It’s been a really fun week back at Boogie Tots for our first classes of the New Year. During our sessions, we’ve been celebrating the start of 2025 by chatting about our Christmas breaks, recreating a New Year’s Eve party and seeing how many party dances from our Megamix we all boogied to on New Year’s Eve.
We even did a countdown to the New Year, crossing our arms for a rendition of Auld Lang Syne. This proved a bit tricky for some of our tots, but we gave it our best shot. As we danced, I asked the grown-ups if they recognised the dance and I was a little disappointed to see that many of the younger adults didn’t.
This is exactly why Boogie Tots is so important in schools, nurseries, and the community. We’re keeping dancing traditions alive, sharing customs across generations and ensuring they don’t fade away. At the same time, we’re introducing something fun and creating special bonding moments while celebrating community. I often talk about the joy of shared experiences and dancing is something we can all enjoy together, no matter our age.
At home, I have three teenagers who’ve outgrown dancing to Auld Lang Syne with me. But they 100% know the dance and I’m willing to bet that one day, they’ll teach it to their own children.
Here’s an exciting fact about Auld Lang Syne that I stumbled across (and I hope they did the dance too!) that I’d like to share:
“The international popularity and special significance of Auld Lang Syne was poignantly illustrated during the Christmas Truce at the start of World War I. For a brief moment, the guns fell silent, and troops from both sides left the trenches to swap souvenirs and sing songs.
According to a letter from Sir Edward Hulse, of the Scots Guards, the British and German soldiers joined together to sing Good King Wenceslas, The Tommies’ Song, and finally, Auld Lang Syne.
Sir Edward wrote: ‘It was absolutely astounding, and if I had seen it on a cinematograph, I should have sworn it was faked.’” – BBC News Scotland Online, 2013
Boogie Tots pledges to keep the art of party dancing alive, no matter how cheesy, repetitive or offbeat the moves might be (think Macarena and Candy!).
If you’d love to join us for a boogie, ask us about our classes or how you can become a Boogie Tots business owner. Let’s keep the joy of dance alive for generations to come!