Sign Language

Harry and the Tortoise

This is your tap number. Harry thought he would win the race because he was the fastest. Tekla won because she was slow but steady.  You may recognize this story from Aesop’s Fables.

Choreography

Below is the choreography and lyric sheet for this number. Click on the PDF icon to download this file, and you can view or print it on your computer or mobile device.

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introduction

Tessa explains the basic ideas, lessons, exercises, and sign language for this number.

Dance Instruction

Tessa demonstrates how to teach and use this dance.

The point here is that, sometimes, being contemplative, steady and purposeful is better than racing through something. Of course, this is a reference to anything (think of an art activity) not necessarily to a physical race.