Cooperation, aerobic capacity, coordination, CA Social Studies Curriculum 6th grade

This dance is said to be of ancient origin- its movements are reminiscent of the crane dance done by Theseus in the legend of the labyrinth of the Minotaur. This consists of a series of serpentine figures representing the winding passages of the Labyrinth

Words in English

I told you, mother to marry me to someone,

to marry me to someone, so that I would become a housewife.

But on no account marry me to an old man,

marry me to an old man, because youíll regret it.

Because an old man is always examining everything,

is always examining everything, and has nothing but words.

Words in Native Tongue

/Su ipa, mana, kale mana su ipa mana, pandrepae me./

/su ipa, mana, pandrepae me spitonikokirepaeme./

/Yeron andra, kale mana yeron andra me mu dhosis,/

/yeron andra mi mu dhosis, yati tha to metaniosis/

/Yati o yeros, kale mana yati o yeros ta ksetazi/

/yiati oyeros ta ksetazi, sto psilo ta loghariazi/

Alternative words

(perhaps more closely aligned with what Ariadne was giving to Theseus.)

One Earth, One Heart/ In Love is our art/ One Earth, One Heart/ Never far apart/

One Earth, One Heart/ Never apart/ Though we may dream/ upon the stars.

Listen, Listen/ O, Heart, deep within/ Listen, Listen/ to your origin

Listen, Listen/ to your origin/ There deep in the Sea/ May You Touch Me.

Listen, My Friend/ O, Heart, deep within/Listen, My Friend/ to where you begin

Listen, My Friend/ to where you end/ Silhouette on Sea Sand/ Come Touch My Hand.

Hand in Hand/ Circle round and /Hand in Hand/ Become the land

Hand in Hand/ Become the land /Earth, Sun, Air, Sea, and/ Woman and Man

Link right elbow over your neighbors left extending your right thumb to be held by the partner. This keeps all bodies close together in a line. All are moving gradually to the right. First 5 beats (repeated 4 times) are rocking right foot goes back and rock forward, back, forward and right foot touches next to left heal. This step is in place. Then for the moving step. Step right forward. Cross the left over the front of the right. Step right forward. Hop on right lifting the left knee up. Cross the left foot over right. This traveling step is repeated 4 times. To make the dance more complicated the traveling step can go in many different directions. The class can be split by sexes or 2-4 groups and each group can weave patterns around each other.