A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

SESSION HANDOUT  

Steve Boedt Zumba® Education Specialist

 

 

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   2013  ZUMBA  INSTRUCTOR  CONFERENCE    

Presenter  

Steve Boedt Schedule  (see  example  below,  please  make  sure  to  include  the  appropriate  timings  for  your  session)  

60 min: Breakdown of Moves 60 min: Master Class (Total: 2 hours) Session  Objective  

• To use pop songs from an amazing artist as a base for a zumba® fitness class • To use core steps from Zumba® Fitness to build up a great fun choreography • Most of Michael Jackson’s songs are well known to the students, making the class even more fun.

See how you can make simple core steps look fun without crossing the line of difficulty. Easy and fun to do!

History  &  Background  

Michael Jackson has always been a big inspiration to Beto. We want to honor this amazing artist with a tribute to the king of pop. We will use MJ songs sung by him but also covers in a Latin beat. This class is not about imitating MJ but about embracing what impact this great artist had in the dance, artist and performing world. We all have a part of us that is connected to his music, songs and entertainment. Application  of  the  Zumba®  Formula  

• We use Zumba® Fitness core steps as a base for the choreography • We follow the structure of the music. • We add flavor to the choreography that is a Jackson inspired.

 Basic  Steps  &  Variations  

Song

Basic core steps

Flavor

Fitness level

 

 

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Warm up *Beat it demo

*Thriller *PYT

Step touch Grapevine

Preview movement

MJ flavor Low-mid intensity

1. Billy jean Merengue

6 count Merengue march

2 step Beto Shuffle

High

2. ABC Salsa

Salsa RL Salsa FB

2 step Rock back

Salsa side 2 kick Walk forward MJ

3 side step + Rock back

MID

3.Smooth criminal

Reggaeton

2 step Knee lift Destroza

Stomp

Side step, heel turn Side heel tap

Knee lift MJ arms

High

4. You will be there

Cumbia

3 machette

Front and back forward

2 step back Sleepy leg with

slide

The music is the

flavor

LOW

5. Don’t stop till you

get enough POP

Step touch Sexy Grapevine

Salsa side Side jump samba

lunges

Sexy grapevine in a row

High intensity

6. Blame it on the

boogie Soca/2 groups

V step Horse

Jackson 5 flavor MID

 

 

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7. Human nature

Samba Axé

Back step Cross step

Samba basic Basic lunges

4 back step 2 cross over

forward, samba basic back

SSD lunges

High

8. They don’t care

about us Reggaeton / Belly

dance

2 step Stomp

Destroza Knee lift

Hip Bump Jelly fish arms side

to side Egyptian hands

Step forward Army style

Wave back Hip bump RL + turn

MID

9. Rocking Robin

Swing Rock

Chasse side mambo back

Swing Kick front

Swing flavor

High

10. Wanna be

startin something POP

Shoulder shake Beto Shuffle

2 step

MJ flavor Kick ball change

People sing along

High

11. the way you make me feel

Cool down, Battle

Model walk forward

Side walk slow fast

Women V men Sexy

LOW

12. I want you back

Cool down

Charleston Step forward

Jackson 5 flavor LOW

 

 

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Recommended  Music   SONG ARTIST ALBUM

• Beat DEMO MJ This is it • THRILLER MJ THRILLER • P.Y.T MJ THRILLER • Billy Jean MJ HISTORY • ABC Jackson 5 ABC • Smooth criminal MJ HISTORY • You will be there MJ The ESSENTIAL MJ • Don’t stop till you get enough MJ HISTORY • Blame it on the boogie Jackson 5 the ESSENTIAL JACKSONS • Human Nature Ivete Sangalo Multishow AO VIVO • They Don’t care about us MJ HISTORY • They Don’t care about us Karin Bloemen Karin Bloemen @ Paradiso • Rockin Robin Jackson 5 Motown 50 • Wanne be startin something MJ HISTORY • The way you make me feel MJ HISTORY • I want you back A cappella Jackon 5 Pure Michael A cappella

References  

• The King of pop and the Jackson 5 for all the inspiration • El patron (Dad of the Zumba®twins in Sweden) for the great music remix • Kass Martin for Rockin’ Robin • All my students for the years of listening to my MJ songs ;o) and giving me inspiration