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Coffee Break: Rock the Cradle dance party

Fun in the Kids' Disco, hosted by Ayisha Jaffer, at The Current's Rock The Cradle event at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Fun in the Kids' Disco, hosted by Ayisha Jaffer, at The Current's Rock The Cradle event at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Darin Kamnetz for MPR

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

June 07, 2024

This Sunday , June 9, is Rock the Cradle at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Children’s Theatre Company, the annual free event of non-stop music and art for kids and their grownups.

More Info: Rock the Cradle – Sunday, June 9

One of the perennial favorites at Rock the Cradle is the Kids’ Disco, where kids get to dance in a club setting designed specifically for them. The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer will DJ this kids’ dance party — and to help us get in the spirit of it, let’s put together a playlist of your favorite dance music.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what dance tracks would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
David Bowie – Let's Dance
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Prince – Delirious
The B-52s – Rock Lobster
KC And The Sunshine Band - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House