Boogie-Woogie (The Hokey Cokey)

Boogie-Woogie (The Hokey Cokey)

In this dance, children practice rhythm and body awareness.

  • 1-5 years
  • Group size: 4+
  • Duration: 15 min
  • Dance
  • Mountains, forests and fields
  • Gym / Sports hall
  • Indoor
  • Open space

Description

Children stand in a circle and follow the movements that correspond to the song lyrics below.

For «We dance boogie-woogie and turn ourselves around», everyone wiggles their hips and spins.

For «boogie, boogie, boogie», we hold hands, walk towards the center of the circle, and then back to our places.

Lyrics

«Then we put the right hand in,

then we put the right hand out,

then we put the right hand in and shake it all about.

We do the boogie-woogie and we turn ourselves around,

that's what it's all about.

Oh boogie, boogie, boogie.

Oh boogie, boogie, boogie.

Oh boogie, boogie, boogie,

that's what it's all about.

Then we put the left hand in, etc.

Then we put the right foot in, etc.

Then we put the left foot in, etc.

Then we put the nose in, etc.

Then we put the head in, etc.

Then we put the bottom in, etc.

Then we put the whole body in, etc.»

For the youngest children, there's no need to distinguish between right and left. Instead, you can say «one arm», «one leg», and so on.