Waggle challenge (Go Wild for Maths!)
Hi greenthumbs. It’s dirtgirl here!
It’s Go Wild for Maths challenge time. Today, we’re doing the waggle challenge! The waggle dance is a nature code that bees know. Learn their dance code to find the flowers.
watch the waggle challenge episode
Watch the ‘waggle challenge’ episode on ABC iview.
now it’s your turn!
Let’s learn our own fun waggle dance! Watch this video to see the dance moves. You can find the dance steps below.
here are the dance steps
Dance along to the video and follow these steps:
Do the Charleston each side (switch sides on jump/clap)
Twist up and down
Face side to side, flying like a bee.
Slide, fly and waggle to left and to right.
Freestyle! Go wild and have fun!
Wait for it!
Grapevine and Box Step combo to left and right.
Slide, fly and waggle left, calling our friends.
Slide, fly and waggle right, calling our friends.
Slide, fly and waggle left “You tell Samantha".
Walk and point to self “I’ll tell Colin”.
Pass message to right, waggle then walk in a circle.
Grapevine and Box Step combo to left and right.
Fly and waggle combo, walk in a circle and finish with PIZAZZZZZ.
fun fact
The buzzing sound of a bee is actually the sound that their wings make as they flap 11,400 times per minute.
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