A Tribute to the King of Pop - Steve...

SESSION HANDOUT A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP Steve Boedt Zumba Education Specialist, Belgium & Scandinavia

2 2013 ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR CONVENTION – A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP

SESSION HANDOUT Presenter Steve Boedt Schedule 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 Jackson inspired.

Basic Steps & Variations

Song

Basic core steps

Flavor

Fitness level

Warm up *Beat it demo

*Thriller *PYT

Step touch Grapevine

Preview movement

MJ flavor Low-mid intensity


1. Billie 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. Will You Be There

Cumbia

3 machete

Front and back forward

2 step back Sleepy leg with slide

The music is the flavor

LOW

5. Don’t Stop ‘til You

Get Enough POP

Step touch Sexy Grapevine

Salsa side Side jump samba

lunges

Sexy grapevine in a row

HIGH

6. Blame It on the

Boogie Soca/2 groups

V step Horse

Jackson 5 flavor MID

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. Rockin’ Robin

Swing Rock

Chasse side mambo

back Swing

Kick front

Swing flavor

HIGH

10. Wanna Be Startin’

Somethin’ 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


Recommended Music SONG ARTIST ALBUM

• Beat It DEMO MJ This is it • Thriller MJ Thriller • P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) MJ Thriller • Billie Jean MJ HISTORY • ABC Jackson 5 ABC • Smooth Criminal MJ HISTORY • Will You Be There MJ The Essential Michael Jackson • Don’t Stop ‘til 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 • Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ MJ HISTORY • The Way You Make Me Feel MJ HISTORY • I Want You Back Jackson 5 Pure Michael: Motown 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 inspiring me

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