Singing and dancing
Channel: British Library
Date: 2016-10-13

Far back in history, during the Middle Ages, dancing games were ‘courting rituals’ – ways for boys and girls to meet their future husbands and wives. Today, most children just play these games for fun. There are many different kinds of singing and dancing games performed in playgrounds: some might be hundreds of years old like ‘ring-a-roses’ or ‘London bridge is falling down’; Others might be very new and based on favourite pop songs or television shows such as X Factor.

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