TikTok Dance

Dab, dab, shuffle, slide,
left, right, left.
Shuffle, slide, dab, dab,
twirl, kick, step.
I learnt a dance off TikTok,
I taught it to my friend.
He showed it to his neighbour,
who showed it to his Nan.

She taught it to her butcher,
who taught it to his sis,
who taught it to her nephew,
who danced like a Boss.
Dab, dab, shuffle, slide,
left, right, left.
Shuffle, slide, dab, dab,
twirl, kick, step.
The nephew went to my school,
he showed it to our class.
We did the dance at lunch,
on the oval, on the grass.

Dab, dab, shuffle, slide,
left right left.
Shuffle, slide, dab, dab,
twirl, kick, step.
A teacher came over.
She smiled and scratched her head.
She joined in the TikTok dance,
This is what she said:
“I made a little dance last night,
and taught it to my friends.
They said that we should share it,
to see if it would spread.

My husband made a video,
uploaded on his phone.
We put that dance on Tiktok,
it went viral, now I know!”
Dab dab, shuffle, slide,
left, right, left.
Shuffle, slide, dab, dab,
twirl, kick, step.
I learnt a dance on Tiktok,
but it wasn’t very cool.
Turns out it was made up
by a teacher at my school.

She put the dance on Tiktok,
that went viral in our town.
Next time, I’ll come up
with a dance of my own.
I’ll put the dance on TikTok,
and I’ll show it to my friend.
He’ll teach it to his neighbour,
who’ll show it to his Nan.

She’ll teach it to her butcher,
who’ll show it to his sis,
who’ll teach it to her nephew,
who will dance it like a Boss.
 
 
 

Teacher notes

Literary devices used in this poem, which you can discuss with your class and use as the basis of a class activity:

Alliteration
Assonance
Poetic Refrains
Circular narratives
Perfect and imperfect rhymes.