I was out doing some things in the front garden the other day, and the kids across the street were being silly, and yelling hello, and wiggling like crazy. I was yelling hello right back, and wiggling, as well. They are immigrants, and their parents don't speak English very well, so I thought they might not know how to do the Hokey Pokey. While we were having an impromptu Hokey Pokey class on my lawn, some other kids from the neighborhood came and joined us, and I was very surprised that although they were born and raised here in the US, they had never even heard of the Hokey Pokey. I taught kids from four different families that day, and NONE of them had any idea such a silly song/dance/game existed. That made me wonder if the Hokey Pokey has been banned in schools or something. When I was a kid, you learned it in Kindergarten if you didn't already know it, and it was a favorite activity. Has the Hokey Pokey disappeared?
2006-09-01 17:41:57 · 6 answers · asked by Bronwen 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
And yes, for those of you who have hazy memories, it's the one where "You put your left hand in, you put your left hand out, you put your left hand in and you shake it all about..." accompanied by the proper hand, foot, elbow, knee, ear, etc., wiggling.
2006-09-01 17:43:30 · update #1
Yes, I remember the Hokey Pokey, taught it to my kids and Grands, as far as I know the Elementary Schools still teach it in some school districts. Good for you! Sounds like you had fun too!
2006-09-01 17:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by kayboff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
human beings keep asking this. seem, i can assure you that no longer actually is the Hokey Pokey no longer what that is all about yet that in case you pay interest intently the music not in any respect says it really is what that is all about. It says: "YOU DO the Hokey Pokey and also you turn your self round it really is what that is all about." were provided that? that is all about what you're doing. In different words in case you opt for no longer to do the Hokey Pokey then it really is what that is all about.
2016-12-06 03:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh! So that's the Hokey Pokey! I thought it was an Eddie Murphy joke (Beverly Hills Cop 2? 3?). My kids don't know how to do it, but we live in Japan...
2006-09-02 00:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by peter_lobell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, really? Because I thought we were all born knowing how to do the hokey pokey. I can't remember a time when I DIDN'T know how to do it. lol. That's cool that you taught the neiborhood kids how to do it, though. :)
2006-09-01 17:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by tateronmycouch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, 'cause the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about.
2006-09-01 17:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by IthinkFramptonisstillahottie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for getting that song stuck in my head, I'll be up all night now, LOL! :-)
2006-09-01 17:45:46 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle *The Truth Hurts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋