Traditional dance, Mexico.
“Mexican Hat Dance”, known in Mexico as “Jarabe Tapatio”, is a mix of famous Mexican dance forms, fact that perhaps justifies the word jarabe which means a mixture of herbs. Tapatío is the nickname given the people of Guadalajara. Jarabes have been the dance and music symbols of most central and southern Mexican states. Guadalajara music professor Jesús González Rubio (died in 1874) composed a standard melody for it as a symbol of national unity, leading the dance to become the “national dance” of Mexico.
The dance represents the courtship of a man and a woman, with the woman first rejecting the man’s advances, then eventually accepting them, and became internationally famous after Russian dancer Anna Pavlova added it to her permanent repertoire after visiting Mexico in 1919.
The tune of “Mexican Hat Dance” is often performed during celebrations and at dance schools, so we thought of offering you this version of “Mexican Hat dance” for kids.
Table of Contents
- Sing-Along Video
- Lyrics
- Song with Vocals
- Free karaoke MP3 download
- MP4 Video File | Free Download
- Sheet music with chords
- Free Printable PDF with Lyrics and Sheet Music
Sing-Along Video
Lyrics
© Original lyrics in English by Singing Bell
We clap, we clap, we clap
and take a step forward, then two
We clap, we clap, we clap
Your partner now walks around you
We clap, we clap, we clap
and now take two steps to the back
We clap, we clap, we clap
and put on your Mexican hat
Move your feet and put on your sombrero
Clap your hands like a real caballero
Joy will fly through your heart like an arrow
As we’re dancing this Mexican Dance
Tomorrow we’ll dance on the ceiling
tonight we’ll dance on the floor
And now it’s the right time for dreaming
let’s party like never before
Move your feet and put on your sombrero
Clap your hands like a real caballero
Joy will fly through your heart like an arrow
As we’re dancing this Mexican Dance
Song with Vocals
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Free karaoke MP3 download
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“Mexican Hat Dance (Jarabe Tapatio)” free mp3 download (instrumental, 2:31 – 6/8 – 144 bpm)
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MP4 Video File | Free Download
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Sheet music with chords
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Free Printable PDF with Lyrics and Sheet Music
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“Mexican Hat Dance (Jarabe Tapatio)” free Sheet Music PDF download – Singing Bell
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