Boohbah Ballet

The "**Boohbah Ballet**" is a dance where the Boohbahs start off doing a set of traditional ballet moves before moving onto a more complex, and sillier, ballet routine of their own.

This dance is not to be confused with the bonus feature on the *Cracker* DVD that it shares its name with.

## Recap

As the Boohbahs stand in a line, Zing Zing Zingbah looks at Zumbah, Zumbah looks at Jingbah, Jingbah looks at Jumbah, Jumbah looks at Humbah, and Humbah looks back at Jumbah, reversing the direction the Boohbahs look in until all of them are looking to their right. The Boohbahs collectively look to their left, then their right again, then straight ahead, at which point they do a *demi-plié* and put one foot in front of the other, then do the same with the other foot. They do this pattern again, spreading out with each step, before moving into a *plié* - standing on one leg with the opposite leg bent - and doing a pirouette; Zing Zing Zingbah, Jingbah, and Humbah spin clockwise, while Zumbah and Jumbah spin anticlockwise. After a couple more spins, the Boohbahs strike an *arabesque* pose...but not without losing their balance and, upon landing, letting out a "poof" of air and moving their legs around.

Getting back up, the Boohbahs move back into a straight line (albeit further apart from each other than they were originally) and start their ballet over again: one foot forward, then the other, then repeat, then a *plié*, then a few pirouettes, then an *arabesque*. Maintaining a steady balance this time as they swing their working leg down, the Boohbahs then do a *rond de jambe* (a leg circle), then a *chassé* (Zing Zing Zingbah and Zumbah slide to their right, Jingbah slides forward, and Jumbah and Humbah slide to their left), then take numerous steps back to one end of the Boohzone into a straight line again. Preparing for their next move with a couple more *demi-pliés*, they then take a running start and leap into the air, showing a decent amount of *ballon* as they perform a *grand jeté*. Upon landing, they do a *fouetté* and execute another *jeté*, this time *en arrière*, as they return to the end of the zone they took off from...then yet another *jeté* and *fouetté* as they go through this course again *en avant*. Assembling into an arrow formation, each Boohbah begins to perform a different move independently from the others:

* Zing Zing Zingbah does some *sissonnes*
* Zumbah does some *balancés*
* Jingbah does a *jeté en tournant* in both directions
* Jumbah does some *assemblés*
* Humbah does a *pas de chat*

Zumbah, Jingbah, and Jumbah take a few steps back and watch as Zing Zing Zingbah sweeps Humbah off the floor and, holding them in a *poisson* position, flings them into the air as they execute a fish dive. After Humbah lands safely on their feet, the roles are reversed as Humbah lifts Zing Zing Zingbah off their feet and sends them flying into the air.

Jingbah and Jumbah then come forward towards Zing Zing Zingbah and Humbah and flip over them a couple of times before settling on their hands, forming an arch. Zumbah, the only one not making the arch, does a few *chassés* through it both *en avant* and *en arrière*, after which Jingbah and Jumbah get off of Zing Zing Zingbah and Humbah's hands, doing *cabrioles* as they spring off of the floor. Zing Zing Zingbah and Humbah follow suit as they, too, bounce and execute some *cabrioles* of their own. Watching the four Boohbahs bounce around in front of them, Zumbah hops steadily, then jumps a bit higher and clicks their feet together, then leaps as high as they can (nearly) in sync with the others.

After bouncing in place, the Boohbahs get out of their present positions and, slowing down a little, begin to "bungee boo" back or forth, spinning to either direction with each bounce off the floor. Coming back down to the ground, the Boohbahs do a few more pirouettes, this time in different directions (Zing Zing Zingbah/Jingbah/Humbah spin anticlockwise and Zumbah/Jumbah spin clockwise) and picking up speed before whirling and twirling all over the zone. Returning to their original positions and assembling back into a line, the Boohbahs (now weary from spinning so fast) fall down, expel air, and flail their legs around again...except for one. The four fallen Boohbahs sit up to see Jingbah still spinning round and round and round, then finally dropping to the ground to join the others in lying down and moving their legs. To wrap their ballet up, the Boohbahs get back up, do one last set of *demi-pliés*, and strike an *arabesque*...just as the rainbow tint covers the Boohzone, their cue to swing their working leg back down.