Texas Music Educators Association Peter & Mary Alice lead: Teaching Dance and Singing Games with K 2 For post-workshop online notes

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1 Thursday, February 9, :00 am 5:00 am sponsored by West Music CC HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 1 For post-workshop online notes (which will be up by Saturday night, Feb 11) please go to: p. 1 of 6 The Sun Is In My Heart In NEDM s I m Growing Up book/cd/dvd The sun is in my heart, It warms me with its power. It wakens life, and life In bird and beast and flower. Heel & Toe Polka tradional in NEDM s Chimes of Dunkirk collection and Alabama Gal collection. Music: This Old Man or any ABAB march Formation: a circle of couples, partner facing partner A (16) Partners face each other and hold two hands; with weight on the outside foot, each person moves the inside foot as follows: Heel & toe, heel & toe. (4) Sashay four steps toward the center (4) With weight on the inside foot, each person moves the outside foot as follows: Heel & Toe, heel & toe, (4) Sashay four steps back to outside (4) B(16) Clap hands with partner: Right, right, right (2) Left, left, left (2) Both both both (2) (Pat your own legs with two hands) Legs legs legs (2) Pass by partner by right shoulder and take hands with new partner. (or do a right elbow turn with partner, THEN pass right shoulders on to new partner) Kindergarten Reel from NEDM s Listen to the Mockingbird Music: Part of Yankee Doodle, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and the A music of any favorite jig. OR me for NEDM's "Kindergarten Reel" music amidonpeter@gmail.com. Formation: Longways set for 6-8 couples Yankee Doodle, measures 1-2 (4) Three steps (more or less) forward and stop. measures 3-4 (4) Three steps back to place and stop. Twinkle Twinkle, measures 1-4 (16) Two hand turn, once or twice around beats of any favorite jig (16-24) First couple sashay down the middle, back to the top, cast off alone and (run) to the bottom of the set. The rest of the dancers clap to the music. To a single sustained note When the note starts, step sideways towards or minor chord music with near foot. Then slide other foot until both feet are together again. Now each dancer has moved up one place. Repeat dance with the new top couple. Chimes of Dunkirk Music: Chimes of Dunkirk (as recorded on Chimes of Dunkirk and Alabama Gal) Formation: Longways for 6-10 couples. A (16)All go forward and back. (8) Right hand around partner and back to place. (8) B1 (16)All clap hands three times with music. (4) `All stamp one foot three times with the music. (4) Two hand turn around partner and back to place. (8) B2 (24)Clapping (4) and stamping (4) as before. First couple take two hands across and sashay to the bottom of the set. Everyone else move up one place. (16)

2 p. 2 of 6 Noble Duke of York In NEDM s Rise Sally Rise and Alabama Gal Without taking hands, lines all go forward towards partner (without touching) He had ten thousand men All walk backwards back to place. He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again. All dosido partner. And when they were up they were up Active (top) couple start sashaying down the middle while all other dancers stand up on tiptoes with hands high in the air.. And when they were down they were down Active couple continues sashaying down while all other dancers crouch way down (keeping heads up) And when they were only halfway up Active couple starts sashaying back up the middle while all other dancers crouch halfway up with hands on knees They were neither up nor down Active couple continues sashaying up the middle while all the other dancers (who are all facing their partners) on the word up leap up from the halfway up position, high in the air, do a 90 degree turn so that they all land facing up towards the music and towards the active (top) couple who have now reached the top of the set. Oh a hunting ALL SKIPPING THROUGHOUT: Top couple lead other couples in cast off to bottom of the set. Top couple makes arch at the bottom, other couples take partner s hand and go under the arch and back to the top of the set. Repeat dance with new top couple. A Little Seed from NEDM s I m Growing Up book/cd/dvd Simply do the motions with your hands.

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4 p. 4 of 6 Here We Go Riding Our Ponies from NEDM s I m Growing Up book/cd/dvd

5 p. 5 o 6 Highland Gates from NEDM s Down in the Valley book & companion CD 3. Go in and out the windows Kneel down & choose a partner Now swing & turn your partner...

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