Nickelodeon’s new show has real dancers as hosts to teach pre-schoolers to dance

Move over Hugh Jackman, the next generation of triple threats is coming through with a new show on Nickelodeon aimed at teaching pre-schoolers to dance and shaking up the stigma that dance is only for girls.

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Move over Hugh Jackman, the next generation of triple threats is coming through.

Leyton Holmes, 16, and Jamila Escobar, 13, have been cast to teach preschoolers how to dance on Nickelodeon’s new show Ready Set Dance.

Jamila Escobar and Leyton Holmes, from Nickelodeon’s upcoming new kids show that teaches children to dance, Ready Set Dance. Picture: Dylan Robinson

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Leyton, from Strathfield, said he wants to help shake the stigma that dance is an activity just for girls.

“I’ve grown up around it (the stigma) but at the end of the day, it’s something I really love to do and that’s why I want to encourage younger boys to pursue ballet because there’s nothing else quite like it,” he said.

Jamila from Liverpool, who was a back-up dancer for Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour in 2017, hopes her new role is the start of a professional dance career.

“Ever since I was little I’ve really wanted to perform with Beyonce, that’s like my really end goal,” she said.

Ready Set Dance airs Mondays at 10am on Nick Jr.

Originally published as Nickelodeon’s new show has real dancers as hosts to teach pre-schoolers to dance