The Chicken Dance
Swiss accordion player Werner Thomas created “The Duck Dance” or “Der Ententanz” and the well-loved dance in the 1950s. The dance first came to the United States in 1981 during an Oktoberfest celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A German band wanted to demonstrate the dance in costume for a local TV station, but a duck costume was nowhere to be found, so a chicken costume was used. And “The Duck Dance” became “The Chicken Dance.”
It’s one of the most requested dance songs at wedding (and possibly the most banned by the Bride and Groom!)
Enjoy
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