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Cheki Morena: a Puerto Rican Folksong
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Cheki Morena:
a Puerto Rican folksong
Resources
Missouri 5th grade GLEs:
Transfer to Bar Instruments!
Cup Game
Place your cups in front of you: orange on the left, blue on the right.
Clap, tap tap - clap, tap tap- clap, tap grab- Move (left cup out)
clap, tap tap- clap, tap tap- clap, tap grab- Move (left cup back)
Repeat
Once you've got it: add chest slaps after moves (right left, right left)
Focus on being accurate > these become our instrument parts!
Translation
Shake it, morena, shake it
Shake it, morena, eh!
What is that rhythm,
Caramba! of merecumbe?
A little step forward,
a little step back
and turn around, turn around
Who will be it? Eh!
Lyrics
Make a circle with one person in the center.
Dance, clap, shake your hips while singing.
Circle: 3 steps in, then 3 steps out
Center person closes eyes and spins around
to pick new person on "dando la vuelta"!
History
Dance Song!
This is a folksong and dance from Puerto Rico.
Dancing is a big part of their culture! Everyone- from babies to great-grandparents- dances at parties!!