Submitted by RaeAnna Goss, Nashville, Tennessee
Idea posted January 31, 2005
Here is the choreography I came up with for my first graders for "Blitzen's Boogie" from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 2:
- "You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen," - On "dash" put right hand down at an angle to the side. On "dance" put left hand down at an angle to the side. On "prance" put right hand above head at an angle. On "vix" put left hand up above head at an angle.
- "On Comet, Cupid, Donner..." - Have them blink fingers three times while their hands come back down to their sides.
- "...but do you, do you know Blitzen? Do you know Blitzen?" - Have them do the YMCA "Young Man" finger (pointing across their body) for eight counts. Then switch arms and point finger across the opposite side.
- "He's a boogie woogie reindeer..." - Have them do their own little boogie dance.
- Repeat.
- "He's some kinda cool..." - Strike a pose with arms folded over chest like a gangsta rapper.
- "...when the season is yule." - Arms out to the side.
- "He boogies away..." - Do boogie dance.
- "...while he pulls on a sleigh." - Pretend to pull reins.
- "He boogies a lot..." - Do boogie fingers.
- "...with the rhythm he's got." - Freeze standing up straight to get ready for the beginning movements again.
- For the end:
- "...and he boogies all day!" - Hands start down at their sides. Use jazz fingers and slowly move hands up above their heads.
- "Do you know blitzen?" - Hands come down fast in a cool pose where they are pointing their thumbs like Fonzie.
- "Yeah!" - They shake their fingers while they strike their own pose.
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