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CHALLENGE: Sing one line of the chorus — or act it out!
🎶 “I’ll dance until I’m dead!”
VOCAB: What does “overcome challenges” mean?
To deal with and win against difficulties
VOCAB: What does “exhausted” mean?
Very, very tired
VOCAB: What does “resilient” mean?
Able to recover or stay strong after problems
CHALLENGE: Say one metaphor you know in English!
“It’s raining cats and dogs” "A piece of cake" "Break a leg" "Under the weather"
DISCUSSION: Do you think dancing can make people feel better? Why or why not?
(Open answer)
DISCUSSION: What’s something that helps you keep going when life is hard?
(Open answer)
Do a 5-second dance move like you’re in the Dancing Plague!
💃🕺
What emotion do you think Lady Gaga wants to share in the song?
Strength or resilience
What kind of feeling does the song have ?
Strong and empowering
In the lyrics, what does she say she’ll do “until I’m dead”?
Dance
What brings Gaga back to life in the song?
The music
What does Gaga mean when she says “when you killed me inside”?
When someone hurt her emotionally
Complete the lyric: “Yeah, I’ll ______ ____ ________ until I’m dead.”
keep on dancing
What does “frightening” mean?
Something that scares you
What does “uplifting” mean?
Something that makes you feel happy or positive
What can dancing help people do?
Heal, release energy, or overcome challenges
How is the Dancing Plague different from Gaga’s song?
The plague was real and tragic; Gaga’s version is positive and symbolic
What helps Gaga move forward?
Music and movement
What things are compared in Gaga’s song?
Dancing and feeling alive after pain
What is a metaphor?
A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning
What does Lady Gaga mean when she sings “dancing until I’m dead”?
It’s a metaphor for being strong and full of energy
What does “mass hysteria” mean?
When many people feel strong emotions or act strangely together
Why couldn’t people stop dancing?
Nobody knows for sure, maybe stress or hysteria
What does “plague” mean?
A serious disease or something that affects many people
What strange thing happened during the Dancing Plague?
People danced and couldn’t stop
When did the Dancing Plague happen?
In the summer of 1518
Where did the Dancing Plague happen?
Strasbourg
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