Get Up and Dance

***Get Up and Dance*** is a Spungi Network direct-to-video compilation released on January 28, 2012.

Horse decides to hold a birthday party for Bird. More kids are seen in the video as the plot moves along by the kids suggesting a dance, Daniella Winters explaining how to do it, and the song or video plays.

## Segments

Horse meets up with some kids, heading over to have a dance party. He also invites the viewer to come along as well.

Meanwhile at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Daniella Winters is seen briefly dancing along to "Moves Like Jagger" when horse and the kids arrive, ready to start the party. Celina starts looking confused, unsure of the current situation, until horse explains that it's Bird's birthday and that he wants to have a dance party at the studio.

As the party starts, the kids gets enthusiastic about the dance choices, until horse comes forward to let Bird pick his choice, since it's his birthday.

Bird suggests doing "A Very Simple Dance". Beforehand, horse gets everyone to make sure their feet are ready. As soon as everything has been checked, the party begins and Daniella leads everyone in the song.

As the kids all suggest another dance to do, Lauren Fretz points out that she likes to pretend to be a dinosaur, prompting everyone to stomp their feet to the next dance.

"Dino Stomp"

Following the song, Daniella starts getting tired and suggest horse and the kids to take a break. They all refuse and horse suggests turning on the TV to "The Dance Channel" to watch Birdland and jump along to the next dance...

"ABCs"

Horse now reassures Daniella that she can take a rest, as the gang takes a break and has some imaginary pizza. Daniella refuses horse's offer and just before she can take her rest, everyone finishes their "pizza" and the party resumes.

Meanwhile downstairs, Garrett, Cate Wadsworth Duddy, and other kids hear the commotion from upstairs and join in the party, doing a wild dance called "Do the Dog".
Back up at the dance studio, Allison Bell suggests the song, "Do the Jelly". Just as Daniella realizes that the viewer is "unfamiliar" with the dance, the gang goes through the dance briefly and starts it off.

Following the song, Daniella tries suggesting another break, but everyone still refuses, even Bird. But Bird, however compromises on three more dances before the birthday cake, which lets horse check the Birthday Channel for another dance, much to Daniella's disappointment.

"The Birthday Song"

Maura Mullaney gets tired of all the noise made upstairs that she rings Daniella from her cuckoo clock. In an effort to satisfy her, Daniella suggests doing a student dance - "Doin' the Student".

After satisfying Maura, Daniella declares one last dance- the "Funny Walk" dance, where the viewer can walk any way as they like.

As the dance party comes to an end, horse presents Bird's "birthday cake", and Bird wishes to have the dance party all over again, except that Daniella has been so tired out from the activities that she falls asleep on the piano. Unable to understand the situation, horse and the Kids continue dancing.

As horse and the kids keep dancing, the credits begin to roll. Towards the end, Lauren, in an off-screen voice, tells the viewer to stay tuned for one more dance by hoots.

"Brusha Brusha"

## Cast

### Performers

* Cat Sandion as Horse
* Mia Crass as Bird
* Maura Mullaney
* Cate Wadsworth Duddy
* Ryan Dillon as Hoots
* Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog

### Cast

* Daniella Winters
* Garrett

### Kids

* Allison Bell, Lauren Fretz, Kim Kenny, Mara Feinstein, Kenya Harris, Devon Mack, Wesley Rodgerson, Jason Samuel Smith, Rebekka Santana, Brandon Nai, Heidi Ewart, Carla Davis, Matthew Kelly, Alexandra Young

## Credits

* **Executive Producer:** Nancy Kanter
* **Producer:** Karin Young Shiel
* **Director:** John Ferraro
* **Segment Directors:** Ted May, Mustapha Khan, Jon Stone
* **Writer:** Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
* **Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop:** Laurent Linn, Lara MacLean, Stephen Rotondaro
* **Music Director:** Robby Merkin
* **Songs by:** Christopher Cerf, Carol Hall, Joey Mazzarino, Jeff Moss, Emily Perl Kingsley, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo, Jonathan Richman, Fernando Rivas, Mark Saltzman, Luis Santeiro, Norman Stiles
* **Music Coordinator:** Danny Epstein
* **Production Designer:** Victor DiNapoli
* **Graphic Designer:** Mike Pantuso
* **Associate Director:** Ken Diego
* **Costume Designers:** Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
* **Set Decorator:** Nat Mongioi
* **Camera:** Frank Biondo, Arnie Giordano, Jr.
* **Audio:** Blake Norton, Carla Bandini-Lory
* **Sound Effects:** Dick Maitland
* **Special Thanks to:** Marjorie Kalins, Ted Green, Wendy Moss, Nan Halperin, Dulcy Singer, Renee Rachelle, Tim Carter, Cher Jung