Dance Leadership

Main Activity (30 minutes)

Song: Perfect Exceeder – Mason Vs Princess Superstar

(10 minutes to teach the dance)

• Get everyone in their own space away from everyone else
• Explain the session i.e. “I’m going to teach you a 3 lots of eight dance sequence and then I want you to make up your own 3 lots of eight in groups”
• First part: 8 counts to run from the back corner into the middle and find space.
• Second part: Left leg over right with hands on hips. Out. Right leg over left and out.
• Third part: Three step turn to the right with arms out and clap Slid back to position using arms
• 4 steps back using arms behind you.

Give them five minutes to practice and then

get everyone into groups of 2 or 3 (Year 10 and Year 7) Give out cards

    (10 minutes to create the dance)

• 3 counts of eight including a jump, turn and a clap
• 3 counts of eight including a turn, a clap and a leap
• 3 counts of eight including 8 counts on the floor
• 3 counts of eight including 12 counts on the floor
• 3 counts of eight including cannon (where one person moves then the next person moves ect)
• 3 counts of eight including a pose, a contact balance (carefully)

(5 minutes to show the rest of the class)

Cool Down (5 minutes)

Song: Release Me – Laura Sweden 

• Jog around the room getting slower and slower until you are walking
• Stand in a space and roll your head around slowly
• Roll shoulders
• Stand up straight and breath in deeply, lifting your arms up and then breath out (twice)
• Sit with legs crossed and put your head in your lap with your eyes closed
• Roll onto back with knees touching chest
• Roll back onto knees and put your head on the floor
• Stand up and stretch towards the ceiling

Thank everyone and let them leave to go and get changed.