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Ballad Of Johnny Appleseed, The - Dance
Submitted by Joni Kotche, Bloomingdale, Illinois
Idea posted 2002-12-04
I made up a dance for "The Ballad Of Johnny Appleseed" (from Music K-8, Vol. 9, No. 1) yesterday. I tried it with my second grade classes. It took them a little bit to get the do-si-do right, but then they "took off" on it!
Begin by pairing boy/girl couples with the boys ACROSS from the girls forming two long lines. Do nothing on the intro except feel the music.
Verse
- 4X Walk forward four beats (bow/dip on 4), back four beats
Refrain
- Do-si-do forward 8 beats, move round your partner RIGHT SHOULDERS passing (left shoulders will pass on the way back) backward 8 beats.
- Move forward 4 beats with hand outstretched, take partners' hand turn around and walk back 4 beats to place.
- Begin again.
For repeated chorus at end
- Repeat patterns twice
- "That's All!" - bow/curtsy to partner
Hope that makes sense. It really uses up their energy (and mine because I had to be a partner!), but they LOVED it!
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