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Instructional Dance Videos
Dance should be integral part of all physical education programs. Social and ballroom dance teaches skills that are useful in real life events such as weddings, birthdays, holiday parties, and other social gatherings. The complexity of the movements involved in dance, coupled with the potential for moderate to high intensity cardio makes this an exceptionally well suited activity for growing brain cells and improving learning and academic performance. Other benefits include: it's fun, it incorporates social skills and appropriate touching, it often includes a cultural component, it can be great for warming up, and dance is a part of national and states' standards.
Folk and Line Dances
Folk dances are traditional dances that people of a region or nation have in common. They are a fun way to let the students experience a small part of another culture and introduce structured dance.
Line dances are usually choreographed steps set to country music country or other popular music and done in a line formation. They vary from easy to more complicated, but often include similar movement patterns.
Line dances are usually choreographed steps set to country music country or other popular music and done in a line formation. They vary from easy to more complicated, but often include similar movement patterns.
Brain Boostin' Boogie
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Cardio kickboxing Electric Slide
Cha Cha Challenge
Also see these Cha Cha Slide alternatives from Twitter.
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Cotton-Eyed Joe
Korobushka
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In Lines
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In a Circle
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Night Fever Hustle
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Norwegian Polka
Stutter Stomp
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"POCO LOCOs"
POCO LOCO dances are choreographed to specific songs. Each part of the song (the verse, the chorus, the bridge and the instrumental) has a set pattern that repeats each time that section of the song plays. POCO LOCO dances come in various formations: lines, circles, pairs, etc. Once they are learned, they are easy to remember because the movements are connected to each part of the song.
Corazon Espinado
Pencil Full of Lead
Ratey-O-Active
Pencil Full of Lead
Ballroom and Social Dance
Physical education teachers are not expected to be professional dancers, nor should their students be. However teachers should not be afraid to try teaching social dance, even if their skills are a little rusty or they do not know how to follow the exact syllabus of the major “schools” of dance. Our showcased examples (more videos are planned) may vary from certain “schools” of dance as well, but our intention is to provide teachers with styles and patterns that are easy to teach because we want social dance to be accessible to everyone, regardless of skill level or gender identity.
Merengue Mixer
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Waltzing Royalty
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