• Music: Seven Jumps on "International Fold Dances" by Michael Herman Fold Dance Orchestra
• CD/tape player
• Optional: 1 scarf per student (see teaching hints)

Cooperation, moving to different tempos in a single dance, sequencing

This activity works best when the teacher is in the circle with the students and cueing them through the dance. The students may not want to hold hands… you can use scarves for everyone to hold on to and connect that way or just have students put hands on their hips throughout the shuffle stepping.

The entire class gets into a circle and holds hands. Everyone shuffle steps to the right 16 counts with the upbeat part of the music. The music will pause and everyone stops. Immediately after the pause, a tone will be played and the students will lift up their right knees. The music will start again and the a circle will shuffle step to the left for 16 counts until the music pauses again. This time there will be two tones played and the students will lift up their right knee and then their left knees. Again the music will start and the circle will shuffle step to the right again until the music pauses. There will be three tones this time and the students will lift their right knees and then their left knees and then drop down on their fight knees. This pattern continues until at the very end when the students will lift up their right knees, then left knees, kneel on their right knees, then kneel on their left knees, place right elbow on the ground and then left elbow on the ground and then lastly put their noses on the floor in front of them.