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Chicken Dance facts for kids

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The Chicken Dance is a super fun and popular dance! You might also hear it called the Bird Song or the Birdie Song. It's a lively, bouncy song that makes people want to get up and move. This dance became a big hit and is now enjoyed all over the world, especially in Western countries.

Where Did the Chicken Dance Come From?

The song for the Chicken Dance was created by an accordion player named Werner Thomas. He was from a place called Davos in Switzerland. Werner Thomas composed this catchy tune way back in the 1950s.

Images for kids

  • Chicken dance 02 - Ballard Seafood Fest 2007

    A crowd doing the beak-opening movement of Chicken Dance at the Ballard Seafood Festival in 2007

  • Chicken dance 01 - Ballard Seafood Fest 2007

    The wing-flapping movement

  • DeutschesHaus12Oct07Oktoberfestchickendance1

    Chicken Dance with costumed performer at an Oktoberfest in 2007

  • 2010Jun17-OzseekerABbyVernBarber

    Ozseeker the Clown doing the Chicken Dance at a Municipal Band concert in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2010

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