This song contains instructions for making 12 movements.  The first step is to listen and understand what the movements are.  Play the song and ask students to write down as many of the instructions as they can.

Once students know the instructions, students will do the movements along with the song.  (The music, the words, and doing the action, all help to reinforce the language).

It gets better though.  Using the vocal versions as models, groups of students can write their own instructions.  Then they will lead the class in doing the actions.

I recorded this song in June, 2006, in a hotel room in Ufa, Russia.  The next day, students (pictured at the right) at the Ufa summer camp composed their own instructions to the music.  This version is available below too.  There is also the usual karaoke version so that students can write their own instructions.

 

 Movement Song, original [1:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (150)

 

 Movement Song Written by Ufa Girls [1:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (383)

 

 Movement Song Karaoke [1:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (399)