S.O.B by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: The Freestyle
Focus: External
Purpose: To explore freestyle dancing and create fun interactions

***Explicit Language***

Pre-teach: In this song we are gonna do two things: go to church – and go crazy! Three times in this song I’m gonna yell out ‘freestyle!’- and that means you get to be as wild and crazy as you feel like. You can do dance moves like a step kick, twist or run around the room like you are on fire! Let the music guide you. This is about you reminding yourself that you can’t get wrong – give yourself permision to go there and have fun with it. Be mindful of everyone in the room so we don’t run in to each. Are you ready to go wild?

First move: clap. You hear that clap? Start connecting to it. It’s a soulful clap, like you going to church. Show me what that feels like – going to church in your own way. Start clapping somewhere new everytime. There’s above you, below you, around you. You can even clap on your body, the walls and the floor. Travel the room with your clap. Can you move sideways and backwards? Can you turn? You could even try clapping with the people you pass on the dancefloor? Can you add your shoulders? What about your head? Can you explore your levels with your clap? Dance your clap. Your way, your style. You can’t get it wrong!

Second move: Freestyle. Now FREESTYLE! Give yourself permission to go wild! Listen to the music and let it guide you. Allow yourself to be crazy and over the top! Use the whole room and dance like you want! Can you add your head? Arms? Whole body at once? What would it feel like to be even more wild? Even more crazy? I can’t do it for you – if you wanna try it, you need to go there yourself.

*** Make sure that you as the facilitator show full expression – you need to inspire them by showing them what it looks like to let go and freestyle.

Third move: snap. Snap with the music. Start to snap somewhere new everytime. Find your way to the middle of the room and figure out how to dance your snap around each other. Get as close as you can without touching each other. Can you get your whole body dancing? Go to church with your snapping! You can dance and snap with each other. You can’t get it wrong – dance it YOUR way.

Transition:
0:00 Clap
0:52 Freestyle
1:10 Clap
1:45 Freestyle
2:03 Clap
2:20 Snap
2:55 Freestyle
3:30 Clap