Rise Sally Rise – Great Singing Games for Children

Description

Rise Sally Rise, Great Singing Games for Children, companion book to the CD – New England Dancing Masters (1992, 2014)

2014 edition of the original 1992 collection of 21 of Peter and Mary Alice Amidon’s favorite traditional singing games from the US and British Isles. Includes tips on teaching dance in the classroom, transcriptions of the melodies and a glossary of dance terms. The CD features the Amidon family (when Sam and Stefan were sopranos) singing the songs accompanied by a variety of instruments, with two new replacement cuts (Alabama Gal and Noble Duke of York) that are dynamic accompaniments for classroom dancing.

Includes:
Introduction
Choosing Leaders and Partners
Dancing in the Classroom
Appendixes

• Glossary of Dance Terms
• Other Resources
• Words to the Singing Games
• Index of Singing Games by Formation
• Alphabetical Index of Singing Games

songlist

1. Alabama Gal
2. Bobolinka
3. Bulldog
4. Circle Round the Zero
5. Dinah’s Dead
6. Draw Me a Bucket
7. Head and Shoulders
8. Jump Jim Joe
9. Little Johnny Brown
10. Little Sally Walker
11. Noble Duke of York
12. Old Bald Eagle
13. Old King Glory
14. Round de Doo Bop
15. Sally Go Round the Sun
16. Sally Go Round the Sunshine
17. Shoo Fly
18. Skip to My Lou
19. Thorn Rosa
20. When I Was a Baby
21. Zodiac