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Written by Karma Wilson

Hilda Must Be Dancing. Written by Karma Wilson. Illustrated by Suzanne Watts. Hilda Hippo loved to dance, and so each day she practiced hard. She’d twist and turn and whirl and twirl, dressed in her favorite leotard.

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Written by Karma Wilson

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  1. Hilda Must Be Dancing Written byKarma Wilson Illustrated bySuzanne Watts

  2. Hilda Hippo loved to dance, and so each day she practiced hard. She’d twist and turn and whirl and twirl, dressed in her favorite leotard. She tangoed oh~so~gracefully, and square~danced with a do~si~do. Let’s dance – Tango Square dance (teaching), (sample)

  3. And while she danced in utter bliss, it sounded quite a lot like this:

  4. KA~BUMP! KA~BUMP! CRASH! CRASH! SMASH! THUMPITY~BUMP! THUMPITY~BUMP! BOOM! BANG! BASH! The jungle floor would shake and quake, a tidal wave would fill the lake. Her friends would shout,

  5. “For goodness’ sake, Hilda must be dancing!" They all hoped Hilda’s hobbywas a stage that soon would pass.But after one loud, shaky year,they knew this phase would last … and last . . . and last . . .

  6. While Hilda danced flamenco in her favorite pair of heels,bananas fell in gooey heaps, shaken from their peels! flamenco CLAP! JUMP, CLAP! JUMP, SWISHA~SWISHA JUMP!

  7. "Hilda must be dancing!" cried the monkeys from the trees.“Perhaps she’d take up knitting if we asked her, pretty please?”

  8. Hilda tried to sit and knit.She didn’t like it, not one bit. The yarn got tangled, so she quit.“I think I’ll stick to dancing.”

  9. BOUNCE! She rumbaed and she sambaed in her favorite flowered skirt.She skipped across the crowded plainsand kicked up clouds of dirt. BOUNCE! HIPPA~HIPPA Let’s dance – RumbaLet’s dance – Samba

  10. "Hilda must be dancing!" said the rhinos in distress.“If she’d only take up singing, then she wouldn’t make a mess!”

  11. Hilda tried to hum and croon,but found she couldn’t hold a tune. She tired of it very soon.“I think I’ll stick to dancing!”

  12. At the water hole she boogied in her favorite disco pants.She muddied up the river and she trampled down the plants. BOOM! SHAKA~ SHAKA BOOM! BUMP, BUMP, BUMP! Boogie-woogie

  13. "Hilda must be dancing!" wailed the water buffalo.“If she’d only take up swimming, we might get some peace, you know?”

  14. She’d never felt so grand before!“Now, there’s a hobby I adore . . . .” Hilda wallowed by the shore.

  15. In her favorite two-piece suitshe whirled and twirled with flair.Best of all, the ground stayed still!She floated light as air. Water Ballet dance

  16. A big crowd gathered at the shore. They cheered and clapped and called for more! And while she swam and danced in bliss,it sounded quite a lot like this: Her friends cried out . . .

  17. Beginner’s Square Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5MdKpO8j0w&feature=related Square DanceI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dAuHFpOQAY&feature=related Let’s dance – Tango http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm47MsXTLRI&feature=related Flamenco Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqxJMCQxb_Q Let’s dance – Rumba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXbn9Dm7qgc&feature=related Let’s dance – Samba http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKc4zTGwhq4&feature=relmfu Boogie-Woogie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U02d_B0f8ac&feature=related Water Ballet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc8DG08sEgw&feature=related

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