Submitted by Martha Cuberly

Idea posted June 5, 2002

We did choreography to "United We Sing" (from Music K-8, Vol. 3, No. 1). I've never tried to write this out, I hope someone can understand this.

Start out students standing in rows, side by side, facing front.
INTRO - after the 16 note beginning and during the rest of the intro - we:
Step to the right 8 counts (in a step-together, step together fashion) - Clap on #8
Step left 8 counts - Clap on #8
Step back 8 counts - Clap on #8
Step forward 8 counts - Clap on #8
Then sing verse and at chorus - more choreography:
Sweep right hand from low waist across body in an arch and end over head - palms up and out.
"United We Sing"
Wiggle fingers over head.
"La, la, la, la"
Sweep left hand from low waist in arch across body and ending over head with the right hand staying there too.
"United In Song"
Wave both extended arms over head, left, right, left.
"Oh, oh, oh!"
Bringing both hands down together in front to knees slowly as you sing, ending body bent forward.
"United In Music"
Shoulder dance (Raise up on each beat - right, left, right, left)
"La, la, la , la"
Scissor hands on each beat starting low in front of waist and gradually getting higher above head.
"This world can't go wrong"
Then sing the verse without moves.
Chorus moves repeat again.
During interlude, we did a little Calypso move where they alternated arms, first right arm across in front of chest and left arm flings up straight and perpendicular with a fist, resting on the other arm's fist, then switch sides and reverse other hands. About 8 beats. Next few beats we did a spinning roll of hands and the right arm flings up to the right, then reverse hands and arms again. Next beats we just spun our hands leaning forward and then back, forward back. I called it "roll, back, roll, back." We did this until the chorus came back in and repeated the chorus moves.
Big ending: On final "United we sing" we grabbed each other's hands and thrust them up (United together) on the final "SING!"
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