Dancin’ Duck: Action Song

Dancin’ Duck

Jack Capon & Rosemary Hallum, Ph.D.

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FORMATION: Scattered.

DIRECTIONS

	Counts
1) Introduction 1-16 Wait in place, bending knees (or bouncing or wiggling) in time to the music.	1-16

2) TOUCH SIDEWARD, WALK FORWARD & BACK Place left foot out to the side, bring it back.	1-4

Place it out to the side again, step L beside R.

Place right foot out to the side, bring it back,	5-8

Place it out to the side again, step L beside R.

Repeat all	9-16

Walk forward 4 steps and backward 4 steps.	1-8

Repeat.	9-16

3) CLAP SIDE TO SIDE Clap to L-R-L-R.	1-8

Repeat.	9-16

4) DANCIN’ DUCK Squat, raising bent elbows like wings, then rise up. Do this 3 times (Sing “Dancin’, dancin’ duck” if you wish).	1-8

Say “QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!” while flapping wings downward 3 times.	7-8

Repeat actions of counts 1-8 three more times.	9-32

Repeat whole dance twice.

TEACHING TIPS
*Have fun with this! It really doesn’t matter which foot you start on or which side you clap to first.

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