Submitted by Gretchen Taylor, Illinois
Idea posted October 23, 2002
I came up with a cute little dance I'm planning for my 5ths to do with the Crawdad Song. We're in our Civil War unit and will be learning Dixie this week. I needed something else to fill out my plans that related to the south, could be used to reinforce a little lesson on meter, and got the kids up and moving. Well, here's what I came up with...
Formation: 2 parallel lines with partners at a slight distance but facing each other. Hc = head couple
Hc X X X X X X X X X X
Hc X X X X X X X X X X
8 cts: 4 steps forward, 4 claps.
8 cts: 4 steps back, 4 claps.
8 cts: (Hc) 4 steps forward, sashay down line; (others) stay in place for 4 cts, then side step L 2x to move line up.
4 cts: All turn self around in circle (Hc turns, too, and simply joins the back of each of their lines).
4 cts: All clap in place.
Repeat with new Head couple on each verse. Here's a breakdown of the Refrain with the counts. Verses follow the same pattern:
8 cts: You get a line & I'll get a pole honey.
8 cts: You get a line & I'll get a pole babe.
8 cts: You get a line & I'll get a pole. We'll go fishin in the crawdad hole.
4 cts: Honey, baby.
4 cts: Mine.
Enjoy!