Dance, Dance, Dance! The Let's Go Club

I'm Joanna, and these are my friends Kirsten and Martin.

This is our clubhouse.

It's where we make stuff, meet amazing people...

..learn quick tricks, super skills...

-..and have a dance. ALL:

-We want you to come and join us, too.

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# There's lots to do for me and you

# Everybody can join the Let's Go Club

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# Get ready, get set at the Let's Go Club

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# We've got a lot of things going on at the Let's Go Club

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Today, we're going to dance, dance, dance.

Let's Goers Hannah and Jamie

have a go at "roar-some" Chinese lion dancing.

Radzi from Blue Peter tells us how you can get one of these.

There's a brand-new body-shaking Cool Move, the Dougie.

And JB from Down On The Farm shows us how to wash cows.

# Get ready, get set at the Let's Go Club

# Are we ready? Let's go at the Let's Go Club

# We've got a lot of things going on right here

# So come on and have some fun

# We've got a lot of things going on at the Let's Go Club

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-Hi, I'm Jamie.

-And I'm Hannah. Today we're learning Chinese lion dancing.

-Let's go!

-Let's go!

Chinese lion dancing is performed during Chinese New Year and

other special occasions, to bring good luck.

This is Mr Tang, and he has been teaching lion dancing for 30 years.

He is going to help us today.

'Before we start anything, we have to bow to our teacher.'

OK, now we're going to do some stretching, OK?

OK, slowly go down.

And go back up.

Go at the back.

And go down.

-OK? Ah, yes, really good.

-Why do we need to do stretches, Mr Tang?

Oh, the stretching is very important.

It's just helping the muscle not getting hurt

and more flexible, as well.

'Now we can try some lion-dancing actions and poses.

'They are called stances and come from kung fu moves.'

I'm going to show you the square horse.

'This move gets its name because this is how you might look

'when you sit on a horse.'

I'm going to show you the kneeling horse.

This is the bow stance.

It's called that because this is how your feet would be if you

were shooting a bow and arrow.

OK, we're now using some Hula Hoops to do some exercise, OK?

Put the hoop on your neck. OK. Hold it.

'We are using Hula Hoops to practise holding the lion's head.'

Now you need to use the lion to do the bow, OK?

'The first thing the lion does is bow as a mark of respect.

Open.

Yeah. On the floor.

'The lion dance is important because people believe that the lion

'chases away bad spirits.'

'People have been performing the lion dance for thousands of years.'

Back.

Yeah, that's it.

Next, we're going to try on the lion costume.

Yes. You should flick this one, OK? Yeah, OK.

'Now we can try some lion-dancing actions.

'We are putting all the moves together...'

Go back. OK, really good.

'..to move like a lion.'

Yes, that's it! Really good. Yeah!

-BOTH:

-We are ready to dance!

To help us do our dance, we've got

Kandi, Somye, Dennis and Hauyang.

Let's go!

'They've all been dancing for a long time.

'They are really good at lion dancing.'

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Hannah and Jamie, you were so good at that Chinese lion dance.

That's got me in the mood to move.

Today's Cool Move is called the Dougie, and it goes like this.

MUSIC PLAYS

Yeah! It's called the Dougie because it's named

after an American musician. It's really easy to get the hang of.

All you need to do for this is make sure that your legs

are a little bit apart, like mine.

And your knees need to be a bit springy and bendy. Boing! Like this.

First, we're going to step to the side and make

a little arrow with our knee.

So arrow, and then bring it in - in -

and then the other way - arrow - and bring it in.

And then we do a double arrow going this way.

Arrow and arrow.

And the other side. Arrow and arrow and double arrow.

Perfect! You've got it! Now we're going to use the arms.

We bring them up like we're riding a motorbike. Brrrm!

They don't need to stay here, they can follow your body

as you move from side to side. So let's try it with the arms.

We're going arrow and arrow and double arrow.

That's it. Arrow and arrow and double arrow!

Brilliant! And that's how you do the Dougie.

Now, to see this Cool Move again, head to the CBeebies website.

We might even use it in the club dance later. So keep practising!

Oh, there was one thing I was wondering. Why do people dance?

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# Why do we dance, dance, dance? Why do we dance, dance, dance?

# People have been dancing Since their time on earth began

# They're dancing in these paintings By prehistoric man

# They dance to honour gods They dance to entertain

# Or sometimes to make it rain

# They knew that dance gets your heart pumping

# Gets your feet jumping

# Come on, get moving to the beats

# One, two, three!

# Why do we dance, dance, dance? Cos it feels great

# Why do we dance, dance, dance? To celebrate

# It's good for keeping healthy Expressing feelings

# Yes, everybody loves to dance

# Dancing with a group of friends Will always make you smile

# You could do the conga Or maybe Gangnam Style

# The hokey-cokey dance Is so much fun to do

# And lots of other dances are, too

# Have you ever tried break dancing?

# Line dancing?

# Morris dancing?

# The Maori haka dance?

# Ballet dancing?

# Tribal dancing?

# Salsa dancing?

# And bharatanatyam?

# They all get your feet jumping Get your heart pumping

# Come on, get moving to the beats

# One, two, three

# Why do we dance, dance, dance? Cos it feels great

# Why do we dance, dance, dance? To celebrate

# It's good for keeping healthy Expressing feelings

# Yes, everybody loves to dance

# Why do we dance, dance, dance? Cos it feels great

# Why do we dance, dance, dance? To celebrate

# It's good for keeping healthy Expressing feeling

# Yes, everybody loves to dance. #

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I didn't realise there were so many dances. Did you?

-But we like our sitting-down dance.

-SHE LAUGHS

Hey, you guys aren't the only one that moves. Check this out! Heyyy!

-That is called my happy dance.

-I love it!

Well, guys, Let's Goers, welcome to Blue Peter.

I'm very excited to have you. Are you guys excited to be here?

-Are you excited?

-Yeah!

-Yes!

-We are.

For those who don't know Blue Peter, Radzi,

-can you describe it in three words?

-Three words....

Try watching this.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Quite frankly, beautiful.

One of the strangest experiences of my life.

It's a great place to see the Albert Hall from.

Cleaning Man!

-Oh, that's not right.

-Missed a bit.

Whoo! We are flying!

SHE SCREAMS

That looks like so much fun!

-And I hear you've got some exciting news for us, Radzi.

-I do.

Who knows what this is?

-A Blue Peter badge.

-Absolutely right, Emily.

And we give them to people who send in poems, pictures,

ideas, letters and stories, and guess what?

Let's Goers, just like you, who are aged six or over,

-we're giving you the chance to earn yours.

-Well, hand it over!

-It's not that easy. You have to earn them.

-Ah, OK.

-Well, I think a trade can be made.

-OK.

-How about a club wristband?

-For a Blue Peter badge? I love that idea.

-Amazing!

-We can do that, can't we?

-Yeah!

-Do you have a question, Saffa? You look curious.

-What do we do, Radzi?

You need to make them bold, colourful, unique and be creative

and you'll get a Blue Peter badge.

Perfect. Let's Goers love being arty and making stuff.

-They'll be bagging badges in no time.

-Fantastic.

-We already made our club wristbands.

-Have you really?

-So you've got them there?

-Can we swap ours now?

-Of course you can,

-because you asked politely and you've got them there.

-I love it.

Let's do a swap. Right, there's one for you, Emily, Saffa,

Nathan, Miles.

Well done, guys! Remember, we want to see your club wristband designs.

Any design - they could be sporty, have dinosaurs on,

they could be all the colours of the rainbow.

To earn your Blue Peter badge and be a part of our club,

show us that you deserve them.

-But it's worth it, though, isn't it?

-Yeah!

For how to send in your club wristband

for a Blue Peter badge, grab a grown-up,

head to the website and click on The Let's Go Club.

Now, who wants to find out how much fun cows have in springtime?

-Yes, please!

-Well, it's time to hand over to our Club Reporters.

-My name is Ava.

-And my name is Stephen.

-And we're reporting from Down On The Farm.

-Let's go!

Today we are with JB to help farmer Stephanie to look after her cows.

At the moment, the cows are still in the barn,

but soon they'll go out into the fields.

The grass hasn't grown enough outside yet,

so the cows are eating silage.

It's made from the grass that was cut last summer.

The silage is very smelly, but the cows love it.

Hi, JB. What are you doing now?

Well, I fed this cow earlier, and now I'm giving her a wash.

What's your favourite part about being a farmer?

I like going to see other people's farms. I love driving tractors.

But most importantly, I get to do incredible things,

like washing cows.

There we go!

That was our report from Down On The Farm.

Back to you in the clubhouse, Kirsten!

Bye!

MOO!

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-That report was "udderly" brilliant.

-Very "a-moo-sing", Kirsten!

-OK, yous two, don't "milk" it!

-It's time for the club dance.

-We do this every time we're in the clubhouse.

-It's a great way

-to show off your cool moves.

-We want you to join in!

-ALL:

-Let's go!

Side to side.

And jump.

# Go, go, go, everybody dance, now... #

Roll.

# Go, go, go, everybody dance... #

Oh, I know what we need to do. We need to turn up the heat!

Let's get the Let's Goers in! Come on! Come on, everyone!

Side to side.

# Let's go!

# Go, go, go, everybody dance... #

And jump.

Oh, wow, guys! You guys are bouncing springs!

# Let's go!

# Go, go, go, everybody dance... #

Roll.

OK, guys, it's time to see those super-cool moves.

# Go, go, go, go, everybody dance... #

You can stay in the clubhouse by heading to the

CBeebies website. Just click on The Let's Go Club to start exploring.

Join in. Send us your photos, videos and messages.

And remember, we're the club that never closes.

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