What is the chicken dance called?
The "Chicken Dance", also known as the Bird Song, the Birdie Song, the Bird Dance or the Chicken Song, is an oom-pah song; its associated fad dance is now a contemporary dance throughout the Western world. The song was composed by accordion player Werner Thomas from Davos, Switzerland, in the 1950s.
Do they do the chicken dance in Germany?
“The Chicken Dance” has become a tradition at Oktoberfest, but how was the idea even hatched? “Interesting story. It actually is not German at all. A Swiss accordion player named Werner Thomas back in the 1950's created the song and the dance,” Deutsches Haus President Jack Gonzales said.