When is National Dance Like A Chicken Day?

On May 14th, National Dance Like a Chicken Day encourages everyone to dance like a chicken. People are flapping their arms and strutting chicken-like from start to finish this day. Everyone has probably danced the Chicken Dance at least once in their lifetime. This silly fun song is also popular at wedding dances, Oktoberfest, and other celebrations. The song gets people of all ages up and dancing on the dance floor.

The Chicken Dance didn't make it to the United States until about 1970s, written by Werner Thomas, a Swiss accordionist. The Chicken Dance is associated with polkas or oom-pah music. According to rumors, the song was originally written under the name Der Ententanz (The Duck Dance), and it was originally intended as a drinking song for Oktoberfest. The song's name was later changed to Vogeltanz (The Bird Dance), which was later changed to Vogeltanz (The Bird Dance).

The Chicken Dance was the first American band to perform choreography with repetitive beak, wing, and tail motions, as well as the new name, The Chicken Dance.

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