We will be holding a free mini seminar for teachers at kindergartens, nursery schools, and daycare centers in Gunma Prefecture that will help them with dance to original songs by Gunma-chan, the director of Gunma Prefecture's PR department, and performances at sports days and other events!

The Columbia Kids Dance Seminar, sponsored by Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd., is aimed at kindergarten and nursery school teachers across the country and offers seminars to help make the two major events at kindergartens and nursery schools, sports days and presentation days, more fun and exciting.

As various educational events that had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to return to normal, the “Columbia Kids Presents: Let’s Dance with Gunma-chan! Gunma Prefecture Special Mini Seminar” was held on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Gunma Prefectural Government Office, 1st floor, Prefectural Citizens’ Hall North, to support teachers at kindergartens, nursery schools, daycare centers, and elementary schools in Gunma Prefecture.

The guest lecturers are Deguchi Takashi, who works as a childcare artist, and Gunma-chan, the publicity director of Gunma Prefecture.

A total of 11 performances were given to the 50 nursery teachers who participated in the morning and afternoon sessions, including Gunma-chan’s original songs “∞Tighten the Ribbon∞,” “Guu! Guu! Gunma-chan,” and “Everyone’s Gunma Chance!”, as well as Deguchi Takashi’s original songs “Dinosaur Rock” and “Panda Siblings.”

Comments from participating childcare workers

Many people commented that “There are a lot of choreography moves that children will enjoy, and we would like to use them at our athletic meets and performances in the future.”

The lecturer, Takashi Deguchi, said,

“I was really impressed by how much fun the childcare workers were having dancing. I used to work in childcare, so I was happy to be able to help the childcare workers who are still working there. It was an opportunity that made me realize once again that I want to continue creating more content that will make childcare workers and children happy,” she commented.

Columbia Kids presents Let’s Dance with Gunma! Special Gunma Prefecture Mini Seminar

Date and time: Friday, April 26, 2024 Morning session: 10:30~ Afternoon session: 13:30~

Location: Gunma Prefectural Government Office, 1st floor, Prefectural Hall North

＜Program＞
M1. Kiraful Miracle Kiramager

M2. It’s starting, it’s starting
M3. Goo! Goo! Gunma-chan
M4. SWITCH!

M5. ∞Tighten the ribbon∞

M6. Dinosaur Rock

M7. Panda siblings

M8. Hanamaru Parade

M9. Dancing ball throwing corner

M10. Your ally

M11. Everyone’s Chance!

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Takashi Deguchi

A childcare artist who sings songs for children, making use of her experience as a former childcare worker. As a label director, she directs the production of CDs and video content for children. She writes the lyrics, composes the music, choreographs the songs, and directs the music videos herself. She also regularly uploads videos of hand games and play songs on YouTube. She is a self-produced multi-artist.

From 2019 to 2022, he appeared as a regular on TV Tokyo’s Wednesday show “Kinder TV.”

In 2020, she sang the ending theme song “Kiraful Miracle Kiramager” for the TV Asahi nationwide broadcast of “Mashin Sentai Kiramager.”

In 2023, he was in charge of choreography for the opening theme song “Zenryoku King” for the TV Asahi nationwide broadcast “King Sentai King Oger”. He also wrote the lyrics, composed the music, sang, and choreographed the play song “Gu! Gu! Gunma-chan” for Gunma Prefecture’s publicity manager Gunma-chan. He was in charge of choreography for Gunma-chan’s dance songs “∞ Ribbon wo Tight ∞” and “Minna no Gunma CHANCE!”.

He also composed and supervised the filming of dance scenes.

Qualifications held include childcare worker, kindergarten license type 1, and certified babysitter.

　Gunma-chan