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Street Dance

$2.15

An upbeat, close harmony piece with prominent solos for soprano/tenor and tenor/baritone.

SATB, a cappella
TTBB, a cappella

Text: Catherine Dalton

Moderate

Premiere: Part Four, Studio Z; St. Paul

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Description

A favorite of choirs, “Street Dance” is my retro, jazzy, exuberant song of universal peace. It’s an exciting way to open or close a concert, inspiring us to reach out to each other, especially those we don’t know, yet. The more we get to know each other, the more likely it is that we will discover our similarities. It is through our shared humanity that we will build a better world. Plus, it’s a super fun song to sing!

Text

Last night I had a dream.
I saw all the people dancing in the street.
They were all holding hands and moving their feet.
They were dancin’, they were movin’ to the rhythm of the beat.
They were swingin’ they were groovin’
to the rhythm of the beat.

There were mommas and daddies, sisters and brothers,
grandmas and grandpas, cousins, uncles and aunts.
They were all holding hands and moving their feet.
They were dancin’, they were movin’ to the rhythm of the beat.
They were swingin’ they were groovin’
to the rhythm of the beat.

The people were dancing across the land,
from Indonesia to Kenya, from Peru to Japan.
They were all holding hands and moving their feet.
They were dancin’, they were movin’ to the rhythm of the beat.
They were swingin’ they were groovin’
to the rhythm of the beat.

I woke up this morning, stepped into the street.
There was nobody dancing, no one moving their feet.
I held out my hand, a stranger to greet.
Soon two were dancing, two were moving to the rhythm of the beat.
Then four were dancing, four were moving to the rhythm of the beat.
Then more were dancin’, more were movin’,
People ‘cross the land were joining their hands and dancin’
to the rhythm of the beat.

Copyright © 2007 Catherine Dalton

Program Notes

Brimming with rhythm and excitement, Street Dance an exciting way to open or close a concert. A retro, close harmony a cappella style piece with some jazz harmonies, is a original showpiece how one person can make a difference in the world. Features a mezzo-soprano/tenor and tenor/baritone soloists.

Performance Notes

Performances

Part Four, Studio Z (St. Paul, MN) – World Premiere

OVation (Minneapolis and St. Paul)

Rockford UU Church Adult Choir,

Tim Anderson, conductor (Rockford, IL)

Unitarian Universalist Musician’s Network National Conference Reading Session (Clearwater, FL)

Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough Choir, Linda Clark, conductor (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)

Peterborough Singers and the Neighbourhood Church, Linda Clark, conductor (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada)

Unitarian Universalist Church of Wayzata Choir, Mark Brekke (Wayzata, MN)

Critical Acclaim

“…loved it” L. Clark, Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough choir director

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