Submitted by Connie Herbon, Iowa

Idea posted January 8, 2003

This riser choreography was for 3rds, and it took them about 20 minutes to learn the whole thing. Words in CAPS are the cue words in the song.

Materials needed: recording of Blitzen's Boogie (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 2, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Opening positions: all standing on floor or risers
DASHER
patsch 1X and quickly stand up straight again
PRANCER
cross-hand patsch 1X and stand up
COMET
high "cool" snap and freeze
DO YOU...
shimmy hands down 4 bt.
BLITZEN...
8 knee bounces aimed slightly left, hands on knees, flat back, heads up
(repeat to right 8 bt.)
BOOGIE WOOGIE...
aim L pointer finger up and left, R pointer finger down and right; jive back and forth 4 beats, then freeze on beats 5-8
DAY...
twist down 4 and up 3 beats
(Repeat Refrain)
SOME...
hands up left similar to Boogie Woogie above, but flop L pointer down and forward to mark the beat for 8 bt.
SEASON...
repeat to right
BOOGIES...
twist down 4 and up 4
PULLS...
sleigh reins (pull/release/pull/release) 8 beats.
SOME...
"fine" hands (similar to Boogie Woogie above but jiggle wide jazz hands 4 left, then 4 right)
MOVES...
both hands fisted in front of body at waist level; circle fists in a parallel motion for 8 bt.
BOOGIES...
twist down 4 and up 4
RHYTHM HE'S GOT
patsch rhythm of words; throw hands upward into high wide jazz hands on beats 5-8 as music slides; hold pose at top until Refrain starts over with the patsch
(coda)
repeat Refrain moves to fit lyrics
DO YOU KNOW BLITZEN?
wiggle wide jazz hands high over heads
YEAH!
pull hands and arms down and freeze in random "cool" poses
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