I’m here to DANCE...not Wrestle
Welcome to dancig with the REAL STARS…our children
This is a unit we are studying in PE that will conclude with an
assessment and a Celebration Dance on Wednesday April 29th- WILDCAT STYLE…
What you will find on this page are the 4 ballroom dances your child is
studying in PE. There is a section for
the dance steps, ad libs, and suggested music to prctice the steps.
Feel free to concact me with any questions you have about the
assessments, the dance, and the practice days.
What I have found is that practice, practice, practice is the not only
way that I am not soo bad, but that the partners I dance with don’t seem to
care how ‘bad’ I think am, they are just happy I’m taking a little time out of
my ‘busy’ life to dance with them…
The following are the Dances they will be learning: (click in the dance to see the steps)
Click here to see music selections
for the dances: HERE
An essential part is that Men start ALL patterns on the left foot –
Ladies on the right foot (that’s because the ladies are always right. :0)
The diagrams below are my attempt to make the dances easier…although
making something easier is not my speciality…in these dances boy’s steps are
the paws that are pointing toward the top of the screen. The girl’s paws are pointing toward the
bottom of the screen . To hopefully make
it easier, the blue feet are
the first steps (left for boys, right for girls) and the red feet are the second steps
(right for boys, left for girls.)
The pattern of the foxtrot is counter clockwise…it
has a basic step and a left turn…for the test, students will only travel and
turn…at the dance on April 29th they can take as many travel steps
as they wish until it is time to turn.
Basic
Walk Slow
Walk Slow
Side Together Quick Quick
Left Turn
Walk Slow
Replace Slow
Side Together Quick Quick
Rumba*
The Rumba is a box dance, meaning you dance
around a pretend box…the first steps for the girls is to the right, left for
the boys…the slow step is ALWAYS forward and backward…quick steps are to the
right and left.
Basic Box
Side Together Quick
Quick
Step Slow
Side Togther Quick Quick
Step Slow
Waltz*
The
Waltz is a box step like the rumba…only the starting steps are backwards and to
the left for girls, forward and to the right for boys.
Basic Box
Step 1
Side Together 2 3
Step 1
Side Together 2 3
(Always left forward – right
back)
Basic Triple Step
Side together Tri-ple Step
Side
Side together Triple Step
Side
Rock Step Quick
Quick
Natural Turn
Reverse Turn
Belly Slide
Reverse Turn
(ad libs) *
If you are this far, then I love you :0), because
this means you are a little curious about dancing…the astrick represents a new
world…makes dancing all the more fun…soo, if you want to learn more ask me
about an underdarm turn and how to rotate the box.
Foxtrot fly me to the moon
pink panther
the way you look
tonight
Rumba
please don’t stop
the music
fields of gold
Waltz what the world needs now
I’ll be
rainbow connection
Swing walk away
Smooth
how sweet it is
Goto www.ballroomdancers.com/music
to search for music for any dance style.
What I have found out is that some of the songs are not as ‘cool’ or mondern
for the kids…Still trying, but haven’t figured out a way to get around
that….like everything else, a worlk in progress.