Games and dances

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Table Of Contents

Song-Games for Children Under Nine Years

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We All Stand Here, 1; Drop the Handkerchief, 2; Let Us Chase the Squirrel, 3; Did You Ever See a Lassie? 4; How D'ye Do, My Partner, 5; The Needle's Eye, 6; Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley, 7; The Muffin Man, 9; One by One, 10; Jolly Is the Miller, 12.

Part II. With our heads we nod, nod, nod

With our fingers shake, shake, shake Then we dance, then we sing; Then we gladly dance and sing.

Halt. Partners face and perform the movements named.

Shake right forefinger three times.

Partners face in line of march, join hands and skip in circle counter-clockwise.

Part III

With our feet we tap, tap, tap ; Same as Part II.

With our hands we clap, clap, clap; right, left.) Then we dance, then we sing; Then we gladly dance and sing.

(Stamping left.

Note — On the Victor record there are 1 6 measures following Part I, which do not appear in the music on page 1 7. During those 1 6 measures the following action is used :

Partners join inside hands, and face.

Dance would I, if I knew how; Step sideward in the Hne of march,

and courtesy (place other foot in rear, and bend knees).

When to dance and how to bow. Repeat to the other side.

Please tell me what I ought to do, Join both hands, and in four run-

ning steps circle clockwise, finishing facing partner.

So I can dance the steps like you. Four glides sideward in the line of

march.

Repeat the above 8 measures.

CHIMES OF DUNKIRK (French).

Victor Record 17,327 (Chord — Dance is played twice). Steps: Running, marching.

Formation : Single circle of couples, facing center, boy on the left of girl.

Music: Two parts of 8 measures, first part repeated and played once after second part. Polka rhythm (2 counts to a measure).

Part I

2. Partners face. Begmning left, march three steps in place and pause (counts 1 to 4).

2. Clap hands three times and pause (counts 3 to 8).

4. Grasp partner's hands, arms sideward, and beginning left, run in a small circle clockwise, turning once and slightly turning body left (counts 9 to 16).