THE BEBOP EXPRESS

Dances with Words

Bebop Express: Scatting in Motion

• Form four groups• Each group gets a card with “scatting” words• As a group, make up a movement pattern that goes with

the sounds of the words. • Minimum length: one time through the scat words• Maximum length: four times through the scat words

Try to surprise us by adding variety:Different levels: low, middle, highSlow, fast & frozen movementsUnison movement or contrasting movements

Sax PlayerBlee bah, blee bahDoot doot bah!Blee blee, doot doot.Blee! Doot! Wah!

DrummerRat-a-tat, rat-a-tat.Blam! Bop! Blam!Boom chicka, boom chicka.Wham!Ker-slam!

Bass PlayerBa doom, ba doom,Ba doom. Dow! Dow!Plink, plink, doom ba doom.Pow!

SingerOoooh wee ooh.Bop! She-bop!La tee dah.Do-wop! Doo-wop!

New Mexico Dance Standards

2. Use dance to express ideas. 3. Integrate understanding of dance by seeking

connections and parallels among arts disciplines as well as all other content areas.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.