Tutorial

Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley

Tutorial Video:

Song Video:

Designed By:

Regula Wepfer

FIT Categories:

Elements/Purpose:

Categories:

Cardio

Tempo:

Fast-Tempo

Time:

1:59

Age Group:

Genre/Year:

Rock, Rock & Roll, 1956, 50s

Themes:

Dance-Party

Moves:

“elvis-“poses / crazy-feet dancing / cool 50ies walk (optional air guitar)

Style Words:

supercool, rock’n roll style, crazy, “elvis-style”

Access Level:

Adult Facilitator

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Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: not necessarily, but helpful to explain the style and essence, as it’s a fast and short song
Focus: external
Purpose: to get the heart-rate up, to have fun and act like “Elvis”

Pre-Teach: Supercool oldie song. Quick changes, so probably show the moves before you start the song.

First Move: Elvis poses/crazy knees: it doesn’t matter how it looks like, just be as cool as you can (no one cares how it looks like!) and end the poses always with whobbly elvis-knees.
Give me that cool Elvis style.

Second Move: Crazy foot dance: let your feet do crazy and wild dances all directions and travel it.
You can kick, twist, just play with your feet and do your own crazy foot dance. Shoe off your blue suede shoes.

Third Move: 50’s walk: There are two sections, where you just walk a cool 50ies style (optional play the air guitar).
Put some pet in your step.

Transitions:
0:00 2 poses
0:06 crazy-feet dancing
0:16 7 poses
0:26 crazy-feet dancing
0:36 50ies walk (air guitar optional)
0:51 7 poses
1:02 crazy-feet dancing
1:12 50ies walk (air guitar optional)
1:27 3 poses
1:32 crazy-feet dancing