Twirling in her iridescent dress, Chandler Iseri and her mother happily danced to live music on Sunday at Children’s disco!an event held at Rose Park in Columbia.
The Rose Music Hall relaunched its popular event in early 2022 after a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With live music, fun activities and the chance to boogie down, the lively event drew more than 100 guests on Sunday.
Madison Iseri, Chandler’s mother, brought her young daughter to the event because she likes to dance and listen to music, like most of the children in attendance.
“He likes Katy Perry A LOT,” Iseri said.
Violet Wilkerson spins to the music on Sunday at the Rose Music Hall’s Kid Disco! in Colombia Violet wears the costume often, even to every birthday party she attends. “I have absolutely no say in the matter,” said Violet’s mother, Anna Wilkerson.
Sean Allmeyer, the site’s director, noted that the event usually takes place more than once a year with the goal of getting families more involved.
“This is the third or fourth season we’ve done it,” Allmeyer said. “We’re mostly like a rock club, you know, we play concerts, and as some of us get older and have kids, we like to think of other things we can do for families to come and have something to do with their children too.”
The event was promoted on Facebook as a way to introduce children to music from an early age, and also to give parents a break from their daily routine. In addition to live performances by DJ Requiem and Mr. Benjamin and the Fun Band, kids enjoyed bubble machines, rainbow snow cones and bounce houses, while their parents got food from Angelina’s Tacos and drinks at the bar.
Benjamin Hook, also known as Mr. Benjamin, is a music teacher at The Atelier School of Creative Learning which he and his wife founded. Hook expressed the need for music in learning environments and how it helps children learn from a different perspective.
“We’re infusing the arts into all the different learning areas, you know, trying to infuse it into math, science and really bringing it all together,” Hook said. “Music is essential, I teach music in our schools and many of the children today are my students.”
Mr. Mr. Benjamin Benjamin and the Fun Band lead a participatory solfege scale Sunday at the Kid Disco at the Rose Music Hall! in Colombia Mr. Benjamin had an accompanying posture for each syllable.
Although music and art were the focus of Kid Disco! on Sunday, parents also brought their children because they will simply interact with other children.
“Basically, my daughter is usually at home a lot, so I just wanted to bring her to spend some fun time with the kids,” said Piya Deejing, the mother of a baby girl born during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19. “I just want him to have more experiences with people and activities.”
Autumn Horseman, mother of daughter Ava, also expressed the same sentiments about how the event was great for the kids to get new social experiences.
“It’s a great opportunity for them to get a lot of fresh air, exercise, music and then meet a bunch of new friends,” Horseman said.
Scout Turner sits on the perimeter wall of the Rose Music Hall on Sunday in Columbia. Lately he likes the high points. “Even on the line, he was climbing the wall,” said Scout’s mother, Danni Turner.
