“Balla con Me” — Dance With Me Song in Italian for Kids

In “Balla con Me” (Dance With Me), kids sing key Italian words like ballare, musica, muoversi and con me, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 2:25 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A2
Unit 13 · Muoviamoci!
⏱ 2:25
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“Balla con Me” lyrics with English translation

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

Song lyrics with translation. Italian lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Dance with me!	Balla con me!
Balla con me!	Dance with me!
What is “to dance”?	Come si dice “to dance”?
Ballare!	To dance!
Music, please!	Musica, per favore!
Musica, sì!	Music, yes!
What do we hear?	Cosa sentiamo?
La musica è qui!	The music is here!
Move your feet!	Muovi i piedi!
Muovi i piedi!	Move your feet!
Come this way!	Vieni di qua!
Vieni, dai!	Come on, come!
Dance with me!	Balla con me!
Balla con me!	Dance with me!
To dance is…	Ballare è…
Ballare!	To dance!
Music!	Musica!
Musica!	Music!
Move with me!	Muoviti con me!
Muoviti con me!	Move with me!
Ballare, ballare, con me!	Dance, dance, with me!
Musica, musica, vieni qui!	Music, music, come here!
Your turn, Dad!	Tocca a te, papà!
Tocca a me!	My turn!
Move with me!	Muoviti con me!
Muoviti con me!	Move with me!
Clap your hands!	Batti le mani!
Batti le mani!	Clap your hands!
Turn around!	Gira, gira!
Gira, gira!	Turn around!
Are you ready?	Sei pronto?
Sono pronta!	I’m ready!
Shall we dance?	Balliamo?
Sì, balliamo!	Yes, let’s dance!
Dance with me!	Balla con me!
Balla con me!	Dance with me!
To dance is…	Ballare è…
Ballare!	To dance!
Music!	Musica!
Musica!	Music!
Move with me!	Muoviti con me!
Muoviti con me!	Move with me!
Ballare, ballare, con me!	Dance, dance, with me!
Musica, musica, vieni qui!	Music, music, come here!
Slowly now… piano, piano.
Then go fast… presto, presto!
Stop and smile!	Fermi e sorridi!
Fermi, sorridi!	Freeze, smile!
One more time? Ancora!
Dance with me!	Balla con me!
Balla con me!	Dance with me!
To dance is…	Ballare è…
Ballare!	To dance!
Music!	Musica!
Musica!	Music!
Move with me!	Muoviti con me!
Muoviti con me!	Move with me!
Ballare, ballare, con me!	Dance, dance, with me!
Musica, musica, vieni qui!	Music, music, come here!
Ballare, ballare, con me!	Dance, dance, with me!
Ciao, ciao—balla con me!	Bye, bye—dance with me!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
ballare	to dance
musica	music
muoversi	to move
con me	with me

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “con me” the word of the day
This song repeats “con me” (with me) on 13 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Italian ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:25, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Do every move the song calls out, and let your child be the leader the second time.