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German Folk Dance B Simplified
LS E-2
Music: Ach Ja!
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Double circle facing line of dance (LOD), boys on the inside, girls on the outside, with inside hands joined.
| SONG |
| Music A |
| 4 WHEN MY MAMA AND MY PAPA GO A-JOURNEYING TO THE FAIR, |
| 4 ACH JA! ACH JA! |
| 4 ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE NO MONEY, THEY'RE AS RICH AS ANY THERE, |
| 4 ACH JA! ACH JA! |
| Music B |
| 8 TRA-LA-LA, TRA-LA-LA, TRA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA, |
| TRA-LA-LA, TRA-LA-LA, TRA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA, |
| 4 ACH JA! ACH JA! |
TEACHING THE DANCE
| Music A |
| 4 Couples stroll slowly around the circle. |
| 4 Partners drop hands, face each other and bow twice. |
| 4 Stroll again. |
| 4 Bow again |
| Music B |
| 8 Couples join both hands and turn with tiny running steps through the tra-la-las. |
| 4 Bow twice.
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| NOTE: Ach Ja is a German statement meaning Oh, yes. It is pronounced Ahk-yah. |
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