The Laughing Song (Ticklish Reuben) by Go Fish

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: The laughing
Focus: External
Purpose: To create fun interactions and get people laughing

Pre-Teach: In this song we are gonna groove our abdominals – by laughing. First I want you to push your fingers a little bit into your stomach as you clear your throat. You feel your abdominals activating? Now use that activation and give me a loud laugh – give it all you got! Hahahahaha! Look at someone and give them your loudest or most silly laugh. Awesome – when he starts laughing in the song – we’ll join him!

ZOOM: If you are teaching this song on Zoom have people come up to the camera and unmute themselves as you pre teach. Have them laughing hysterical with their mic on and close to the camera – have them look at someone else as they do so they connect with each other. Then when you start the song make sure that everyone has their mic shot off again. As you facilitate the laugh during the song you have to only pretend that you are laughing – otherwise the sound of your laughter will take over the music.

First move: Snapping. Start snapping with the music. Snap all around your body and travel with it. Dance it in your own way – jolly and carefree.

Second move: Laughing. Keep snapping but now start laughing too! Use your abdominals and give it some power! No one cares what you sound like – or look like – give yourself permission to be completely silly and ridiculous! Look at someone and give them your best laugh! Channel your inner Jim Carrey! How loud can you do it? You can try out different ways of laughing too. Don’t hold back – have fun with it! Don’t stop – keep going!

Transitions:
0:04 Snapping
0:23 Laughing