CD 1, Children's Dances of Terra del Zur
for preschool and lower primary school. Includes the popular Shenanigans originals with an Australian flavour such as 'Highway Number One' and 'Koori Dreamtime', evergreen dances like Hokey Pokey, Chicken Dance, and 17 other traditional folk dances much enjoyed by young children.
CD with dance booklet - $25.oo AUD 

CD 2, Bush Dances of New Holland
for primary aged children onwards and includes dances from a variety of styles and cultures such as the Cajun influenced 'Louisiana Saturday Night', the Serbian 'Scissor Dance' and the old English 'Sellenger's Round'. It also contains all the standard Australian Bush Dances taught in schools.
CD with dance booklet. $25.oo AUD

CD 3, Folk Dances of Terra Australia
includes 19 items of material which can be adapted to virtually age group, such as 'Walking to the Left', 'Kolo', the very useful 'Polonaise', and 'Cherkassia'. It also includes three 'backing tracks' which enable participants to improvise their own sections.
CD with dance booklet. $25.oo AUD

Phoenix Special
This collection focuses on the creative use of folk dance and music in the educational context. The Phoenix Special is a collection of dances taught by Gary King at the 1999 American Orff Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The items are of diverse cultural origins including Macedonian, German, Yiddish, Romanian, French, Hungarian, Indonesian and Greek. The material is selected to facilitate the teaching of a variety of music, dance and social concepts from the Early Childhood to the Middle Years of Schooling educational contexts.
CD with dance booklet. $25

Olympic Special
This collection is yet another demonstration of the Shenanigans genius for choosing ideal folk dance music for the crafting of educational experiences. Basic musical elements are combined with just enough complexity to be interesting. A sensitive balance is maintained between authenticity and creativity so musical development need not undermine the preservation of traditional culture. Items from Greece, Australia, Hawaii, U.S.A., Russia/Ukraine, Bulgaria, China, Romania, France, Macedonia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Israel.
CD with dance booklet. $25.oo 

Federation Special
The Federation Special is a step by step introduction to partner or contra dancing. Released in the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Australian nation, the dances reflect many of the styles whose influence can be seen in Australian 'Bush Dancing'. These include American, Western European, English, Irish, and Scottish. Because of their common heritage, partner dances around the world share many of the same dance moves or 'figures'. In this collection only eight figures variously combine to make many different dances.
CD with dance booklet. $25.oo

Wombat Singing Games
The Wombat Singing Games collection is designed to engage children with readily available prop's such as balls, teddy bears, and hats. Songs employ imagery such as playground equipment, a tram ride and animals. The words guide each activity. With a listening version and an interactive version this is like two albums in one.
$20.oo AUD

Kangaroo Singing Dances
The Kangaroo Singing Dances are in intuitive formations such as follow-the-leader, two lines facing, circle and semicircle. The text of the song guides the dance plus a spoken introduction. An interactive version of the collection is included which allows children and teacher to create their own variations within the activities.
$20.oo AUD

Animal Magic Teachers' Edition
The newest Shenanigans publication has attracted "rave reviews" from conferences and workshops. The fifteen action based songs for children on animal themes include Bellbird, Spider on the Wall, Fred the Flea, Eucalypso, At the Farm Zoo Party and a new look at Highway Number One and Koori Dreamtime. The album is co-written by Gary King and Anthony Leonard (ex Lightning Creek Band). The activities focus on developmental activities in rhythm and pitch; dance gesture and locomotion and dance making; playing untuned percussion, making and playing "little instruments". Two CDs and a 20 page A4 format book.
$35.oo AUD

Dance Music for Children The original Shenanigans release is still going strong. Ever popular folk dances designed to nurture a love of music and dance. Eighteen tracks including Shoemakers' Dance, Troika, Nigun Atik. Booklet of dance steps, activities and opportunities for percussion accompaniment.
CD with dance booklet. $25. oo 

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