“Dans met Mij” — Dance With Me Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Dans met Mij” (Dance With Me), kids sing key Dutch words like dansen, de muziek, bewegen and met mij, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 2:02 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: A2
Unit 13 · Bewegen Maar!
⏱ 2:02
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“Dans met Mij” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Dutch lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Are you ready to dance?	Ben je klaar om te dansen?
Ready!	Klaar!
Dance with me!	Dans met mij!
Dans met mij!	Dance with me!
Listen to the music!	Luister naar de muziek!
Luister naar de muziek!	Listen to the music!
Move your feet!	Beweeg je voeten!
Beweeg je voeten!	Move your feet!
One, two, three!	Eén, twee, drie!
Eén, twee, drie!	One, two, three!
We love the music, de muziek!
To dance!	Dansen!
Dansen!	To dance!
We move together, met mij!
To move!	Bewegen!
Bewegen!	To move!
Come on and dance with me, dans met mij!
Dance with me!	Dans met mij!
Dans met mij!	Dance with me!
The music is sweet!	De muziek is fijn!
De muziek is fijn!	The music is nice!
Move your hands!	Beweeg je handen!
Beweeg je handen!	Move your hands!
Great to be together!	Gezellig samen zijn!
Gezellig samen zijn!	So nice to be together!
We love the music, de muziek!
To dance!	Dansen!
Dansen!	To dance!
We move together, met mij!
To move!	Bewegen!
Bewegen!	To move!
Come on and dance with me, dans met mij!
Do you hear the marimba?	Hoor je de marimba?
Ik hoor de marimba!	I hear the marimba!
Left and right!	Links en rechts!
Links en rechts!	Left and right!
Spin around!	Draai in het rond!
Draai in het rond!	Spin around!
Very good!	Heel goed!
Heel goed!	Very good!
We love the music, de muziek!
To dance!	Dansen!
Dansen!	To dance!
We move together, met mij!
To move!	Bewegen!
Bewegen!	To move!
Come on and dance with me, dans met mij!
That was fun!	Dat was leuk!
Dat was leuk!	That was fun!
Dag! Bye-bye!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
dansen	to dance
de muziek	music
bewegen	to move
met mij	with me

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “met mij”
“met mij” (with me) is sung on 5 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Dutch ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:02, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Try the song in slow motion, then super fast, while saying the action words.