![]() ![]() It was an all-round positive visual experience for the class.“ (An Boekman, TanzZeit artist) The blah-blah song from the play is an all-time-favourite and we used it to re-dance certain movement motifs and celebrate party in a structured way. „There was a consensus in my class that they loved it and would have loved to do a lot of re-dancing. Before and after we tried to dance letters and sentences.“ (Kosmas Kosmopoulos, dance teacher at the Gesundbrunnen primary school in Wedding) ![]() „The children and the accompanying class teacher enjoyed the visit to „Shut up and dance“ very much. „When I watched, I wanted to join in and dance, too.“ / „They showed us dances from their homeland.“ / „They wanted to communicate with dance.“ (Quotes from children of the 4th grade of Regenbogen Primary School). ![]() Shut up and dance is fun, it carries you away and gives everyone a catchy tune or two …ĭance: Ahmed Soura, Deva Schubert, Sarina Egan-Sitinjak Using their bodies, but also German, English and French language, they compare possibilities of expression. Inspired by pop songs, three dancers from Canada, Germany and Burkina Faso investigate how words and movement influence each other. But how do you dance a joke, for example? Like language, dance is a way of expressing oneself. Music makes rhythm, and that is good for dancing. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Music, language and movement are closely connected: Language becomes music in songs. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. ![]() NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Ooh, shut up and dance with me.Ĭopyright © 2019 NPR. She said, ooh, shut up and dance with me. WALK THE MOON: (Singing) This woman is my destiny. SIMON: Meg Schmidt of Grand Rapids, Mich., sharing her signature song, Walk The Moon's "Shut Up And Dance." It's a really special moment for us every time we hear it. But no, I love dancing now - and every time it comes on a playlist, it's kind of a message to just get out of your comfort zone, try that new scary thing. SIMON: What about today, when there's no DJ or guests in sight? WALK THE MOON: (Singing) Oh don't you dare look back. And everyone in my new family was there, and we were all happy to shut up and dance, which was exactly the lines that I needed to hear at that moment. And I looked around, and everyone in my family was there. I mean, that's just the only word you can use to describe it. SCHMIDT: And it was - I don't know - like, those moments in your life that are just so happy. We took the floor and she said, oh, don't you dare look back. WALK THE MOON: (Singing) She took my arm. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SHUT UP AND DANCE ") SIMON: So Meg Schmidt pulled her stiff-upper-lip family into the middle of the dancefloor. SCHMIDT: I was just like, no, this is my moment here. SIMON: Of course, the Flower family followed, but the Schmidt's stayed seated until. And he was smiling like nothing in the world. SIMON: Meg began to move, three steps to the right, to clap and twist, then she was jumping. WALK THE MOON: (Singing) We were victims of the night. SCHMIDT: The dancing started and then my father-in-law was actually the DJ so he kind of waited for the right time and he started "Shut Up And Dance." They rehearsed for weeks and at the wedding reception. She could plan a dance that included her that she could use to surprise Nathan. He loved me, and he loved dancing, and he wanted to dance with me on our wedding day. And Nathan was really kind of disappointed. SCHMIDT: And one of the things I said is like, you know, I'm a little uncomfortable dancing and, you know, I just - I'm not sure how I feel about that. SIMON: That difference became a problem as Meg and Nathan planned their own wedding. And that's his immediate family, his aunts, his uncles, even his grandpa. SCHMIDT: They go to a wedding - they are dancing from the instant the music starts to the time the night ends. Kind of have a stiff upper lip, just yeah, very kind of serious thinkers. And the joke that we always make is that we are very German. MEG SCHMIDT: I think you could say that we maybe are a little shy. Schmidt's were the kind of people who heard dance music and tapped their toes as they sat. They loved each other but knew their families were different. She heard it everywhere in 2015 as she got ready for her wedding to Nathan Flower (ph). SIMON: "Shut Up And Dance" by Walk The Moon. WALK THE MOON: (Singing) Oh don't you dare look back, just keep your eyes on me. Meg Schmidt's signature song is a Top 40 track that could have been written for her. ![]()
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