Preschoolers Move and Groove to 'Nick Jr.'s Dance Party,' a Four-Week Celebration of Music Kicking Off with 'La Maestra de Musica,' a New Episode of the Network's #1 Rated Dora the Explorer, Premiering Monday, July 23

Preschoolers Move and Groove to 'Nick Jr.'s Dance Party,' a Four-Week Celebration of Music Kicking Off with 'La Maestra de Musica,' a New Episode of the Network's #1 Rated Dora the Explorer, Premiering Monday, July 23

'Nick Jr.'s Dance Party' to Include Four Never-Before-Seen Music Videos from the Upcoming New Series Yo Gabba Gabba!, Plus Music-Themed Episodes from Dora the Explorer, The Wonder Pets!, Blue's Clues and The Backyardigans Monday, July 23 - Friday, August 17

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NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Preschoolers, get ready to shake your tambourines! The number-one network for kids presents four, back-to-back weeks of music-based programming on "Nick Jr.'s Dance Party," kicking off with the debut of "La Maestra de Musica," an all-new episode of Dora the Explorer, premiering Monday, July 23 at 9:00 a.m. (ET/PT). In addition, Nick Jr.'s on- air music celebration will get preschoolers moving and grooving with music- themed episodes from The Wonder Pets!, The Backyardigans, Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer and four, never-before-seen music videos from the network's upcoming new series, Yo Gabba Gabba!

The schedule for "Nick Jr.'s Dance Party" is as follows (all times are ET/PT):

   -- Monday, July 23 - Friday, July 27 - Five music-themed Dora the Explorer      episodes everyday at 9:00 a.m., beginning with the premiere of "La      Maestra de Musica" on July 23.    -- Monday, July 30 - Friday, August 3 - Five episodes of The Wonder Pets!      featuring Ming Ming's greatest musical adventures will air everyday at      11:00 a.m.    -- Monday, August 6 - Friday, August 10 - Five episodes of Blue's Clues      featuring Blue's biggest musical moments will air everyday at 10:00      a.m.    -- Monday, August 13 - Friday, August 17 - Five episodes of The      Backyardigans featuring some of the best dance moves from the five      backyard pals will air everyday at 10:30 a.m.   

From Friday, July 27 - Friday, August 17, Nick Jr. will premiere one never-before-seen music video each week from the upcoming new series Yo Gabba Gabba! which will debut in August. In addition, preschoolers and parents can log on to Nick Jr.'s award winning website, http://www.nickjr.com/, to vote for their favorite music videos each week from Dora the Explorer, The Wonder Pets!, Blue's Clues and Yo Gabba Gabba! Every Friday, Nick Jr. will reveal that week's favorite music video on-air.

In "La Maestra de Musica," Boots and Dora walk to school and bump into Boots' music teacher, La Maestra de Musica, who is singing Boots' favorite song, "Hola, Hola." When the chain breaks on La Maestra's bicycle, she needs Dora, Boots and the preschoolers at home to help her figure out the quickest way to get to school. The trio sets off on a musical adventure through the town and over Musical Mountain. Along the way they sing "The Wheels on the Bus" in Spanish, teaching the viewers at home Spanish words like wheels ("llantas") and horn ("bocina"). Then Dora, Boots and La Maestra team up with Dora's cousin Diego, who saves the day with his zip cord. The trio makes it through the forest and arrives at school in time to greet the school bus of children with the "Hola Hola" song.

Nick Jr. is a specially designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET/PT). 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, in its 28th 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 almost 94 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 13 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) .

Source: Nick Jr.

CONTACT: Sharyn Traub, +1-212-846-6381, or Sharyn.traub@nick.com, or
Heather Brown, +1-212-846-6240, or Heather.Brown@nick.com, both of Nick Jr.

Web site: http://www.nickjr.com/
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