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Brain Breaks engage children with tons of physical education activities, dancing, creative movements, counting, patterning, shapes, freeze dance, self-esteem and more. Dancing Star can be compared to the hugely popular Cha Cha Slide. Children follow directions and move together. You can use brain breaks to start your day, anytime children need a positive physical activity, after lunch or for indoor recess on days with bad weather. When I perform any of my brain breaks songs in concert, children love it. Dancing Star is no exception. My brain breaks songs can be used in physical education classes too. Teachers love how the children have to stop and put their hands to their ears to listen carefully. This is a great song to teach children about following directions. Dancing Star Words and Music by Jack Hartmann, copyright 2011 Jack Hartmann LYRICS: Dancing Star Watch me, watch me I can raise the roof Watch me, watch me I can shake it loose Chorus Shake it down then jump it up so far I can shine like a dancing star Let’s get loose and warm it up All together, step to the front Jump to the back and clap Raise your arms up in the air Back and forth like you just don’t care Right leg stomp to the left Left leg stomp to the right One arm up shake your hips I can disco just like this Now stop and pose Be cool, slide to the right Be cool, slide to the left Jump up and count Robo dance, move it, block it like a robot You got it (Chorus) Now everybody square it up Step to the back, slide to the right Step to the front, slide to the left Now cabbage patch, arms circle around, be cool get down Country dance, stomp and clap Now turn around, clap like this Turn around again, clap like this Right leg stomp to the left, left leg stomp to the right Now jump up, criss-cross, criss-cross Shake your shoulders, shake your hips Shake it like a salt shaker, like this Now turn around, clap like this Turn around again, clap like this your own dance, dance free Now freeze Let’s cool it down, do the sprinkler Take it down, that was fun, we’re done Dancing Star is on my album, Brain Breaks:
