Boogie Beebies facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Boogie Beebies |
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Based on | Boogie Beebies books by Evie Wright |
| Directed by | Helen Darrington, Karen Ferguson, Brendan McCaul |
| Presented by | Pete Hillier Nataylia Roni, Oti Mabuse |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 61 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sue Nott |
| Producer(s) | Karen Pringle |
| Editor(s) | Damian Raistrick, David Horwell, Jim Baker, Gary Hewson |
| Camera setup | John Shuker, Bart Baker |
| Running time | 15 minutes (Series 1 & 2) 5 minutes (Series 3) |
| Production company(s) | BBC (Series 1-2) BBC Children's Productions (Series 3) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBeebies |
| Original release | 27 September 2004 – 21 February 2014 |
Boogie Beebies was a fun British TV show for young children. The BBC made and showed it on CBeebies. It also aired on BBC One and BBC Two. The show first started on September 27, 2004. It even won an award in 2005 for Best Pre School Live Action at the BAFTA Children's Awards.
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About Boogie Beebies
This show was all about teaching kids how to dance. Each episode was 15 minutes long. It featured a new dance to a special song every time. The show was first hosted by Nataylia "Nat" Roni and Pete Hillier. Nataylia had even performed in The Lion King musical before this.
Later on, from November 2006, Pete hosted the show by himself. He was joined by a new group of children called 'The Boogie Bunch'. Pete even got a cool nickname: 'Boogie Pete'. The show also included short videos of children dancing at home or school. Sometimes, they danced in front of a bluescreen. This is a special blue or green background. It lets filmmakers add different scenes behind the dancers.
How the Dances Were Taught
The presenters taught each dance step by step. In the first series, both presenters took turns teaching. The dance moves and songs were often inspired by nature. They also used ideas from the world around us. For example, "The Ocean Motion" had moves like sea creatures.
Every episode ended with a full performance of the dance. This was called "The Big Video". The presenters would shout, "Big Video Time!" to start it.
In the first series, one presenter was on a green screen set. It had yellow and green polka dots. The other presenter would go to a real place that matched the song. For instance, Pete might visit a construction site for the "Dig It" song. Nat might go to a flower garden for the "Gardening" song.
In the second series, Pete usually stood in front of a green screen. This screen showed the location instead of him going there. The Boogie Bunch also used the green screen for their dance tutorials. Pete also used the polka dot set, but the colors changed.
Show's Name and Advertising
The name Boogie Beebies comes from the word "boogie," which means to dance. "Beebies" is from the channel name, CBeebies. The show was advertised with a child dancing like John Travolta. They danced to the song "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy.
In 2020, it was announced that the show would return to CBeebies. The new host would be Oti Mabuse.
Episode List
Here are some of the episodes from the different series.
Series 1 Episodes
Presented by Nataylia "Nat" Roni and Pete Hillier.
- Dig It
- Ocean Motion
- Go Go Mango
- Space Walking
- Turning Around
- Gardening
- Hey Monkey
- Barnyard Boogie
- Every Kind of Weather Song
- Kangaroo
- Pirate Gang
- Butterfly Fly
- Dancing On The Sand
- We Want to Be Fit
- Shoe Hoedown
- Going to the Park
- Penguin Bop
- Double Decker
- Building
- Tick Tock Clock
- Carousel
- Do the Duck
- Chuffa Chuffa Chawoowoo
- Little Dreamer
- Take It to the Checkout
- Dream Cleaning Crew
- Teatime
- Cup Cake
- Football Shimmy
- Bug a Lug
Series 2 Episodes
Presented by Pete Hillier.
- In The Swim
- Airport
- Rainbow Sky
- I Wish It Would Snow
- Woof Woof
- Orchestra
- Do the Dino
- Roll Up! Roll Up!
- Vegetable Jam
- Water Hole
- Sporty Boogie
- I Want to Be
- Tractor Stomp
- Viking Warrior
- Baby Boogie
- Brave Prince
Series 3 Episodes
Presented by Oti Mabuse, this series was called Oti's Boogie Beebies.
- Zoom to the Moon Song
- Get Dancing Song: Dancing by Kylie Minogue
- Shine Like the Sun Song: Shine by Take That
- Sea Creatures Song
- Feeling Good Song: Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake
- Full Steam Ahead Song
- All Things Red Song: Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs
- Sport Star Song
- Favourite Place Song: Rather Be by Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
- Jungle Song
- Up, Down and Around Song: Keep On Movin' by Five
- Upside Down Song: Upside Down by Paloma Faith
- Musical Instrument Jam Song
- Monsters Song: Monster Mash by Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
- Fruit and Vegetables Song: I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen
Boogie Beebies at BBC Programmes
