Rhythms & Dance
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The Bunny Hop - USA Rocking the Jukebox
The Mexican Hat Dance - Mexico Add-on Line Dancing
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Bongo-Trinidad and West Africa 5, 6, 7, 8 Line Dance
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Barnereinlender- Norse Dance Tinikling
Santa in a Red Canoe-Hawaii Tsakonikos Dance Ancient Greek
Hula-Hula-Hoopla! Electric Slide
Move With Me! Men in Black Line Dance
Streamers Galore Shortenin' Bread Shuffle
The Heat is On The Rise
Yan Petit-Southern France 6 Tush Push

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Schmidt - Dunham Elementary
Activity Grade Level
Men in Black Line Dance 6
Equipment Needs CD Player/Tape Recorder. Men in Black by Will Smith
Facility/Playground Needs Classroom / Blacktop.
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

coordinating various movements to music

Teaching Hints:

If done correctly and started on fifth beat, when Will Smith says bounce with me, everyone will be bouncing; when he says slide with me, everyone will be sliding, and etc.

Description:

The students should be in lines facing the same direction for this dance.

First 8 Counts:

Step together to the right 2x (clap on the 4th count)

Step together to the left 2x (clap on the 4th count)

Second 8 Counts:

Bounce with arms out and feet together.

Third 8 Counts:

Slide diagonally right together (hands make fists and pump up and down alternately).

Slide diagonally left together

Repeat both.

Fourth 8 Count:

Step on R foot behind L foot, L crosses over R, and step on R.

Step on L foot behind R foot, R crosses over L, and step on L.

Step on R foot behind L foot, L crosses over R, and step on R.

Step on L foot behind R foot, R crosses over L, step on L turning ¼ turn to the left.

Fifth 8 Count: Four neck bob forward and back while stepping in place 4 times... turning back ¼ turn to the right (beginning wall)

Freeze for 3 counts, clap 2 times on (& 8).

Begin Dance Again

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