Move It!: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks

This Move It! entry was created by Connie Greenwood and is set to Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. This Move It! was inspired by watching some baby chicks hatch. Chicks are born with a little tooth on their beak. We are using our hands as a beak to brake out of the eggs as in section A. Baby chicks tire easily so they have to take a break in between pecks, hence the panting in upward direction. After they are hatched, chicks shake their feathers to dry. The B, Leggiero section represents this movement. We conclude with a Vivo, A section until the chick is finally hatched.  The form of this Move It! is AABA. Enjoy!

Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks – movements