Rise Sally Rise (Book/CD)

Description

Great Singing Games for Children by the New England Dancing Masters

Instructions to 21 of the Amidon’s favorite traditional singing games from the US and British Isles. Includes tips on teaching dance in the classroom, transcriptions of the melodies and a glossary of dance terms. CD features the Amidon family singing all the songs accompanied by a variety of instruments.

Contents:

Teaching the Singing Games, Choosing Leaders & Partners, Dancing in the Classroom, The Singing Games, Glossary of Dance Terms, Appendices.

Titles of singing games: Circle Round the Zero, Head & Shoulders, Old King Glory, Noble Duke of York, Thorn Rosa, Skip to My Lou, Sally Go Round the Sun, Sally Sunshine, When I Was a Baby, Alabama Gal, Round de Doo Bop, Little Sally Walker, Jump Jim Joe, Shoo Fly, Zodiac, Bobolinka, Old Bald Eagle, Little Johnny Brown, Dinah’s Dead, Draw Me a Bucket, Bulldog.

Singing game formations used: No Particular Formation, Circle Formation Without Partners, Circle Formation With Partners, Longways Formation With Partners, 3 Other Formations.