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| All ready for the school disco! |
Those who know me well know I love to
dance. Whether it be at a bar, club or pub, at a concert, in the lounge room,
in the car or just sitting in a chair I love to dance. I’ve been to lessons since I was young and
have tried a bit of everything including jazz, hip-hop, ballet, tap, ballroom,
Latin, rock and roll and belly dancing.
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| Love school discos! |
My favourite place to dance is in the
classroom. I love playing music for brain breaks, transitions and in the back
ground while we work. I am always encouraging kids in my class to show off
their moves. Watching them bust a move always makes me smile.
I have had many giggles, eye rolls and
groans at some of my most gracious and elegant choreographed steps. Even better
is when the kids copy these ‘Mr Bean’ style moves.
I thought I'd share with you my Top 10 Classroom Dancing Songs.
Most of my top 10 classroom dancing songs
already have easy dance steps for the kids to copy and are great for getting
everyone dancing (even the reluctant kids). You’ll find videos on you tube so
you can copy and learn these easy steps. The others are great songs to make up
your own moves. My advice if you are not a confident dancer is to pull out some
hip shakes, walks forward and backwards, claps, stomps, knee bending, spins and
nothing beats the old grapevine!
1. Cha Cha Slide – DJ Casper
Best ever classroom dancing song. It is
fun, easy and gets all kids moving. Just listen to the lyrics and follow the
words of the song.
2. Blame it on the Boogie – Michael Jackson
Best song for some disco style moves.
3. I Like to Move It – Reel to Real
This one will give you and the kids a work
out!
4. Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus
Who can resist a line dance? The kids love
a bit of Miley Cyrus (pre-wrecking ball days).
5. Macarena – Los Del Rio
An oldie but a goodie. Most of us know the
Macarena moves.
6. Wobble – V.I.C.
Great song to dance like no one is
watching. We love doing silly ‘wobbles’. The Wobble is another line dancing
style dance. A word of caution though; some of the lyrics are a bit
inappropriate; “Hey big girl make em back it up”, “I got em shaking their
boobies like congos”. I think the kids don’t pay attention to the lyrics but
parents might!
7. Happy – Pharell Williams
I don’t think I need to say anything about
this Happy song.
8. 5, 6, 7, 8 – Steps
Another line dancing style. You’ll need
plenty of grapevines for this one.
9. Nutbush City Limits – Tina Turner
Another song to get your heart rate up. It
just doesn’t get old.
10. Greased Lightnin – John Travolta
Channel your inner John Travolta and pretend
you’re wearing your leather jacket, tighty whitey shirt and skinny jeans.
Do you have a favourite song for dancing in your classroom?
Leave a comment to share and have fun dancing!
