Can Can Cup Tap

Here's a fun music and movement activity to go along with the Can Can Theme by Jacques Offenbach in Piano Pronto Movement 1.  I like to add in this B Section in between the first and second pages of the music. I intentionally chose movements that reinforce the direction of the melody line or feeling the beat of the music.

Lyrics and Movement for the Can Can

A Section (in Piano Pronto)

Can, Can you do the cup tap? Can you do the cup tap?

Tap cup on table to the beat of the music or tap-slide with a partner Rhythm Cups Style

Now it's time to slide Do-Ti-La-So-Fa-Mi-Re...

Make a slide with your left arm and slide the cup down like a descending scale on piano keys..

Can, Can you do the cup tap? Can you do the cup tap?

Tap-slide 

Sounds like it's the end. Is it the end? No!

Down up cup taps  with a loud downward tap on No

B Section Free Printable
I'm not done yet!

Tap-Tap-Tap-Tap

Can you do a loop di loop?
Tap and loop cup to the left

I'm not done yet!

Tap-Tap-Tap-Tap

Climb up for another loop.

Tap and loop cup to the right

Challenge: Listen for the A and B Themes as you watch a can-can video and do the actions.

Animated Seal Can Can Video or  Dancing Chicken Can Can Video