Respected Product Review Body Recognizes Dance It! For Its Educational and Entertaining Music

Minnetonka, Minnesota—May 6, 2009 – – Dancercise Kids®, a provider of educational fitness and dance activities for young children, today announced that its founder, Tessa Pfeifer, has won a Seal Of Approval from The National Parenting Center for her new CD “Dance It!”. According to the independent testing panel, the CD “really impressed….with its ability to entertain and educate”, and that “parents felt it was a superb way to reinforce and retain the messages.”

The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval program is an independent testing procedure conducted to judge a variety of products introduced and marketed to the parent/child consumer market. Importantly, the panel of testers is comprised of real parents and real children, making the assessment highly credible for consumers. At a time when parents are increasingly pressed for time and money, they are turning to trustworthy sources such as The National Parenting Center to help them choose the most appropriate quality products for their budgets.

"I’m obviously thrilled by this award and the recognition," says Tessa. “We’ve always had confidence in our music as a source of entertainment and education for kids, but I’m especially excited to receive the recommendation from such a genuine review process. We hear reminders every day of the benefits of encouraging kids to get active and to learn healthy lessons, so it’s gratifying to have the positive impact of this music appreciated by other parents and children.”

Dance It! comprises fifteen upbeat tracks with catchy melodies, refreshingly original lyrics and a variety of rhythms that get kids moving and using their imaginations. The songs reinforce important messages about manners, safety, making friends and other parent-friendly topics in a fun, active way, and help Tessa’s music stand out from a crowded field of children’s music. Dance It! is available now at CD Baby, at the dancercise website and through online retailers including Apple’s iTunes® store and Amazon.com.

Tessa Pfeifer has been dancing, singing and performing since her early childhood. Having created Dancercise Kids as a successful dance and fitness program across multiple states, she is now concentrating on making the music, activities and lessons accessible to a wider audience through CDs, DVDs, Activity Books and select media partners, for consumption in every home. Find out more at www.dancercise.com/pressroom

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Tessa® Brings her Active Kids’ Show Back to Premier Minnesota Shopping Location

Minnetonka, Minn.—March 12, 2009 – – Dancercise Kids®, a provider of unique fitness and dance activities for young children, today announced that its founder, Tessa Pfeifer, will perform at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. as part of the Toddler Tuesday event program on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 – celebrated by many as St. Patrick’s Day.

Tessa’s active show for young children gets them up and moving to upbeat songs that focus on fitness, healthy habits and just plain fun. With recent appearances on KARE 11 television, the release of her new CD, “Dance It!” and the shows at Mall of America, Tessa has been working hard to put Dancercise’s positive and healthy themes in front of kids everywhere.

"We're excited to have Tessa back at Mall of America," said Jennifer Renstrom, Director of Events & Marketing Operations, "Her unique blend of active songs and healthy themes are perfect for our Toddler Tuesday audience."

Minnesota Dance and Exercise Entrepreneur Releases 15 Original Songs Focused on Fitness and Fun

Minnetonka, Minnesota—March 3, 2009 – – Dancercise Kids®, a provider of unique fitness and dance activities for young children, today announced that its founder, Tessa Pfeifer, has released her first compact disc, entitled “Dance It!”, focused on bringing Dancercise® concepts into every home.

Packed with original songs that encourage kids to exercise and that advocate healthy habits, manners and other parent-approved topics, this CD release comes at a time when, according to the National Poll on Children’s Health, childhood obesity is the number one concern of parents. "It's so important for kids to take every opportunity to exercise. I routinely see children with all sorts of conditions resulting from poor posture, poor diet and sedentary lifestyles," said Howard Fidler, DC, FICPA, FICC, of Minneapolis, founder of the American Chiropractic Association's Council on Pediatrics. "My own kids listen to Dancercise music all the time, and it's reassuring to find kids’ music that really encourages them to get and stay active."

"I’m excited to get this music out to my fans, and to kids everywhere," says Tessa. “The songs will get any kid up and moving, and the CD includes lots of healthy themes and upbeat styles that keep it fun and interesting for kids and parents alike”.

Tessa’s music goes far beyond the rehashed nursery rhymes or often over-simplified genre of children’s music and combines contemporary styles with thoughtful lyrics, presented in a way that is accessible to kids at a very young age. “As a Kindergarten teacher, I welcome the educational elements of Tessa’s music," said Julie Dahl, whose daughter, age four, has taken Dancercise classes for the last year. “And as a parent, I really love that this music is fun for grown-ups too!”

Dance It! is available now at www.cdbaby.com, at the Dancercise website www.dancercise.com and through online retailers including Apple’s iTunes® store and Amazon.com. Tessa is performing live concerts throughout the Minneapolis/St.Paul metro area during the next few months, including the Mall Of America and Minnesota Children’s Museum, and promoting her unique program that helps children build strong minds and happy hearts.

Tessa Pfeifer has been dancing, singing and performing since her early childhood. Having created Dancercise Kids as a successful dance and fitness program across multiple states, she is now concentrating on making the music, activities and lessons accessible to a wider audience through CDs, DVDs, Activity Books and select media partners, for consumption in every home. Find out more at www.dancercise.com.

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Minnetonka dance and fitness company packs the summer with activity and fun

Minnetonka, Minnesota—February 18th, 2009 – Dancercise Kids, a provider of fitness and dance activities for young children, today released its comprehensive list of camps for the 2009 summer session.

Focused on giving parents a healthy and active option for their children, while encouraging young imaginations, Dancercise’s summer schedule provides a wide range of exciting yet cost-effective options for kids ages 3 to 12.

"I always look forward to our summer camps," said Tessa Pfeifer, Founder of Dancercise Kids, “With our unique combination of fun, education and activity, the kids are always busy and parents love to see our end of camp performances too!”.

Even though it’s only February, many families are feverishly booking out their summer schedules. Few options include such a diverse combination of dance, crafts and fitness at a reasonable cost, but Dancercise Kids has established a track record of happy kids and parents.

"Tessa's Dancercise camp was perfect for our family. A lot of activity was packed into a short time, and I felt like it was great value too." said Angie Lindberg, whose daughter Emme participated during the summer of 2008. "We've been big fans of the Dancercise combination of dance, fitness and fun ever since."

The Dancercise summer camp schedule is available on the Dancercise website at www.dancercise.com/summercamps. Parents are encouraged to sign up early since most Dancercise camps are oversubscribed.

Dancercise Kids has offered its unique and active curriculum to pre-schools, child care centers and many other facilities for twenty years. With operations in Minnesota and Illinois, and now through its licensed curriculum as far afield as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dancercise Kids helps children build strong minds and happy hearts.

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Kids’ fitness and dance business owner to perform live concert at major St. Paul mall

Minnetonka, Minnesota—February 10th, 2009 – Dancercise Kids, a provider of fitness and dance activities for young children, today announced that its founder, Tessa Pfeifer, will be performing at one of the most popular malls in the Twin Cities, Maplewood Mall on White Bear Avenue in St. Paul, at 1pm and 2pm on Saturday, February 14th.

Performing songs from her new CD, “Dance It!”, Tessa will be encouraging kids to get up and get moving at a time when there are many distractions competing with physical activity for the attention of young children.

"I'm excited to be performing on the St. Paul side of the cities," said Tessa Pfeifer, Founder of Dancercise Kids, “We teach Dancercise to many children at pre-schools in that area, and I hope they'll come out and see me. We are going to have a great time dancing with the kids and learning about muscles, manners and safety!”

Tessa’s 30 minute performance is focused on interacting with the kids. Many kids’ performers find themselves stuck behind a guitar or other instrument, but Tessa – with a wireless headset – will be right down there with the audience, making new friends and working through the “Dancercise Jam”, “Hello, Hello” and “Under My Bed”, among others.

Tessa’s CD Dance It! is available now at www.cdbaby.com, at the Dancercise website, www.dancercise.com and at online music services including iTunes. She continues to be the driving force behind Dancercise Kids, whose mission is to help kids build strong minds and happy hearts.

Tessa Pfeifer has been dancing, singing and performing since her early childhood. Having created Dancercise Kids as a successful dance and fitness program across multiple states, she is now concentrating on making the music, activities and lessons accessible to a wider audience, for consumption in every home. Find out more at www.dancercise.com/pressroom or check out our classes at www.dancercise.com/schedule

Kids’ fitness and dance business owner to perform live concert at popular southwest metro malls

Minnetonka, Minnesota—January 29th, 2009 – Dancercise Kids, a provider of fitness and dance activities for young children, today announced that its founder, Tessa Pfeifer, will be performing at two of the most popular malls in the Twin Cities, Eden Prairie Center and Ridgedale Center, on February 4th and 5th respectively, at 10:30am and 11:30am each morning.

Performing songs from her new CD, “Dance It!”, Tessa will be encouraging kids to get up and get moving at a time when there are many distractions competing with physical activity for the attention of young children.

"I’ve lived in this area for 10 years and I’m excited to be able to bring my show to the two malls I frequent myself," said Tessa Pfeifer, Founder of Dancercise Kids, “We are going to have a great time dancing with the kids and learning about muscles, manners and safety!”

Tessa’s 30 minute performance is focused on interacting with the kids. Many kids’ performers find themselves stuck behind a guitar or other instrument, but Tessa – with a wireless headset – will be right down there with the audience, making new friends and working through the “Dancercise Jam”, “Hello, Hello” and “Under My Bed”, among others.

Tessa’s CD Dance It! is available now at www.cdbaby.com, at the Dancercise website, www.dancercise.com and at online music services including iTunes. She continues to be the driving force behind Dancercise Kids, whose mission is to help kids build strong minds and happy hearts.

Tessa Pfeifer has been dancing, singing and performing since her early childhood. Having created Dancercise Kids as a successful dance and fitness program across multiple states, she is now concentrating on making the music, activities and lessons accessible to a wider audience, for consumption in every home. Find out more at www.dancercise.com/pressroom or check out our classes at www.dancercise.com/schedule