p to right heel (and) Step
forward, right (2).
_7. The Step Dip, Sideward:_
Step sideward, right, with transference of body weight to the right foot
(1). Place left toe behind right heel (heel raised) with the knee turned
sideward (and) Bend and stretch right knee slightly with trunk bending
sideward, left (2).
Hand clapping occurs on counts _one_ and _two_.
_8. Encircle to left with partner kneeling._ (_Partners._)
_Stationary pupil._-- Pupil extends leg backward, lowering knee to
floor. The trunk is erect; left hand on hip with the right arm stretched
upward, supporting encircling partner's left hand.
_Dancing pupil._-- The encircling pupil grasps with the left hand the
kneeling partner's right hand and performs the dance movement in given
direction.
DIAGRAMMATIC FORMATIONS
[All diagrams are in the "files" directory associated with the html
version of this e-text. They are named in the form "page15a1".]
Classroom
[Illustration: Standing in the right aisle facing front of room.
Six rows of seats; six pupils per row.]
Classroom
[Illustration: Standing in the right aisle in OPEN LINE FORMATION,
partners facing.
Seven rows of seats; six pupils per row.
NOTE:-- When executing partner plays, children in extreme row on the
right (odd row) form in partner formation in open area.]
Circular
SINGLE
[Illustration: Facing, line of direction.
_Counter-clockwise_]
[Illustration: Facing, inward.]
[Illustration: Facing, reverse line of direction.
_Clockwise_]
DOUBLE
[Illustration: Facing, line of direction.]
[Illustration: Facing, reverse line of direction.]
[Illustration: Partner formation, facing each other.]
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CLASSROOM
Aisle Alignment:-- Single and partner formation.
[Transcriber's Note:
The above line was printed in the center of an empty page. It was
probably intended that teachers use the blank space to draw in their
own classroom arrangement.]
NOTE:-- May also be used to advantage in any open area or gymnasium with
exception of several in the First Grade which are essentially classroom
in type. (Desks are used as part of the rhythmic action.)
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THE BAND
[Music:
Oh I can play on a big bass drum,
And this is the way I do it.
Boom, Boom, Boom
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