- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
A smooth, even floor or a mat; slow music.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Crouch with both hands flat on the floor in front, bottom off the floor.
- Take 4 small steps round to one side, the hands staying where they are.
- Take 4 steps back to where you started.
- Count to 8 aloud as you go.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Crouch with both hands on the floor.
- 4 small steps round one way, 4 back, bottom off the floor.
- Then the six-step from Six-step footwork (b3) at half speed.
- Walk each through slowly without music, then on the beat.
How much: 4 rounds of 8 counts each
Press the floor flat
Up, down, up
The rules
Toprock 8 counts, go down to the hands, floor steps 8 counts, stand up on the next 1.
- 8 counts of toprock
- Go down to the hands on the next 1
- 8 counts of floor steps
- Stand up on the next 1. 5 tries
Fair play: A younger child dances it without music first.
- Points
- 1 point for each part done on the beat: toprock, go-down, floor steps, stand-up. Up to 4 a try.
- Fouls
- No point for that part: losing the count; the bottom on the floor; a hand slips
- Win
- Beat your best total.
- 10
- 15
- 20
2 rounds of 8 counts in a row on the beat without stopping.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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