Help Me Choose a Dance to Teach!

[AmsterDamsel]

Tomorrow, Gabe's creche is having a summer festival and the theme is Cultures From Around the World. They asked me last week if I would be willing to teach a country line dance. Well I don't really know a country line dance. Country music has never been my thing. So I told them I would teach an American group/line dance. Now I can't decide which one!

Remember my audience are kids from toddler age to school age and their parents. Most of the participants will not speak English (I will have a translator helping me).

So I've narrowed it down to three songs, which do you think would be the most fun and easy enough for me to teach?

[Heather]

I voted hokie pokie because I have no idea what the other two are :hehe:

[AmsterDamsel]

I chose the Cupid Shuffle first because it is so easy. You step to the right, step to the left, kick four times, then walk and turn the other direction.

Cotton Eyed Joe I chose because its the closest thing to a country song that I know. LOL!

[bettercowpatty]

I was gonna say hokey pokey. I know the song Cotton Eyed Joe, but not the dance. No idea about the Cupid Shuffle!

[Heather]

And now I have that damn Cotton-Eye Joe song in my head, thanks! :hehe:

[Mama Sandy]

I was gonna say hokey pokey. I know the song Cotton Eyed Joe, but not the dance. No idea about the Cupid Shuffle!

Exactly this.

[NathanielsMomma]

Cotton Eye Joe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwajvDYd728)

[lilbunnygirl]

I'm from Texas, so that was easy. You're not allowed to graduate high school without being able to do a passable CEJ.

[Jojo]

I voted hokie pokie because I have no idea what the other two are :hehe:


:ditto:

[AmsterDamsel]

I am so surprIsed that so many of you don't know the Cupid Shuffle. It was pretty popular a couple if years ago when I lived in Florida.

Lily the CEJ dance you know, does it go:
Tap right toe two times
Tap right heel two times
Bring right leg up and across the left and slap your foot, bring leg behind left leg and slap foot
Repeat with left leg
Move to the right clap
Then spin with lasso motion?

[lilbunnygirl]

I am so surprIsed that so many of you don't know the Cupid Shuffle. It was pretty popular a couple if years ago when I lived in Florida.

Lily the CEJ dance you know, does it go:
Tap right toe two times
Tap right heel two times
Bring right leg up and across the left and slap your foot, bring leg behind left leg and slap foot
Repeat with left leg
Move to the right clap
Then spin with lasso motion?

That's the line dance version, the one we more commonly did was a little simpler because it was done with rows of 4-6 people linked together at the arms moving around in the circle like spokes on a wheel. So there was a lot of skipping and kicking and yee-hawing but no arm stuff.

[Becky]

I think that, in order to make an educated vote, you need to post a video of you performing all three choices. ;)

[Farah]

I think that, in order to make an educated vote, you need to post a video of you performing all three choices. ;)

:ditto:

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