Well.....

I do use a song with gestures at the beginning of my shows called the "Stars at Night". The reason I put it as the second song is because it gets people loosened up and GETS THEM JOINING IN!!!!.. I also see many smiles when we finish.

Here in the USA I am finding in many venues in which I sing, it's like pulling teeth to get folks to join in. It's not such an issue in the UK, but I do use the song over there as well and it seems to go down a storm. It's also a wonderful song for mums, dads, grannies and granddads to sing with little ones.

I think *some* songs with actions can be fun and do work with audiences. There are some that I have seen that don't. The "Teapot" is an example unless someone put a comic twist on it.

Deb
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