Nicaraguan Marimba Step Circle
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PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- Music with a marimba melody, or a homemade wooden-block rhythm
HOW TO PLAY
1
Players form a circle and listen for the melody's steady pulse.
2
Step to the right on the first beat, then to the left on the second, keeping small controlled steps.
3
Every eighth beat, everyone spins a quarter turn in place before continuing the side steps.
4
The leader can call out a reversal, sending the circle stepping the opposite way.
5
Continue until the music ends, then applaud together to close the round.