After watching submission after submission, JSlice and I are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Jump with Jill Nature’s Candy Dance Contest… DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

Grand Prize Winner: $1K and a Watermelon Day Party!

Washington Elementary, Marshfield, WI
Director: 5th Grade Teacher Mrs. Kelly Ongna
Link: http://youtu.be/suA97aqmh28

Runners Up: Jump with Jill Prize Pack

River Valley Elementary, Three Oaks, MI
Director: Healthy Steps instructor Sue Strieter
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouo8iMIimtM

Propel Northside, Pittsburgh, PA
Director: 3rd Grade Teacher Ms. Heather Uebele
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeRu0bPNAx8&sns=em

Murray Lake Elementary, Lowell MI
Director: Music Teacher Jacqui Dimmick
Link: http://youtu.be/fbOv5jgjSJA

Thanks to everyone who submitted, it was so fun to watch you perform. Remember, even though the contest is over the video is still free on our website: www.jumpwithjill.com/natures-candy-dance-party. Get practicing for next year’s contest!

Sincerely,

Jill Jayne (the Rockstar Nutritionist) and JSlice (Watermelon Man)

Rocky Training Montage | Philadelphia, PA

In this episode, Philly Jilly – Kristina Psitos– trains all over Philadelphia, PA, where the Rocky movie was set in 1976.

Lost? Watch an actual Rocky training montage.

Learn more about Jump with Jill at www.jumpwithjill.com.

Plot for the Original Rocky Movie

Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector for a pittance. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a “nobody” to become a “somebody”. The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot to win the big time, and the love of his life. Written by Murray Chapman 

Film Locations for the Original Rocky  Movie

Rocky’s neighborhood is Kensington, north Philadelphia, where his apartment is1818 East Tusculum Street. During training for his big break he runs pastPhiladelphia City Hall and through the Italian Market, Ninth Street between Federal and Christian Streets.

The famous scene of Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art has become a cultural icon. In 1982, a statue of Rocky, commissioned by Stallone for Rocky III, was placed at the top of the Rocky Steps. City Commerce Director Dick Doran claimed that Stallone and Rocky had done more for the city’s image than “anyone since Ben Franklin.

Although Rocky is set in Philadelphia, the film’s locations are split between the City of Brotherly Love and Los Angeles.

*Not to be confused with a milkshake.

What is the Harlem Shake?

The Harlem Shake is an internet video meme popularized in February of 2013 performed to a short excerpt of a song by Baauer. The signature of the videos is every day life scenes, an irrelevant costume, and adding a large group of people when the bass drops in. As a viral video, “The Harlem Shake” has been used for both comedic purposes and political purposes, including the removal of Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi.

What is Music Saved My Life?

“Music Saved My Life” is a statewide youth initiative in Illinois of the American Cancer Society that promotes healthy behaviors and lifestyles to young people via music and spoken word. The tour circles the state, starting in Chicago and ending in Marion, IL.

Many cancers can be prevented with proper nutrition, exercise, and not smoking. But how do you make something as scary or as distant as cancer seem relevant to children? Jump with Jill uses music and dancing to educate kids through entertainment about the importance of healthy habits. Our bodies are our instruments. So we want kids to rock their bodies right!  We create positive experiences with healthy food. Kids are so used to hearing negative things when it comes to health- don’t do this, don’t eat that. Instead, we celebrate healthy food using music. Kids start smoking or using their allowances to buy fast food to express themselves, to define themselves. We show kids that you can pour your passion into something positive, like music.

See all the photos from the Jump with Jill tour here.

In this new retro-inspired video series called Watermelon Workouts, the rock and roll nutrition show Jump with Jill works out while carrying a watermelon to showcase the benefits of eating healthy and exercising… at the same time. Should we have chosen a more nimble fruit?

Flashdance What a Feeling | Pittsburgh, PA

In this episode, Jill Jayne, MS, RD flashdances all over Pittsburgh, PA, where the original movie was set in 1983.

Lost? Watch the original music video: Flashdance What A Feeling – Irene Cara Official Video

Learn more about the rock and roll nutrition show Jump with Jill at www.jumpwithjill.com.

Plot for the Original Flashdance Movie

Set in 1983, Alexandra “Alex” Owens (Jennifer Beals) is an eighteen year-old welder at a steel mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who aspires to become a professional dancer. It was the first collaboration of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and the presentation of some sequences in the style of music videos was an influence on other 1980s films including Top Gun (1986), Simpson and Bruckheimer’s most famous production.

Film Locations for the Original Flashdance Movie

Much of the film Flashdance was shot in locations around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:

• The ice skating rink on which Jeanie falls was filmed at Monroeville Mall.
• The fictional Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance and Repertory was filmed inside the lobby and in front of Carnegie Music Hall, a part of the Carnegie Museum of Art, located near the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.
• Alex’s apartment was located in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
• Alex is seen riding one of the Duquesne Incline cable cars when she goes to visit Hannah.
• Hannah’s apartment is located at 2100 Sidney Street at the southeast corner of South 21st Street. The entrance to the apartment is from South 21st Street.
• The opening sequence of scenes with Alex riding her bicycle starts on Warren Street at its intersection with Catoma Street. She rides south on Warren Street to Henderson Street, makes a hairpin turn from Henderson Street onto Fountain Street, and is next shown riding south on Middle Street. The last scene of the sequence shows Alex riding east over the Smithfield Street Bridge, which is a continuity error.

“With nearly one‐fifth of our nation’s children now classified as obese and one‐third as overweight, the time to address these issues is now,” said Karen Virostek, RD, Director of Nutrition Services at Adagio Health. “Both Power Up and Jump with Jill approach creating behavioral change in students with a fresh take on the traditional “healthy eating” message. We like to make it fun for students while empowering them to make good choices not just now but for a lifetime.”

Power Up, a program of Adagio Health, encourages students to eat healthy foods and to have an active lifestyle. Interactive lessons give students strategies for adopting healthy habits that will have an impact on their current, and likely their future, health. Funded by the Department of Agriculture SNAP‐ED and PA Nutrition TRACKS, Power Up is provided at no cost to eligible schools. Adagio Health introduced Power Up to western Pennsylvania schools in 2006 and began programming in Pittsburgh Public Schools in 2013. Currently, Power Up is part of the curriculum in 17 school districts with more than 54,000 students.

Jump with Jill is a school assembly that travels the country transforming nutrition education into a rock & roll nutrition concert. The assembly takes childhood obesity by storm, serving as a kid‐appropriate approach for kicking off wellness committee initiatives, reinforcing classroom learning, and supporting a healthier cafeteria menu. The show is both educationally sound and completely rock & roll. Armed with catchy songs, upbeat dance moves, and a hip wardrobe, Jump with Jill uses the same tools normally used to sell junk food and keep kids sedentary to get kids engaged, moving, and learning about healthy habits. The live Jump with Jill show has been performed live 1,000 times for 250,000 kids all over the United States and Europe and has been featured in national media outlets including Nickelodeon, Sprout PBS, NPR, and The Washington Post.

Adagio Health provides direct healthcare, preventive health education and nutrition programs throughout western Pennsylvania. Founded in 1971, Adagio Health has touched more than 3 million lives.

Jill Jayne, aka the Rockstar Nutritionist, gets West Liberty Elementary School students in Brookline moving on Thursday with her Jump with Jill program. The event was part of Adagio Health’s Power Up initiative, teaching the importance of physical activity and good nutrition.

The Rockstar Nutritionist channels her inner James Brown to showcase the electrifying power of choosing fruit over candy.

Watch the videos.

Read the rules.

Once they’ve mastered the moves, film your students dancing.

Upload the video and send it to jill@jumpwithjill.com.

Prizes include a $1,000 grant and a Watermelon Day Party!

Even if you don’t win the grand prize, your video may still be featured on www.jumpwithjill.com!

Deadline: May 17, 2013

Which shoe/nail combo do you like best?

Then can you guess which combo belongs to which Jill?

Jill Jayne, MS, RD

Philly Jilly

Michigan Jill

Check back next week to see the answer!

Before….

This 2002 Ford Econoline was part of the Jump with Jill fleet for six years. Also, did you see Hailey’s awesome outfit?

After…

The Philadelphia Cast has named their Jill Mobile “Miss Mellony”

The Michigan Team has named their Jill Mobile “Moo Moo Belle”

   Which Jill Mobile is your favorite?