Papamoa based musician Tiki Taane can sing – but this week he is testing his aerobic abilities joining Bay of Plenty school's Jump Jam routines.

The well-known dub artist is visiting three Bay schools this week joining in the Jump Jam aerobics programme to help raise money for Bay of Plenty @Heart.

Tiki gets students at Mount Maunganui Primary school dancing to his lyrics.

On Tuesday Tiki visited Brookfield Primary. Today he visited Mount Maunganui Primary School and tomorrow students at Mount Maunganui Intermediate will get a chance to perform Jump Jam with the musician from 10.30am.

Fundraising for children's charity has long been close to Tiki's heart, since his brother died of cerebal palsy at the age of seven.

'So that's been something that has stuck with me for many, many years now,” he told SunLive.

Tiki's friends were also told their baby daughter was not expected to survive after she was born with a hole in her heart- but is now four-years-old and going strong, says Tiki.

Tiki gets ready to entertain the students.

'There are lots of kids out there and families dealing with this kind of thing and it's just really easy for me to come down here.”

Tiki's son Charlie was among many of the primary school pupils dancing to Psy's Gangnam Style – and Tiki says he was clueless when the children busted out the lyrics and choreographed movements from the music video during today's Jump Jam session.

If the song was played in a nightclub you would not see him dancing to it, he jokes.

'This is the only time you'll get me to dance to music like this ever. But at the end of the day it's not about me. Even though I don't like that music and I feel like a total dork doing it, I'm doing it just because it's humbling.

'My son knew all of the words to Gangnam Style. I knew nothing.”

Tiki signs his autograph for some students.

Mount Maunganui Primary School deputy principal Hadleigh Benson says more than 250 children participated, raising $228.80 for BOP @heart – a charity supporting families with congenital heart disease.

Hadleigh says the children were 'extremely excited” for a number of days leading up to the event.

'We do a Jump Jam programme in school, but this just really puts an emphasis on the need for healthy living and healthy lifestyles, especially in Mount Primary were the kids are able to have that freedom.”

The event was hosted by Bel and Brendon from MORE FM who have helped promote the initiative across Bay schools.

Every week 12 babies are born in New Zealand with a heart defect, preventing them from living a full and active life. Those born with heart defects have an uncertain life expectancy – with some going on to live a normal life span.

World aerobic champion and founder of Jump Jam, Brett Fairweather, is also joining in the fundraiser performing with the children also. The event will be running again next year.

Students at Mount Maunganui Primary School practise Jump Jam to raise money for BOP@Heart.

Tiki dances Psy's Gangnam Style with the students. Photos by Tracy Hardy.