Can you help me think of a fun dance game for children?

Question

I teach a dance class to kids grades K-3, there are between 15 and 25 kids that will be in class (1 hour long) and I need help thinking of a new game they can play, fast paced and fun! They have about 7 dance moves memorized with animal names (like the Giraffe is a move, the Spider, the Fish, etc) and last time I had teams and one kid got up and did a move and everyone had to guess which move they were doing, then the next kid went but that was WAYYY too easy for them! They know the moves very well and guessing like that is toooooo easy. Some of them like to perform in front of the rest and others don't. I like to give them a chance to "pass" if they want to. Also, if there is not involvement by EVERYONE, they get bored very easily and get distracted. But I need something that they will not be TOOO wild that I can keep them under control. They love animals and we have a short routine choreographed also. Any suggestions for a fun game? THANKS!!!

Answer 1

FREEZE DANCE FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

What if you do the freeze game, where you play music and everyone dances around.  Whenever the music stops, they have to freeze in whatever pose they are in.  It's funny to see how everyone ends up.

Answer 3

Since they enjoy animals, how about teaching them the Chicken Dance or the Bunny Hop?

Answer 4

My daughter came home and showed me a new dance they learned in Kindergarten.  I was on the floor, laughing my head off.  It is called Atuditot- I guess that's how you spell it.  I would love to teach it to you but I would need visual and audio.  Basically, the kids stand up.  The song goes Atuditot, atuditot, atudi ta-taaa. atuditot, atuditot, atudi ta-taaa.  you drag out the ta-ta some.  You gradually add on body parts until they end up looking like a knock kneed duck walking in circles.

Atuditot, atuditot, atudita-taaa.  Atuditot, atuditot, atudita-taaa.

1. arms out, arms out ( arms out front, thumbs up)

Atuditot, atuditot, atudi ta taaa, atuditot etc.

2. arms back, arms back (bring arms back to body to look like wings, thumbs still up)

Atuditot, etc.

3.legs apart, legs apart...Atuditot

4. knees together, knees together...Atuditot

5. bottoms up etc.

6. eyes closed...

7.  tongue out...

8.  Finally turn around singing ditty.

Better yet email me [e-mail] if you like.  I have it on my cam.  sorry so long.