Some had flowers in their hair, others had neck-ties.
No matter what they were wearing, their arms were flapping and their feet were stomping.
After sending in video applications, six teams from four Western Bay schools have qualified for the national Jump Jam competition.
The teams gathered at St Mary's Catholic School yesterday
afternoon to show off their routines. Yesterday was a dress rehearsal before the teams head off to the national competition in Taupo next weekend.
A big grin was plastered all over 11-year-old Kennedy Crowther's face. The Tauranga Primary School pupil led her school's team through a Rastafarian-style routine, which they danced to the popular song Boom Shaka Laka.
Dressed in school uniforms with a sparkly aqua twist, students from Tauranga Intermediate danced a High School Musical routine.
Omanu School had two teams qualify for the national competition. The seniors performed a high-intensity routine, which incorporated a Spanish-feel. The junior team, students Year 1-4, performed a Western routine.
The final team competing in next weekend's competition are an all-boys team from St Mary's Catholic School. The performed a Round The World piece to Vanessa Amorosi.
Jump Jam inventor, Tauranga's Brett Fairweather, said the performances were "absolutely brilliant" and of a "very high standard".
Launched in 2001, Jump Jam is a fun way to get children moving and, with the spotlight on childhood obesity, more schools are seeking the programme.
