Lift Me Up! A Choral Movement DVD: Choral DVD

Sally and Andy have created something directors rarely find in one package: twelve pieces that work musically and twelve fully realized staging solutions already thought through. You're not building movement from scratch or guessing whether an accompaniment will match the choreography. The variety across this collection means you can program pieces for different moods, grade levels, and concert themes without sacrificing staging quality.

The collection swings from joyful and playful ("Sparklejollytwinklejingley" and "Shake the Papaya Down") to contemplative and beautiful ("Lift Me Up!" and "Baby Born in Bethlehem"). Each piece breathes with movement that feels natural to the text, never forced or overly complex.

Choir directors at the elementary and middle school level who want to add visual interest to concerts without the time burden of choreography creation. Teachers seeking proven staging that works with pieces appropriate for developing singers will find immediate, usable solutions here.

• Watch the trailer first with your ensemble so singers understand the physical vocabulary before you teach the steps. Seeing it performed removes guesswork about timing.
• Break staging into small sections that align with your rehearsal segments. Master four bars of movement before adding the next four, just as you would with harmony.
• Record your own staging work on phones during rehearsal so students can review it at home. Movement sticks faster when they see themselves dancing between sessions.
• Let the DVD be a teaching tool, not a performance model to replicate exactly. Your students will own the piece more deeply if they adapt the staging to their own comfort and ensemble dynamics.

Pull from this collection when building a concert that needs energy and visual appeal across multiple numbers. You might program "Green Eggs and Ham" or "Super Santa!" for lighter moments, then anchor a program with "One World (In Harmony)" or the quieter reverence of "Baby Born in Bethlehem." The range means you can design a complete concert using only these pieces, or scatter them throughout a larger program for visual variety.

• Coordinating rhythm with physical movement (staying rhythmically locked while adding choreography)
• Responding to the emotional content of text through gesture and spatial awareness
• Performing as an ensemble unit rather than individual singers (spatial precision and group focus)
• Building stage presence and confidence in concert settings through rehearsed, intentional movement