Csardas – Gypsy Dance – The Ganas Mix by Vittorio Monti and David Garrett

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: Light run 8-Turn for 8 counts
Focus: Both
Purpose: To engage the vestibular sense and explore imagination and creative expression
Pre-Teach: Light run 8-turn for 8 counts. In this song we will explore turning and activating our vestibular sense. When you turn, try to find a spot that you can focus on, this will make you less dizzy. So try it with me: a light run for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 then turn-turn-turn-turn. You can explore turning faster too, but start a little slower to feel it out. As you run and turn, use your arms to express the style of the music: it’s folksy, proud and confident.

First move: Play the Violin. Listen to the music and pick up your violin: start playing. You can close your eyes if you want to. Show me how you play the violin in your own beautiful way. You can’t get it wrong. Expressive, soft or even a little dramatic. Dance it like you hear it. Whenever you want, you can take the violin in the other hand. Can you use your levels? Can you get your whole body involved? No one can dance it like you. Express it YOUR way. Let the music move you. What if your face was in it too? How can your upper body dance with it? Give yourself permission to be playful, dramatic and expressive. Allow yourself to dance it with your whole body.

Second Move: Light run for 8-turn for 8 counts. Now run-2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and turn-2,3,4,5,6,7,8. Again – run somewhere new in the room. Show me how you add your arms! Proud, confident arms. Chest high and chin up. You can even add a little folksy wildness to it – let the music inspire you! Can you turn the other way too? Have you tried running sideways? How can you make your arms dance as you turn? You way is the right way! Dance it with your whole body – even your face!

Transitions:
0:03 Play the Violin
1:05 Light run 8-turn for 8 counts
1:55 Play the Violin
2:27 Light run 8-turn for 8 counts
3:10 Play the Violin