How to do the Chicken Dance (no actual chickens required)
Instructions on how to do the Chicken Dance from Wikipedia
The “Chicken Dance” song is accompanied by a dance requiring a group of people, and it goes as follows:
- Begin in a large circle with everybody facing in toward the center of the ring.
- At the start of the music, shape a chicken beak with your hands. Open and close it four times, during the first four beats of the music.
- Make chicken wings with your arms. Flap your wings four times, during the next four beats of the music.
- Make a chicken’s tail feathers with your arms and hands. Wiggle downwards during the next four beats of the music.
- Clap four times during the next four beats of the music.
- Repeat this process four times.
- After the fourth time spin to the right for eight counts with your partner.
- Switch directions and spin to the left with your partner for eight counts.
- The dance repeats, progressively getting faster and faster, until the music stops.
A fascinating history of the whole thing (along with some cool alternate dance moves) can be found here:
The Chicken Dance on Wikipedia
