The rules for the game are as follows:
Two students are chosen to become a bridge (un puente). They hold up their hands for the rest of the students to pass under.
The rest of the group forms a sea snake (una víbora de la mar) by holding onto the person's shoulders in front of them.
As the song plays, or as we sing it, the snake (la víbora) will pass under the bridge. When the music stops, the bridge (el puente = the two student's arms) will slowly lower to gently catch one student, (one part of the snake- víbora). That student will become part of the bridge, as we sing the song again. If we cannot gently and slowly catch the student, we will try it again to make sure that we don't harm anyone!
The snake will reform and pass through the newly formed bridge. When another student is gently caught, they will become partners with the first one who was added to the original bridge.
Eventually, the bridge will become longer and the snake will become smaller. Students paired up, by twos, make the bridge and stand shoulder to shoulder. The last student remaining gets to choose to either be a part of the original bridge or the head of the snake for the next round of the game.
Our version of the song, performed by José Luis Orozco, indicates when the students should slowly begin to lower their bridge arms when he sings "tras, tras, tras, tras." The version in the above video ends with "¿Quién está? ¿Quién está? En el puente, ¿quién está?"
As we practice, either version will work. In the YouTube video, we can answer the question with the student's name who has been gently caught.
To Parents & Students:
This page is to help club members to help familiarize themselves with words & songs to be used in the Spanish in-class and Health Enhancement videos.
1. Watch the videos
The above practice video is of the Chá Chá Chá in-class Spanish song as performed by the children of Kristen Wolf.
The above is the Spanish in-class "actors" working on their "moves". Final video recording is in 2 weeks!
Students and parents, when viewing the above each other: "What could you or your child do differently in order to improve the group feel of the dance?". They are doing great. Well done team!
2. Play the media player below to listen to the Chá Chá Chá song!
3. Read and learn this vocabulary list:
Numbers
Uno - one
Dos - two
Tres - three
Cuatro - four
Cinco - five
Seis - six
Siete - seven
Ocho - eight
Nueve - nine
Diez - ten
Verb
Baila - dance
Canta - sing
Body Parts
Cabeza - head
Brazos - arms
Caderas - hips
Piernas - legs
Pies - feet
Boca - mouth
Manos - hands
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Below are lyrics to the song, as well some choreography and timing queues:
Repita tres veces - repeat three times
Repita hasta que el canción termina - Repeat each until song ends
Lyrics:
Uno, dos chá chá chá; tres, cuatro chá chá chá; cinco, seis chá chá chá; siete, ocho chá chá chá; nueve, diez chá chá chá
Repita tres veces
Baila cabeza, uno dos tres; Baila brazos uno dos tres; Baila caderas uno dos tres; Baila piernas uno dos tres; Baila pies uno dos tres
Repita tres veces
Canta boca uno dos tres cuatro, cinco; Canta manos uno dos tres cuatro, cinco
Repita hasta que el canción termina