Comments on: Cha-cha Real Smooth...

Question: Cha-cha Real Smooth...

ultrabuff — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:19:33 -0800

I'm looking for songs that have dance moves incorporated into the lyrics. I'm thinking of songs like the Cha-cha slide. Know any?

I teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to kids, and I would like some kid-friendly songs that have dance moves incorporated into the lyrics to use during P.E. class. Think of songs such as the Cha-cha slide by DJ Casper. I hope such a thing exists...

By: troika

troika — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:27:44 -0800

Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus' Hoedown Throwdown is kid friendly and contains instructions.

By: Paris Elk

Paris Elk — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:14:18 -0800

Well, there's the good ol' Hokey Pokey...

Also Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes.

By: runincircles

runincircles — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:29:03 -0800

The Locomotion!

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:34:42 -0800

It's just a jump to the left
And then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips
You bring your knees in tight
But it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insane,
Let's do the Time Warp again!

By: she's not there

she's not there — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:48:40 -0800

It's a (very) oldie, i.e., I remember it from my childhood:

Peppermint Twist

Well, they've got a new dance and it goes like this
The name of the dance is Peppermint Twist

Well, you like it like this, the Peppermint Twist

It goes round and round, up and down
Round and round, up and down
Round and round and a up and down
And a one two three kick, one two three jump!

My folks must have had it on a wax cylinder.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:55:48 -0800

Da Dip

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:57:37 -0800

Twistin, shake it shake it shake it shake it baby
Hey we gonna loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop de la
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Aaah

By: fingersandtoes

fingersandtoes — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:45:38 -0800

First I limp to the side like my leg was broken
Shakin' and twitchin' kinda like I was smokin'
Crazy wack funky
People say ya look like M.C. Hammer on crack, Humpty
That's all right 'cause my body's in motion
It's supposed to look like a fit or a convulsion
Anyone can play this game
This is my dance, y'all, Humpty Hump's my name
No two people will do it the same
Ya got it down when ya appear to be in pain
Humpin', funkin', jumpin',
jig around, shakin' ya rump,
and when the dude a chump pump points a finger like a stump
tell him step off, I'm doin' the Hump.

(Digital Underground, The Humpty Dance)

By: fingersandtoes

fingersandtoes — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:46:47 -0800

OMG sorry, sorry, I didn't read your whole question!! No don't use the Humpty Dance to teach English to kids... oops! Ok I have learned an important lesson about reading the whole question today.

By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:24:25 -0800

Doesn't fully answer your question, but there's a list of novelty and fad dances over at Wikipedia that might help find other songs/dances like this.

By: jozxyqk

jozxyqk — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:46:10 -0800

Let's do the Pretzel!

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:07:48 -0800

Paris Elk really has the right idea if you're talking about little kids learning body parts.

By: raccoon409

raccoon409 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:52:16 -0800

Brush some dirt off your shoulder and lean back

By: that's how you get ants

that's how you get ants — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 06:57:57 -0800

Cupid Shuffle.

By: annsunny

annsunny — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:42:48 -0800

Mashed potato

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:34:20 -0800

The Madison

By: Oriole Adams

Oriole Adams — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:19:20 -0800

I used to love dancing to Simon Says by the 1910 Fruitgum Company when I was a wee one:
Put your hands on your head,
Simple Simon says,
Bring them down by your side,
Simple Simon says,
Shake them to your left,
Simple Simon Says,
Now shake them to your right,
Put your hands on your head,
Simple Simon says,
Bring them down by your side,
Simple Simon says,
Shake them to your left,
Simple Simon Says,
Now shake them to your right...

By: Barry B. Palindromer

Barry B. Palindromer — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:13:29 -0800

Walk the Dinosaur.

By: jaksemas

jaksemas — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:03:42 -0800

My friends and I call this "hip hop line dancing." That might help your google power.