The "Kids Dance Song" by Basho & Friends is an engaging and interactive video that encourages children to dance, sing, and exercise. This lively song promotes physical activity while teaching essential language skills through catchy lyrics and rhythmic movements. The interactive nature of the song helps children learn vocabulary and phrases in a fun way, making it particularly beneficial for language learners who need to practice speaking and listening in an enjoyable context. Engaging children in movement and music not only enhances their language acquisition but also fosters social interaction and physical wellness.### Activities to Use at Home or in the Classroom:- Dance Along: Play the video and have children follow along with the dance moves to reinforce vocabulary and physical coordination.- Lyric Creation: Encourage children to create their own verses using new words they learn from the song.- Freeze Dance: Use the "freeze" concept from the song to play a game where children must freeze in place when the music stops, promoting listening skills.

Hey, hey Bola, what’s going on? I’m bored. What do you mean you’re bored? It’s a beautiful day outside, come on let’s go out and play. I don’t wanna. You don’t wanna? We can go outside, we can do some walking, some jumping, some running, we can even dance. Yea but I don’t know how. What do you mean you don’t know how? I’ll tell you what, me and my friends we’re going to show you how. Alright. We walk with Basho, walk with Basho We walk with Basho, walk with Basho I say 1 foot, 2 foot, 3 foot 4 Basho, and his friends we walk to the door We walk with Basho, walk with Basho Alright, alright, really good job You ready to do this next thing You ready to jump Put your feet together We jump with Basho, jump with Basho We’re all jumping! We jump with Basho, jump with Basho Ok, here we go Now bend down, and touch the ground Now jump, jump, all around We jump with Basho, jump with Basho Great job, great job! Alright, we’re gonna run But not anywhere, just run in place, alright, you ready, here we go. We run with Basho, run with Basho We all run! We run with Basho, run with Basho Get ready, get set, go go go!!! We run fast and we run slow! We run with Basho, run with Basho Break it down Now walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk And jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump And run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run Now STOP! Ohhh, you guys are good at freezing. Nice job! So now what we’ve all been waiting for, it’s the basho and friends dance party, are you ready? We dance with Basho, dance with Basho We dance with Basho, dance with Basho All right now throw your hands up in the air Wave them back and forth like you just don’t care! Now spin around, spin around, spin around and sing! YEAH! We dance with Basho, dance with Basho We dance with Basho, dance with Basho Ohhh, boy, I’m getting tired after all that dancing I think we should lay our heads down Come on, you guys, let’s do this, ready? I say, lay your heads down on the ground We won’t talk, we won’t make a sound Close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes Cause we We rest with Basho, rest with Basho We rest with Basho, rest with Basho We rest with Basho, rest with Basho Snooooooore

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