List Of Dances — by Jim Gill

From Jim Gill’s Celebrated Songs Vol. 3.

Teachers and librarians from all across the country have sent Jim photos of “Lists of Dances” that they have made, by hand, from paper, fabric, and old window shades! When you provide the words for children to playfully read, the song becomes more than a fun dance. It is an early literacy activity!

LYRICS:

I made a list of all the dances in this song.

I made a list so that I’d never sing them wrong.

‘Cause it’s hard to remember

and easy to forget

a list that is sixteen dances long.

 

(You do)

The tall

The small

The hop

The stop

The slow

The tiptoe

The curl

The twirl

The hide

The slide

The sleep

The creep

The slump

The jump

The sway

The stay

 

We’ve done dances like the tiptoe and the hop.

We’ve done them but it’s still not time to stop.

‘Cause though we danced it one time

the list would seem brand new

if we read it from the bottom to the top.