All I Want For Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: No
Focus: External
Purpose: To increase heart rate and have people interact with each other

First move: Poses. Strike a pose, but softly and with a bit of drama. Keep your body moving and morph into a new pose. Give yourself permission to dance your poses with passion, drama and to be a little theatrical. Have fun with it!
Tell a story with your poses!
Can you use your levels?
Can you add your arms and shoulders?
Now point to someone and sing it.
Point to someone new and sing it. Add a little bounce.

Second move: Walk. Start to walk to the beat: 1,2-1,2. Allow yourself to dance your walk and please sing along and let your voice groove along too!
Walk backwards, sideways and turn – explore all directions as you travel the room.
Can you add your arms?
Have you tried turning yet?
Is there somewhere in the room you haven’t been yet?
Give a smile, or sing to other groovers you pass.
Dance it with your entire body – even your head and your face.

Third move: Twist. Relax your body, soften your knees and start twisting. Simply twist to the music – you can’t get it wrong.
Can you add a little jolly and cheerful vibe to your twist?
Twist your head, spine, hips and make your body dance.
Don’t censor yourself – twist and sing and make your body feel good!
Can you make your arms dance too?

Transitions:
0:00 Poses
0:58 Walk and sing
1:23 Twist
1:41 Walk and sing
2:08 Twist
2:27 Walk with dramatic arms
3:06 Twist

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