The Washington Post Style Invitational contest asked readers to submit instructions for something (anything), written in the style of a famous person. The winning entry was The Hokey Pokey as written by W. Shakespeare:

O proud left foot, that ventures quick within
Then soon upon a backward journey lithe.
Anon, once more the gesture, then begin:
Command sinistral pedestal to writhe.
Commence thou then the fervid Hokey-Poke,
A mad gyration, hips in wanton swirl.
To spin! A wilde release from Heavens yoke.
Blessed dervish! Surely canst go, girl.
The Hoke, the poke -- banish now thy doubt
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about.

This puts me in mind of a little poster that someone put on a bulletin board the Burning Man festival a few years ago. It was called

The Hokey Pokey

All dancers form a circle, Facing the Center.

1.) the singer will tell you which body parts to "put in" the circle and also when to turn yourself around.

2.) when the singers sing "Hokey Pokey" all dancers wave their hands in the air as they bow to the center of the circle.

3.) during the secions of music with no instruction, dancers may dance "free style" in the center of the circle.