How do you do the "Achy Breaky" dance?  I am teaching it to 2nd graders.?
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I think that would be adorable. Try this website.\n\nI think they list a bunch of other dances as well. Good luck and have fun!!!
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Basic hand exercises can be found in "Stick Control" by George Lawrence Stone.  Practice steadily and solidly through the various lines of the first full page of even notes.  She will see numerous combinations of lefts and rights.\n\nHave her hold the sticks in the first knuckle of the first finger and against the thumb.  The other fingers gently suppport the stick, but not squeeze it.  Palms should face down.  Try putting a penny on the back of her hands as she plays.  It should stay there most of the time.  Only the wrist shoud move, not the entire arm from the elbow.  The sticks should form the corner or a box (90 degree angle) to each other over the drum.\n\nThere's a lot more, but that's a good start.  Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Use a big Tupperware container to put it all in. I did that for the 11 year old class and it worked just spiffy.
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One of the funniest skits I ever saw was some P.E. teachers who did an exercise routine, with the more petite teachers straddling the taller teachers who were lying down, so that the legs of the reclined teachers looked like the legs of the straddlers. Use a blanket to cover up the top half of the inclined teachers and the thighs of the straddlers (kneeling). I don't know what your subject is, but if you are trying to entertain as well as teach, this could work. The audience thought it was funny when the legs didn't do what the top teachers tried to make them do. Another possibility is to do a skit with puppets, if you are working with young children.
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Blow it.\n\nHey here's a joke:  How do you get a Kleenex to dance?\n\nPut a little boogie in it!!!!!
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Is that the one set to the Beatles medley? That was awesome... I'm an amateur juggler and to come up with a routine like that choreographed to the music is pretty darned impressive. He must have practiced that for like three years to get it down.
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The teacher will be dancing in front of the class and you will just need to follow. Its not too difficult as the movements repeat and it's easy to catch up. The music goes on non stop and everyone will keep dancing and sweat!
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I believe it really depends on the individual student.  I also liked the 'hands on' reply.  Whether you are teaching one or many students, don't get stuck on one routine.  Vary them to keep the students interested and challenged!
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An exercise I know of works very well, and it also has a lot of names. Some people call it "foot fire" or "quick feet". It works really well in a group, where someone is standing in front of you calling out what to do next. You stand in your defense position while stepping up and down very quickly, like you are stepping on coals. You should periodically jump so you are facing to the right or left of where you were facing before. The leader person should also tell you to slap the quickly hit the ground and continue the "foot fire".
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okay I';ll play. First you need to get them really dehydrated by turning the heat way up and making them dance for hours. Then make them do crunches until their abs seize up in cramps, you'll be able to inspect the contracted muscle then and see how well they are doing. No gatorade til cramps! That's the price of admission at your dance studio!!
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Take the 2 strings and cross them to make an X. Take one of the strings and loop it under the ^ shape. Pull. Take one string to make a loop and hold w/ your fingers. Take the other string and wrap it around the loop. Then take the middle of the second string and pull it up inside the "wraped" part. \n It is easier learning to tie your shoes visually. Ask somone to show you and/or go to:\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_2625_tie-shoes.html\nOR, to tie them fast...\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_3285_tie-shoes-fast.html
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the key to giving a good dance is don't get in a hurry, GO SLOW! dance for a little while with your "outfit" on and then slowly take it off piece by piece, maybe even ask your man to help a little, they like that
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i have been practicing those moves from many years and now they all conme to me very easy, that is the trick, watch the videos 100 times and then start practicing, it wont come the first 100 times, but then it will start coming and u´ll finally see how easy it is
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Find the beat in the song and let your hips move to it. Your arms should just kind of flow along with your movements.
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Well don't start too young like 1 or 2 years of age find a good dance school and check the age groups, if she fits then enroll her! that's what my aunt did to my little cousin and it was the best  thing for her because she was active, flexible, and made a lot of good friends! Dance has very good social qualities! i hoped i helped!
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Here are some youtube videos. Unfortunately, few of these break down each step for the viewer--which would be nice for a beginner. You might also check your local dance studio or community college to see whether they offer hip hop classes. Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0kThUMJP1I&search=hip%20hop%20dance%20lesson\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTAlM0ST9zY&search=hip%20hop%20dance%20lesson\nThe one below is not in English, but teacher goes slow. It's basic level too.\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbs3-XPItKQ&search=hip%20hop%20instruction\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJM8OowMAKE&search=hip%20hop%20instruction\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45uZvpQj7Ns&search=hip%20hop%20basics
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Can't help you from a piano or recorder standpoint, but as far as getting a concept like rhythm across, one way would be to get them moving to the music to different note values. Play a CD of some moderately paced 4/4 tune (might be best to not use something with words) and have them clap to the beat, counting the beats in groups of four. Then have them take a step in time with the music, but only on the first beat (so it would be 1step/clap 2-3-4) Then take a step on 1 and 3, representing half notes, and keep going until you have them doing eighth notes. This gets them up and moving, and, if you choose to break it down after they get the hang of it, you can also approach it from the standpoint of fractions for those who are math minded. \n\nIf this goes well, you could give the whole class a series of beat/step movements to do. If you are really ambitious/the students are staying with you throughout this you could get them to associate the different increments of time with the visual of the notes that represent them, but it could also be as simple as making a sequence like “take one step (per four beats), take 4 steps, the 8” etc. I think this would work best if they were all walking in a large circle, but whatever works.\n\nGood luck!