, of course. Ahem.)
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Comment by Kerri Anne on July 1st, 2008 @ 4:12 pmOkay. You were right. That cheered me up.
I love Emily’s floor moves.
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Comment by Rhi on July 1st, 2008 @ 4:50 pmOh, I really loved watching this video. Thank you so much for sharing. We have one 15 month old and talk about having more children at some point and this is exactly the fun I imagine having. Well, and more throwup.
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Comment by Jennifer on July 1st, 2008 @ 4:58 pmGraham’s index fingers pointed firmly in the air - Gold.
I totally think you should put Nathan and Emily into hip hop/breakdancing 
Did I just see Emily “raisin’ the roof”? That video is priceless! Your kids are so gifted in the dancing department! LOL! Looks like a fun, nightly routine!
Comment by Michele on July 2nd, 2008 @ 12:17 ami am seriously the WORST dancer in the world. so i don’t do it. ever. well, at least not in public. so, sadly, you won’t get to see it at blogher 
Look at those kids go!!! Love it!
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Comment by Elizabeth on July 2nd, 2008 @ 5:30 pmhaahaaaa! i love your kids.
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Comment by metalia on July 3rd, 2008 @ 9:24 amThat was great giggle material. If you dance like Miss Emily does, you will entertain everybody at BlogHer.
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Comment by witchypoo on July 4th, 2008 @ 4:03 am
OMG - they are so freaking cute! My kids made me play it three times and my littlest one kept saying “I want to go dere!” So we’re coming over ~ I guess it will take 7-10 days or so
(PS Nathan and the butt thrusts CRACKED ME UP!)
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Comment by Sue on July 1st, 2008 @ 7:12 am