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Name of Activity:
Better When I'm Dancin' Dance
Purpose of Activity:
To warm up students for more exercise or use as part of dance lesson.Prerequisites:
It would be helpful if students know right and left! The term "salsa" is also used.Suggested Grade Level:
3-5Materials Needed:
Better When I'm Dancin' Mustic (by Meghan Trainor on The Peanuts Movie soundtrack)
Print out of dance steps (PDF)
Description of Idea
Double step-touch RL, four hamstring curls with biceps up and down arms…..2x
Stomp R foot forward, make a big circle with arms overhead, palm to audience, step together, 2 V-steps R….. 2x
FREESTYLE during “better when I’m dancing”
During “we can do this together”:
Stomp R foot and clap 4x, Stomp L foot and clap 4x, walk backward and slap legs/clap 4x
During “da da da da da”:
Pump arms and chest to side 4x, salsa forward RL, turn in circle 4 counts, roll arms
START OVER
Double step-touch RL, four hamstring curls with biceps up and down arms…..2x
Stomp R foot forward, make a big circle with arms overhead, palm to audience, step together, 2 V-steps R….. 2x
FREESTYLE during “better when I’m dancing”
During “we can do this together”:
Stomp R foot and clap 4x, Stomp L foot and clap 4x, walk backward and slap legs/clap 4x
During “da da da da da”:
Pump arms and chest to side 4x, salsa forward RL, turn in circle 4 counts, roll arms…
REPEAT other side
TWIST down and UP, 2 squats; TWIST down and UP, 2 squats
FREESTYLE during “better when I’m dancing”
During “we can do this together”:
Stomp R foot and clap 4x, Stomp L foot and clap 4x, walk backward and slap legs/clap 4x
During “da da da da da”:
Pump arms and chest to side 4x, salsa forward RL, turn in circle 4 counts, roll arms…REPEAT other side
Salsa RLRLRLRL
Video (takes you to youtube.com)
Assessment Ideas:
This would be a great dance for students to show parents, friends, administrators, etc. at a PE showcase or open house. Teachers could also video the kids to see if they grasped the sequences and show it again in class for a warm-up.
Adaptations for Students with Disabilities
Most movements can be done with arms only and traveling with wheelchair for students who are not ambulatory.
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