DANCE FOR SPARKS AND BROWNIES

Dancing is a great way to burn off energy, learn about different cultures, and develop co-ordination and balance. What girls are able to learn, will be affected by their levels of development which vary greatly with children in this age group. Ask your District Commissioner for local Guiders/ Trainers/ Resource People who are familiar with dance tapes/books in Guiding.

Guiding Dance Tapes

Let's Dance:
Danish Dance of Greeting
Seven Jumps

Singing Games/Dances

Sing a Song for Sparks and Brownies:
Brownie Stop (Brownies)
If You Should Meet an Elephant
Friendship Dance (Brownies)
Jingle Bells (Brownies)

Songs to Sing and Sing Again:
Shoo Fly
Simmons (first section)

Dance, Dance Dance:
St. Lawrence Jig
(Adapted to follow the leader; skipping or marching)
The Wheat (for Brownies)
La Raspa* (from Mexico)

Canclones de Nuestra Cabana:
I Let Her Go, Go (simplify to clapping with one partner for Sparks)

Celebrate With Song:
Hey There Neighbour
Ak Shav

(The following two books are no longer in print, check with the Arts (Music) Trainer in your Area, or your Unit / District / Division / Area for a copy to borrow).

Musical Fun With the Brownie Pack:
Caimarussa (Brownies)
Norwegian Number Game (Brownies)
Punchinello
Rig-a Jig-Jig
The Seven Capers
Three Blind Mice* (Brownies)

Sing a Song Dance With Me:
A Hunting We Will Go
Big Ship (Adapt by walking or skipping in a circle)
Jingle at the Window* (Brownies)
The Muffin Man
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow
Paw, Paw, Patch
The Shoemaker (Brownies)
The Snail
Sur Le Pont D'Avignon