Hi everyone!!! It’s been a really, really long time since I’ve posted a blog… It’s not that I don’t love you. It’s just that we’ve been up to our eyeballs in hula-hoops and happy, sweaty kids!!! Most recently, the KidTribe Crew (consisting of the amazingly talented and endlessly awesome Valerie, Natalia, and Gabe Katz) and [...]

For years I have been a major TED fan. For those of you who aren’t “TEDucated,” TED is not some guy I have a crush on… or some famous rock star… TED is an organization whose mission is to instigate and promote “ideas worth spreading.” Now its famous conference and website are where some of [...]

Happy Lights On Day!!! It’s that time of year – when afterschool programs all over the country are celebrating. As most of you know, I’m a HUGE fan of afterschool programs. In fact, KidTribe started in afterschool. Afterschool is so critical to kids’ development. Because of school budget cuts, it’s the only place where they’re [...]

Yesterday, something special happened. People around the world joined together towards the same goal: to set a Guinness World Record® for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. The challenge was to have more than 20,000 people from around the world do jumping jacks for one minute. Joined by National Geographic Kids [...]

Check out the newspaper article and with a picture of our very own Miss Kellee hooping it up with thousands of kids!!! http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2011/09/25/nickelodeon-turns-off-the-tv-and-encourages-kids-to-play-outside/

We had a blast at the Shape Up America Fitness Expo at The Grove in Los Angeles last Saturday. Miss Kellee was the wild ‘n crazy emcee and she got the huge crowd laughing, moving, grooving, and sweating up a storm. Check out our fun pics! Shape Up America is the brainchild of renowned body [...]

Today is the 2nd Annual National Dance Day. Nigel Lithgow, the executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance (our FAVORITE show EVER!), has been working with the federal government to declare National Dance Day a recognized, official act of Congress! All over the country there are amazing dance events. There are even different [...]

Since 1983, May has been declared National Physical Fitness and Sports Month in the US. It’s time to play all May! So get outside, get sweaty, and get fit! Encourage your friends, your family, your kids, and your co-workers to get those feet moving and those hearts pumping. After all, we’re born to move! Did [...]

What an honor it was to be invited to perform at the Easter Egg Roll for the second year in a row. Last year it felt like a      chance of a lifetime… but this year – wow! How many people get to experience their dreams come true TWICE??? To say it was the best day [...]