For all of you guys in the Southeast this next weekend (Jan 20-22, 2012) is the annual Carolina Indian Seminars hosted by Eswau Huppeday Lodge at Mitchell Community College Continuing Education Center in Statesville, NC! (for more info see the CIS post on this blog) It will be a great time to connect with your Chicken Dancin' buddies, brush up on your dance moves and get some pointers for your next dance competition.
Saturday evening, as we're all getting suited-up for the evening dance, we'll be having one of our Chicken Dancers' Bash to celebrate the inclusion of Chicken Dance as a category at NOAC 2012! The Instructors at Saturday's Chicken Dance sessions will fill you in on all of the details. All Chicken Dancers, and their supporters, are welcome to join in on the celebration. Bring your suitcase full of dance clothes and join in on the 'getting ready' chaos!
Earlier on Saturday, at lunch, we're planning to have another rendition of our "Public Service Message", which we performed at Indian Summer this past August to an audience of close to a 1000 folks. Below are the lyrics; print 'em out and give 'em a couple of reads. The more of us who can sing the song, the greater the impact of our 'Message'!
Looking forward to seeing you at CIS!
Tim Caster
Chicken Dancers’ Invite
Lyrics by Tim Caster
Sung to the tune of ‘Sweet Betsy From Pike’
OOOOOOOoooooohhhh!
You’ve got to learn how to N-D-N dance!
You’ll strut and you’ll sway a most daz-zel-ing prance.
Yes- You’ll wear fancy feathers and spar-kal-lee beads,
You’ll step and maneuver as purdy as you please.
Hoodle dang fall de dye doh, Hoodle dang fall dee day!
Tharz the Singers who sing and their music does SOAR!
They beat on their drum while you dance on the floor.
Yes- They’ll start an they’ll STOP!-- an-trick-ya if they can,
You’d best learn their songs if you want to withstand.
Hoodle dang fall de dye doh, Hoodle dang fall dee day!
Tharz Nor-thern Tra-dish-ah-nul an-uh ‘steye-ul’ called Grass,
Tharz the guys who are ‘Str8!’ who do it with class.
Tharz thEE Fancy Dancers who spin an who bow,
And lots of purdy ladies who love to Pow-WOW!
Hoodle dang fall de dye doh, Hoodle dang fall dee day!
Now the best style of all is the GREAT Chicken Dance!
It’s danced by US REAL MEN who welcome the chance.
We bob and we bounce be-cuz that’s how it’s done,
You real-lee shud join us - it’s the GREATEST OF FUN!!
Hoodle dang fall de dye doh, Hoodle dang fall dee day!
HOODLE DANG FALL DE DYYYE DOOOOOHHH,
HOODLE DANG FALL DE DAY!!!!!
