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You Make Me Feel Like Dancing is the twenty-ninth Wiggles video special by The Wiggles. It was released on June 5, 2008.

Overview[]

"We sincerely hope this new music from us to you makes you feel like dancing! Putting the songs together wasn't so hard, criteria...well, the music had to make you start tapping your feet, start nodding your head and make you smiling like you had just eaten your grandmother's homemade biscuits, you know what I mean...joy! So let's get dancing, everyone. Happy wiggling!" - Anthony Field

Songs[]

  1. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
  2. Dr Knickerbocker
  3. A Sailor Went To Sea/Hornpipe
  4. Old Dan Tucker
  5. One Finger, One Thumb
  6. The Shimmie Shake!
  7. The Fairy Dance
  8. Day-O (aka The Banana Boat Song)
  9. Swedish Rhapsody
  10. La Bamba
  11. I Drive The Big Red Car
  12. (Are You Ready?) Do The Bus Stop
  13. Follow The Leader
  14. Tales Of The Vienna Woods
  15. To Have A Tea Party
  16. The Mooche
  17. First In Line
  18. Swinging On A Swing
  19. Country Garden (Instrumental)
  20. We're All Friends

Plot[]

The Wiggles introduce themselves. Ready to sing? Dance? Dress up? Here are some songs from different times and different places.

Song #1: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Leo and Sam take turns singing, then they switch to Greek halfway through on the main verse.

Song #2: Dr Knickerbocker

Dr. Knickerbocker Knickerbocker Number Nine. Sam is dressed up as the doctor, while Murray, Anthony and Jeff dance along.

Anthony introduces the next song.

Song #3: A Sailor Went To Sea/Hornpipe

Megan, Emily, and Clare dance an Irish jig for the second half of the song.

Murray introduces Troy Cassar-Daley, a guitarist and singer.

Song #4: Old Dan Tucker

Troy and Captain Feathersword sing alternate verses while Anthony is dressed as Old Dan Tucker.

The Wiggly Dancers do one of those poses where they lift one of their legs.

Song #5: One Finger, One Thumb

The Wiggles take turns singing these verses where they add another body part or action each time around. Then Captain Feathersword sings, then Captain and Sam sing the longest verse.

Paul Paddick is dressed as an Ed Sullivan-esque talk show host on a black and white TV. He introduces The Wiggles, who are dressed up like the Beatles, complete with go-go dancers! Then it turns to color as the song begins.

Song #6: The Shimmie Shake!

Sam greets Dorothy the Dinosaur and compliments her on her tutu, and notices something on her back. He asks what, and Dorothy replies there are fairy wings as she is ready to perform a fairy dance. Sam goes off to get his wings too.

Song #7: The Fairy Dance

Dorothy narrates this counting song.

More Wiggly Dancer antics.

Song #8: Day-O (aka The Banana Boat Song)

Everyone's dressed up in sailor uniforms. Wags plays the tally man. Sam sings this song, and Murray, Jeff and Anthony plays the skippers. Antonio sings with someone else's lips.

Murray is dressed in a suit. He is getting ready to go to the ball. It's Achilla the Mouse's ball. Come on and dance.

Song #9: Swedish Rhapsody

Lots of dancing on the ballroom as Jeff and Murray play accordion and guitar up in the balcony.

Anthony and Fernando introduce the next song. Anthony plays a guitar riff, and Fernando recognizes the song as La Bamba.

Song #10: La Bamba - featuring Fernando Sr. and Fernando Jorge Moguel

Mario and Caterina dance, while the Moguels and The Wiggles are up on balconies. This is done entirely in Spanish. Later on Mario and Caterina tie a ribbon with just their feet.

Song #11: I Drive The Big Red Car

Dorothy teaches a disco dance move called the Bus Stop.

Song #12: (Are You Ready?) Do The Bus Stop

Antonio is the bus driver.

Song #13: Follow The Leader

Sam, Dorothy, and Captain take turns being the leader.

Anthony tells everyone to get a partner and let's do the waltz together.

Song #14: Tales Of The Vienna Woods

The second part of the song has dancing in a big ballroom with computer duplicated images of the dancers.

Song #15: To Have A Tea Party

The Wiggles and Dorothy sing this one.

Jeff introduces Duke Ellington's The Mooche.

Song #16: The Mooche (Cover)

The Wiggles are dressed in cool zoot suits, and they sport cat ears and noses, while the dancers are dressed up in fuller cat costumes.

Song #17: First In Line

Anthony introduces the next song where Sam is on a swing and Anthony needs some help pushing him. At the count of three, he calls out for Wags. He tries again. Wags arrives and Anthony gives him the instructions.

Song #18: Swinging On A Swing

Murray introduces George who has a bouzouki.

Song #19: Country Garden (Instrumental)

They take turns strumming their guitar and bouzouki. Then Kristy and Caterina do some ballet. Some of the guys dance as bees and the girls dance in country dresses.

Song #20: We're All Friends

The Wiggles get ready to say goodbye, but there's one problem: Jeff's asleep! They wake him up and say goodbye.

Closing Credits

During the credits, each Wiggle tells the viewer their favourite part of making the CD & DVD:

For Anthony, it was working with his son, Antonio.

For Murray, it was playing his multiple guitars, including the Dobro.

For Jeff, it was got to dress up in costumes and learning new dance steps.

And for Sam, it was singing, and playing his trumpet. He then proceeds to play a short part of "Get Ready To Wiggle" on his trumpet.

CD Songs[]

Trivia[]

Release date[]

  • The American DVD was released after Jeff Fatt's fifty-fifth birthday.

References[]

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