Dramatized Rhythm Plays Part 19

Inter.;-- Four cha.s.se steps in line of direction.

Nine days

Inter.;-- Jump, in place, once.

old.

Inter.;-- Jump, in place, once.

 

FLY AWAY JACK AND JILL

Arr. by +J. N. Richards+

[Music: Two little blackbirds, Sitting on a hill, One named Jack And the other named Jill; Fly away, Jack and fly away, Jill; Come again, Jack And come again, Jill.]

DESCRIPTION

Formation;-- Double circle facing counter clockwise (line of direction); inside hands joined and raised shoulder height; outside hands on hips.

Inner circle:-- Jack. Outer circle:-- Jill.

Suggestion;-- In so far as possible have the s.e.x units divided, the boys forming the inside circle and the girls forming the outside circle.

Start the dance movement with the outside foot. (Boys beginning with the left foot; girls beginning with the right foot.)

1st Line;-- Two little blackbirds,

Interpretation;-- Three steps in line of direction.

Inner circle (Jack);-- (Left; right, left and close right to left.) Outer circle (Jill);-- (Right; left, right and close left to right.)

Sitting on a hill,

Inter.;-- Bend knees deeply. Outer and inner circles.

2nd Line;-- One named

Inter.;-- Inner circle (Jack); place hands on hips, stretch knees and turn to partner. (Right.) Inter.;-- Outer circle (Jill); Replace left hand to hip and remain in deep knee position.

Jack

Inter.;-- Bow and a.s.sume erect position.

Inter.;-- No activity.

And the

Inter.;-- No activity for either circles.

other named

Inter.;-- Outer circle (Jill); stretch knees and turn to partner (Left.) Inter.;-- Inner circle;-- No activity.

Jill;

Inter.;-- [Outer circle] Bow and a.s.sume erect position.

3rd Line;-- Fly away, Jack

Inter.;-- Inner circle (Jack); Three cha.s.ses in line of direction.

Inter.;-- Outer circle (Jill); No activity.

And

fly away, Jill;

Inter.;-- Outer circle (Jill); Three cha.s.ses in line of direction.

Inter.;-- Inner circle; (Jack); No activity.

4th Line;-- Come again, Jack

Inter.;-- Inner circle (Jack); Three cha.s.ses in reverse line of direction.

Inter.;-- Outer circle (Jill); No activity.

And

come again, Jill.

Inter.;-- Outer circle (Jill); Three cha.s.ses in reverse line of direction.

Inter.;-- Inner circle (Jack); No activity.

[Ill.u.s.tration: TWO LITTLE BLACK BIRDS SITTING ON A HILL (_See page 52_)]

[Ill.u.s.tration: I HAD A LITTLE PONY (_See page 56_)]

POP GOES THE WEASEL

[Music: A sixpence for a spool of thread, A penny for a needle; That's the way the money goes; Pop goes the weasel.

Watch how the needle does fly, Nimble hands to guide it; Every time the wheel goes round, Pop goes the weasel.]