Dora and Boots Put on Their Dancing Shoes for a Spectacular Musical Adventure With Broadcast Premiere of 'Dora's Dance to the Rescue'

Dora and Boots Put on Their Dancing Shoes for a Spectacular Musical Adventure With Broadcast Premiere of 'Dora's Dance to the Rescue'

New One-Hour Special to Air on Friday, November 11 at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr.

The Songs Continue with 'Dora the Explorer Dance Fiesta!' CD From Nick Records/Sony BMG and 'Dora's Dance to the Rescue' on DVD From Paramount Home Video

(*Art and tapes available upon request)

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Dora the Explorer's latest adventure is filled with music and movement in the upcoming broadcast premiere of the one-hour special "Dora's Dance to the Rescue" on Friday, November 11 at 11 a.m. (all times ET/PT) on Nick Jr.

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Dora is joined by her faithful pal Boots, and the pair dance, spin, shake and wiggle along on an adventure to help save Swiper the Fox, who is trapped inside a magic bottle. According to the bottle, there is only one way to free Swiper. Dora and Boots must dance their way to the castle to win one big wish, and wish Swiper free.

Dora's dance party continues with the release of "Dora the Explorer Dance Fiesta!" CD from Nick Records/Sony BMG. The CD features timeless pop tunes that kids and moms already love, like "Celebration," "La Bamba," "Get on Your Feet" and "Oye Como Va" as sung by Dora and her friends. "Dora the Explorer Dance Fiesta!" also features two duets with Grammy-Award Winners Carlos Santana and Los Lonely Boys.

"Dora's Dance to the Rescue" is also available on DVD from Paramount Home Video, beginning October 11.

Dora the Explorer, which airs at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays on Nick Jr. and weekends on CBS (check local listings), is a play-along, animated adventure series starring Dora, a seven-year-old Latina heroine whose adventures take place in an imaginative, tropical world filled with jungles, beaches and rainforests. Dora explores her world just as preschoolers do everyday, and the show is designed to actively engage its audience in an interactive quest using a variety of learning techniques.

In every episode, Dora and Boots invite the audience to participate in an exciting adventure, where each step of their journey consists of a problem or puzzle that Dora and the audience must think their way through in order to solve the next problem. Dora is proudly bilingual and uses her knowledge of English and Spanish to communicate with her friends, overcome obstacles and reach her goals. In each episode, Dora teaches a Spanish word or phrase to the viewers and then asks them to use it to solve a problem and forge ahead. Ultimately, Dora and her best friend, Boots, triumph, and the story always ends with a "We Did It!" anthem.

Dora the Explorer was created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh and Eric Weiner. Gifford serves as executive producer, with Walsh as co-executive producer and Weiner as producer and head writer.

Nick Jr. is a specially designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. (ET/PT) and weekends on CBS (check local listings). Completely dedicated to preschoolers ages 2-5, Nick Jr.'s Emmy, Peabody and Parents' Choice Award-winning programs are curriculum based, fun and commercial free. At Nick Jr., kids play to learn with innovative, original shows created just for them.

Nickelodeon, now in its 26th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in 89 million households and has been the number- one-rated basic cable network for ten consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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