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The Rhythm Sticks The Rebel Strut
The Storm Bus Stop
Fly, Butterfly, Fly! Celebration
Shape Up! Syrtos Dance
Barnereinlender- Norse Dance Tinikling
Santa in a Red Canoe-Hawaii Tsakonikos Dance Ancient Greek
Hula-Hula-Hoopla! Electric Slide
Move With Me! Men in Black Line Dance
Streamers Galore Shortenin' Bread Shuffle
The Heat is On The Rise
Yan Petit-Southern France 6 Tush Push

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Rebekah Martinez - River Oak Charter School
Activity Grade Level
Santa in a Red Canoe-Hawaii 1 - 5
Equipment Needs Music accompaniment or recording.
Facility/Playground Needs Space large enough for group to Hula dance.
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

Cultural awareness, dance and movement.
Teaching Hints:

Keep your knees bent. Separate movement and song to begin with. Teach by mirroring and SMILE!
Description:

Here comes Santa
In a red canoe
Paddling on a
Magic sea of blue
With a stocking
Full of toys
For every girl
And boy

Here comes Santa
In a red canoe
Now he's coming
Got his eyes on you
Jolly old Santa
With a heart so true
And a wiki, wiki
Smile for a happy
Hula isle

Here comes Santa
In a red canoe
It's Christmas
In Aloha land
On the sunny
Beach as white
As snow
And all the
Children understand
Santa Claus is on
The go, go, go, go

Here comes Santa
In a red canoe
Paddling on
A magic sea of blue
With a Ho'o ma li me li
Merry Christmas to you
Here comes Santa
In a red canoe

Hula R
Hula L
Hula R
Hula L
Hula R foot
(point step) Hula L foot (point step

Same as before
Hula R
Hula L
Hula R
Hula L
Hula R
Hula L


Same as before
Hula R
Hula L
Hula R
Hula L

Hula R
Hula L
Hula R
Hula L

Same as before
Same as before
Hula R Hula L
Same as before

Coax (beckon) 2 times on R side
(Palms together fingers pointed down) boat motion on L side
Paddle motion on R side
Water motion on L side
Both hands wave low at R foot

Girls-make two circles
Boys-R hand straight up

Coax (beckon) 2 times on L side
Wave hands at eyes, then point R hand
Brag motion (thumbs in cheeks)
Wave hands over heart
Hands wave at mouth
Circle hands to waist to meet
in front (forming a circle)

 



Make large circle in front
Wave hands at mouth then out
Make sun (hands up)
Twinkle hands down in front

Hands give out in front
Think motion on R side
Circle hands over stomach
Hitchhike motion over L shoulder


Brush up your arms
Hands give out in front

Alternatives/Modifications

Reference