Dance Lesson Ideas

Introduction: This is a dance that will allow students a chance to incorporate their own style and interpretation of the music into the movements. Feel free to change the music to country-western, Latin, hip hop, etc., and ask students to interpret the movements, accordingly.

Step 1 – Counts 1-16:

Counts 1-4 - Facing at an angle to the left – Touch R foot forward (1), back (2), forward (3), and back (4). Move the opposite arm forward and back with the feet.

Counts 5-8 - On counts 5, 6, 7 jump 3x while pushing with arms above the head; on count 8 turn to face at an angle to the right.

Counts 9-16 - Repeat the step, beginning with the opposite foot (L) facing to the right. On count 8, of the repeat, face the front.

Step 2 – Counts 1-16:

Counts 1-4 - Slide to R closing with the L foot (counts 1-2) repeat the movement for counts 3-4

Counts 5-8 - Push R arm up towards ceiling with a flat palm (count 5), push L arm up (count 6), and repeat with 2 pushes with the R arm (7-8). Hips move with the arm movement.

Counts 9-16 - Reverse and repeat the step moving to the L.

Step 3 – Counts 1-16:

Counts 1-8 - Bring R foot in front of L shin and touch with L hand (1). Point R foot to the side (2). Bring R foot behind L calf and touch with L hand (3). Point R foot to the side (4). Kick R foot forward with flexed toe while extending L arm straight up by the L ear (5). Step on R foot (6). Ball change LR (&7). Point with the L foot to the side (8).

Counts 9-16 - Reverse the steps described above beginning by bringing the L foot in front of the R shin and touching with the R hand.

Step 4 – 1-16:

Counts 1-8 - This step is done with flexed knees. Place R foot in front of L while bringing L fist in front of R knee cap (1-2). Reverse, placing L foot in front of R while bringing R fist in front of L kneecap (3-4). Jump out-in-out (5&6). Shoot R leg behind L (7) and make one full turn to the R (8).

Counts 9-16 - Moving to the back – step and lean to the L with the L foot (1), step and lean to the R with the R foot (2) Step LRL (3&4).
Reverse by stepping back and to the R with the R foot (5), step back to the L with the L foot (6), step RLR (7&8).

* The entire dance can now be reversed and repeated. The combination will begin facing at an angle to the R with the L foot touching front and back.