Step #1

If the students have learned the Macarena quickly review the following steps:

Counts/Hand movements:
1 & R hand out with palm down
2 & L hand out with palm down
3 & R hand out with palm up
4 & L hand out with palm up
5 & R hand crosses chest and touches L shoulder
6 & L hand crosses chest and touches R shoulder
7 & R hand is placed behind R ear
8 & L hand is placed behind L ear
1 &. R hand crosses front of body and touches L pelvic bone
2 & L hand crosses front of body and touches R pelvic bone
3 & R hand is placed on back of R hip
4 & L hand is placed on back of L hip
5-8 Wiggle, wiggle. Clap on 8

After these steps have been reviewed ask the class to walk one step with each hand movement.

Then ask them to walk backwards with each movement.

The members of the class can jump with each movement, hop on the R or L leg, slide or leap with each movement. It is sometimes a challenge to skip or gallop and stay with the rhythm of the song and continue to do the correct hand movements.

Teachers can call out the next locomotor skill to use during the "wiggle" counts.

Assessment can be based on knowledge of locomotor movements, i.e.:
1. Do students know how to execute the locomotor skill that is called out?
2. Do they know the difference between a jump and a hop or a skip and a gallop?
3. Also, through observation can the students execute the routine, perform the locomotor skill and stay with the rhythm of the song?