Interactive Hip Hop Dance and Music School Assembly including Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Prepare your students to have the dance experience of a lifetime! Youth Motivational Speaker Chris “Zondaflex” Tyler encourages students to stay active, positive and kind for a successful future while having a blast! His message alongside his hip hop dance, comedic and musical skills will not be forgotten. Chris understands that children today need more than just a message, but a captivating performance. Give your students a program they want to see with a message they need to hear!
Zonda Dance combines hip hop dance moves with student success, social emotional learning, and character education principles that include messages on achievement, motivation, bullying, personal power and so much more. Encouraging all students to get moving and focus on the power of persistence! No one can captivate an audience like Chris can!
Chris’ passion is to use his gifts as a youth motivational speaker with hip hop dance and music to reach out to all students to encourage skills for a successful future! Chris’ crazy, energetic, and interactive performance of dance and music will effectively challenge youth to accept who they are, take responsibility for their choices and strive for personal success.
Zonda Dance teaches students dance moves, social emotional learning, and character education strategies to stay focused on becoming the most successful one can be. This is an interactive presentation that will get everyone involved, up and moving with crazy, energetic, and fun dances with Chris’ exciting instruction. Several topics are combined into one presentation, and they can be customized for each school’s needs. Topics include (but are not limited to): Social Emotional Learning (SEL) | Bullying & Cyber Bullying | Overcoming Adversity | The Power of Perseverance | Character Building | Overall Kindness | Productive Teamwork | Respect | Living a Positive Lifestyle and more!
Also great for Dance Nights, School Parties, DJ – get the party started!
Don’t miss out on this one, Chris “Zondaflex” Tyler is the real deal!
Staff Development
Please allow me to introduce myself! My name is Christopher “Zondaflex” Tyler, a hip hop instructional musician/ Motivational Speaker! Today I am reaching out to you about doing an interactive movement staff development or virtual meeting at your event, or a full motivational presentation for your event.
Prepare your staff to have an experience of a lifetime. I encourage everyone to stay active, positive and kind for a successful future while having a blast! My message alongside my hip hop dance, comedic and musical skills will not be forgotten. I understand that people today need more than just a message, but a captivating performance. Give everyone a program they want to see with a message they need to hear! Zonda Dance combines hip hop dance moves with life success principles that include messages on achievement, motivation, personal power and so much more. Encouraging all to get moving and focus on the power of persistence!
My passion is to use my gifts with hip hop dance and music to reach out to all people to encourage skills for a successful future! This interactive performance of dance and music will effectively challenge anyone to accept who they are, take responsibility for their choices and strive for personal success.
I teach dance moves and strategies to stay focused on becoming the most successful one can be. This is an interactive presentation that will get everyone involved, up and moving with crazy, energetic, and fun dances with exciting instruction. Several topics are combined into one presentation, and they can be customized for each events needs. Topics include (but are not limited to): Overcoming Adversity | The Power of Perseverance | Character Building | Overall Kindness | Productive Teamwork | Respect | Living a Positive Lifestyle.
About
Being an Artist (Entertainer) was a destiny that dancer/choreographer Christopher Tyler could not avoid. His mother, who performed as a back-up singer and dancer for James Brown, introduced him to the stage at an early age. Chris discovered his love for performing as a child and his talent was undeniable. Chris has danced, taught, and performed with many artists throughout the years. Chris has also diversified his talents to become an accomplished teacher, choreographer, and agent. He is also a successful musician, having more than a dozen albums of hip hop/dance instructional music. He has taught at The Pulse Dance Convention, NYCDA, SADM, Dance Masters of America and more. He continues to travel nationwide teaching workshops, master classes and providing presentations to thousands of students aged two through adults.
Zonda Dance In-Person Set-up
It is CRITICAL to provide a parking space for loading/unloading and ensure your show begins on time!
Audience: PreK-12 Capacity: 400 in-person
Presentation Time: 45 minutes
Prefer split younger/older but not required
Set-Up Time: 30 to 45 minutes. Please ensure performance space is clear and empty of classes during set-up time.
Take-Down Time: 15 minutes
Presentation Area: Stage, floor-level or elevated.
Arrival: No assistance for set-up or take-down is required.
Assembly Requirements: Please provide an extension cord and access to an electrical outlet; a PA system with a microphone and ability to play music over the system.
No one can captivate an audience like Chris can!
Youth Motivational Speaker Chris “Zondaflex” Tyler will encourage students to stay active, positive and kind for a successful future while having a blast! His Character Education message alongside his hip hop dance, comedic and musical skills will not be forgotten. Chris understands that children today need more than just a message, but a captivating performance.
Prepare your students to have the dance experience of a lifetime!
Chris teaches students dance moves and strategies to stay focused on becoming the most successful one can be. This is an interactive character education presentation that will get everyone involved, up and moving with crazy, energetic, and fun dances with Chris’ exciting instruction. Get prepared for the most energetic and inspiring event of the year!
Don’t miss out on this one, Chris “Zondaflex” Tyler is the real deal!
Chris’ crazy, energetic, and interactive performance of dance and music will effectively challenge youth to accept who they are, take responsibility for their choices and strive for personal success. Several topics are combined into one presentation, and they can be customized for each school’s needs. Topics include (but are not limited to): Bullying & Cyber Bullying | Overcoming Adversity | The Power of Perseverance | Character Building | Overall Kindness | Productive Teamwork | Respect | Living a Positive Lifestyle and more!
Zonda Dance Virtual/Online Setup
Audience: PreK-12 Capacity: 300 or more
Presentation Time: 45 minutes
Prefer split younger/older but not required
Platform: Zoom preferred, others available if school sets-up and hosts
Presenter will: set-up and email Zoom link as late as the week prior to your show date. Please anticipate meeting presenter in the Zoom meeting 15-minutes prior to your start time so they may enable you/school representative as a co-host and accommodate any last-minute details/instructions.
We think this assembly was even better as virtual due to the fact that it allowed ALL students to interact individually on a Zoom. They could dance from home or at their desk. I think if they were in a group assembly they would not be able to dance themselves. So we loved it.
Theresa Whisenand – Office Manager
Eisenhut ES
Modesto, CA
Excellent energy. A lot of fun!
Brea D’Angelo – Principal
Hatboro-Horsham SD
Horsham, PA
Christopher Tyler, like all of your talent, was amazing! Kids and teachers alike loved the Virtual Zonda Dance Party. Feedback has been that the kids, regardless of age (We are Pre-K to 8th grade special needs) were up and dancing and moving the entire time! Great show, great diversity of music and style. Wonderful time.
Elena Seminara – Arts Education Liaison
The Robert Randall School
Staten Island, NY
This was amazing! I was worried about a dance assembly being virtual but Chris did an amazing job. Our students were engaged and left with big smiles on their faces. He was flexible and professional. He worked with us to reschedule after a hurricane hit our town and he smiled and kept the party going when we lost power in the middle of the assembly. I cannot express how great this was, we will be returning customers!!! Thank you Chris!
Emily Loerch – PBIS/Behavior Coach
CA Weiss School
Pensacola, FL
Loved it! The music was great and the students had a good time moving around.
Janelle Fajardo – Teacher
Miami Heights ES
Miami, FL
This was the email I sent to Chris after his virtual show for our Father Daughter Date Night: “Wow! Wow! Wow! Chris – That was amazing!!! The energy and fun had by all was incredible! I’m already getting a ton of messages about how great of a time they had. Thank you for helping us to continue our Father Daughter tradition in a year when so many were afraid it would be lost. That was just what we all needed!”
Tricia Nelson – PTA
Saint Mary School
Ridgefield, CT
Zonda Dance by Christopher Tyler was beyond our expectations! He was absolutely amazing, the kids and staff were so engaged! My daughter came home raving about Mr. Tyler from Nashville and how much fun she had! He is a 5 star entertainer and we’re so lucky we had him!
Giuliana Carmichael – PTA
West ES
Long Beach, NY
I had a great time! I enjoyed the dancing and the host had great energy! Do you do staff events?! I would love to do this again.
Danyel Boliaux – 4th Grade Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
This was such a fun assembly for the kids and the teachers! Everyone was actively moving. You could just tell that everyone was having a great time. The students were having so much fun doing all the different dance moves. Even if they did not know how to do a dance move that was being presented, they still just danced their hearts out. I would recommend this assembly to other schools. The presenter was energetic and inspirational. He truly made it so much more inviting and fun. When the students and I were back in our virtual classroom, they could not stop talking about it and how fun it was. They even said that they were going to try the challenge of the dances on TikTok!
Taylor Haevers – Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
Wow! That was a very nice show! Mr. Chris was very fun, constantly had everyone moving, and engaged. Students could not stop talking about the program ALL afternoon!
Kim Kidd – Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
I really enjoyed the Zonda Dance virtual assembly! Our students love to get up and move and this was a great way to expose them to different forms of dance. As a former dancer myself, it was great to get back to my roots and teach my students that yes, even your teachers have moves.
Allie Lichtenstein – Diverse Learners Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
The performance was amazing. Very interactive and engaging. Hope to do another soon.
Bryant Rice – Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
It was amazing!
Roberto Silva – Principal
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
It was wonderful and the students had so much fun with the different variety of dances!
Leslie Abbott – Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
I really enjoyed the show!
Vanessa Williams – Teacher
Carman-Buckner ES
Waukegan, IL
The virtual assembly was great! I loved how Chris involved all the students, and incorporated important messages to our students. He has a great energy and positivity!
Jenna Pal-Freeman – Vice Principal
Lawrence ES
Lodi, CA
Amazing! Students had a blast.
Charlie Urena – Guidance Counselor
P.S. 226 The Nadia J. Pagan School
Bronx, NY
Chris and Virtual Zonda Dance was so much fun!
Maryanne Fisher – Assistant Principal
PS 347
New York, NY
First virtual assembly. Chris the presenter of Zonda Dance was great and got everyone engaged!
Dianne Senkeleski – Teacher
Adelphia School
Howell, NJ
Chris was a lot of fun for his virtual dance party! Thanks for a fun session!
Meda Hannigan – Director of Community Spirit
USLI
Wayne, PA
Great virtual show from Zonda Dance!
Sandra Reilly – PTA
Lloyd Harbor School
Huntington, NY
The school community enjoyed Chris’ energy and humor during his Virtual Zonda Dance. We enjoyed the assembly very much.
Dr. Sandra Valles-Metzger – Principal
Machado ES
Lake Elsinore, CA
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Loved the audience participation. It kept the students and staff entertained and had a good message. High energy and interactive. The show was wonderful! Very engaging for our students, despite being virtual this year. He got the kids up and out of their seats. They were dancing, laughing, and having fun! This was the perfect program for virtual learning, the kids sit most of the day and this was the perfect program to get them up and moving around! He was great and kept things moving and knew exactly how to hook the kids and connect with them with current topics relevant to them.
Louise Disch – Assembly Coordinator
Millmont ES
Reading, PA
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Mr. Chris did some hip hop with our kids and we had a fantastic time. The kids loved it! You can still hear that there is a buzz in the air. So thank you Mr. Chris, we will DEFINITELY have you again next year!
John Mahoney – Assistant Principal
Millmont ES
Reading, PA
The students really enjoyed Chris “ZondaFlex” Performance. He’s a great performer and very personable!
Deborah Watson-Hill – Assistant Superintendent
West Harvey-Dixmoor SD 147
Harvey, IL
Our Zonda Kids Dance assembly was wonderful! Mr. Tyler gave an entertaining performance with student and teacher participation. All enjoyed the performance and he gave a valuable “Life” tool message tying into our Red Ribbon theme…”Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”. Thank you again for Academic Entertainment’s help. We enjoy working with you!
Donna Zinn – School Nurse
South Lebanon ES
Lebanon, PA
I just wanted to let you know how much we loved Chris at Lakeside. He was so energetic and the kids and teachers all had a blast. He’s a great guy and was a pleasure to work with. Thanks for everything!
Annette Santos – PTO
Lakeside ES
Coppell, TX
5 out of 5 for the Zonda Kids Dance school assembly!
Jennifer Hornberger – Teacher
Jonestown ES
Jonestown, PA
We’ve gotten great feedback from our 7th and 8th graders. They enjoyed Chris and the experience.
Jessica Artemchuk – PTSO President
Amity MS – Bethany Campus
Bethany, CT
We loved the show so much!
Mary Martin – Principal
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School
Greenville, SC
The program was really great!
Paulette Atkins – Media Specialist
Mahaffey MS
Fort Campbell, KY
The students loved it! They described it as the best assembly they had this year! The show was age appropriate and Chris tailored the shows to each site. The message was fantastic and it got the students up and moving.
Maryanne Parreira – Curriculum Director
Alview Dairyland SD
Chowchilla, CA
WONDERFUL! Engaging and the kids and adults loved it!
April Heitland – Principal
North Ridge ES
Grimes, IA
Lots of positive energy. Staff and students loved it.
Candace Connell – Teacher
Dunbarton ES
Dunbarton, NH
Mr. Chris was awesome! Our students from kindergarten all the way up to 6th grade really enjoyed the assembly. We have heard so much positive feedback from students and staff!
Jennifer McCullum – School Social Worker
Fayette County Elementary Schools
Connersville, IN
Chris did an excellent job communicating a positive message to our students! All of the students were engaged and had a great time dancing. I noticed that he varied his program slightly with each age group to make his program fit each level perfectly. We would love to have him back again.
Lori Cox – Counselor
Chestatee ES
Gainesville, GA
He was very pleasant, interacted with the students was great. It got all the students up and dancing. Overall the program was great.
Jill Stubbs – School Counselor
Cridersville ES
Cridersville, OH
Chris did a great job adapting the content of the show to accommodate both K-2 and 3-5. Our kids were definitely engaged and entertained!
Tara Garcia – Media Specialist
Graden ES
Parkville, MO
Christopher was a pleasure to work with, and our kids all loved Virtual Zonda Dance! Thank you so much for making everything so easy, and for such a great program!
Randi Rothberg – PTA
Baylis ES
Plainview, NY
Virtual Zonda Dance was really great!
Krista Reid – Teacher
Medford ES
Patchogue, NY
Mr. Chris did a great job. He is a lot of fun, very engaging and inspiring. 5 out of 5 all the way!
Ana Gutierrez – Principal
Lakeside Middle School
Norwalk, CA
Fantastic! We had our in-person and remote students participating. They all loved it. We did Virtual Zonda Dance as a family night. So many families, students and staff up and dancing!
Heather Iacoviello – Teacher
PS 194
Brooklyn, NY
It was fun, interactive and students loved it!
Deepa Patel – Administrative Assistant
Mudd ES
Waldorf, MD
I think that Christopher was energetic and able to get the kids into dancing. I think that being virtual is always harder than in person, but our students loved it and had a great time!
Karen Konstan – School Counselor
PS 682
Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Chris was truly incredible with our students. The Zonda show was awesome! We are truly grateful for his presence in our building this year. We are all COVID weary and his presentation lifted us all up. Just what we all needed.
Molly Webb – Principal
Resurrection Catholic School
Cherry Hill, NJ