6th grade's (totally awesome) bird dance

In my full coverage of the kids' Christmas shows, I mentioned one awesome skit by the sixth graders.  And here it is.  Some of the sixth grade boys covered themselves in feathers, put beaks on their faces, and "sat on a phone line" simulated by a tarp.  They then danced around in unison to various popular songs, often breaking into harmonic squacks.  Best of all, though, was the inclusion of a bit of pathos: every so often a shot would ring out, and one student would drop behind the "phone line," never to rise again.  Meanwhile, the other birds blithely continued dancing.  Towards the end of the skit they started to dodge the bullets, ducking behind the line.  The last bird to survive was finally carried out by his fallen comrades (now wearing halos) to the tune of, what else, "I will survive."

It was hysterical, clean, short, and just generally perfect for a kids' program.  Teachers, take note!