Hokey Pokey
Children's party dance
Hokey Pokey is a participatory children's song and dance where you put body parts "in" and "out" and "shake it all about": We did the Hokey Pokey at the birthday party.
In New Zealand, hokey pokey is a type of honeycomb toffee, often as an ice cream flavor.
In British dialect, hokey-pokey was once street vendor's ice cream.
- ice creamChurned frozen dairy dessert
- in and outBriefly present then absent
- action songsSongs with prescribed movements
- circle gamesActivities in seated rings
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
turning · dance · dance floor · fun · nonsense · participation · nursery rhyme · singing games · party games · kids party · spinning · whimsy · brittle · physical activity · traditional games · group activity · clapping games · stomping
- Sing-AlongsJingle Bells, Kumbaya, campfire songs, camp songs, karaoke
- dance stepsbasic step, side step, back step, forward step, cross step
- folk dancessquare dances, jig, square dance, polka, line dance
- nursery rhymeslullabies, Little Jack Horner, cradle songs, Old Mother Hubbard, nursery rhymes
Hokey Pokeyclassical ballet
Formal European theatrical dance
ballet · ballroom dancing · Swan Lake · pas de deux · waltz
Hokey Pokeytango
Latin ballroom with sharp stops
waltz · slow dance · couples dance · partner dance · foxtrot
Hokey Pokeyburlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
exotic dance · adult entertainment · cabaret · strip tease · mosh pit