WATCH MY MOVES THURSDAY MORNING FEVER EXCITES SCHOOL.Byline: Sue Doyle Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - With Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during music playing overhead, third-grader Adam Weideman, like a miniature John Travolta, raised his index finger into the air and started to disco. The 9-year-old was joined by others learning generations of dancing styles, from the mamba to the macarena, during an hourlong assembly Thursday at Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important. There is clay and timber in the area. School. `'You guys just don't walk; you have to strut,'' said Christy Lane, the dance teacher from Palm Springs who led the assembly. Holding up poodle skirts, polyester shirts and other fashions of their time, Lane showed the kids what they'd be wearing if they could step back in time to parties. Then she blasted some tunes, and the kids rehearsed their steps. When MC Hammer music played on the loud speakers overhead, some classroom teachers broke out with their old moves. ``It ties in with physical fitness,'' third-grade teacher Emily Shaffer said about the fast-moving assembly. Pupils at Sulphur Springs are used to exercising with their teachers, who instruct physical-education classes once a week. The PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. also pays for a physical-education teacher to lead classes in softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' , soccer and other gym activities once a week. Kids at the school also get a workout by running on the track each day for five to 10 minutes. They earn points for the miles they've covered, Shaffer said. Lane, who travels nationwide teaching dance, said sometimes she has to offer breaks during the assemblies, because kids are tired out from the lively exercise and need to sit down. But Lane commended the group Thursday for learning to hustle and limbo with ease. She said it shows that, unlike many children, they stay physically active and fit. ``Stay fit because when you get older, you'll feel good all the time,'' she said. Sue Doyle, (661) 257-5254 sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour SAC edition only) Staying fit with fun, kids at Sulphur Springs School disco Thursday to the Village People's late-1970s megahit meg·a·hit n. A product or event, such as a movie or concert, that is exceedingly successful. Noun 1. megahit - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording , ``YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. .'' (2 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) Nimble kids limbo at a Sulphur Springs School assembly led by a dance teacher Thursday. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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