Dance Monkey by Tones and I

Coaching Notes:

**Updated moves July 2024, Change from dance 4, walk 4, now it is dance 8, walk somewhere new.

Pre-Teach: No
Focus: External
Purpose: Connect to sound (snap)/ dance

Start OTS with a little bounce, open your arms big and hold them open as the music says “oh my God I see the way you shine”

First move: Snap. When you hear the snap, snap with the music, make it cool, confident and relaxed. Start to dance your snaps all
around your body. Add your style and personality. Get creative and use your levels, the space below you and above you.
Can you explore different directions? See if you can travel while you snap, but dance it your way.
You can even snap around or with someone. Show me how you snap all around you with style and a cool attitude.
Get your whole body involved. Dance it! Do it your way, you can’t get it wrong. Explore what you can do with your body while you
snap.
**There is a short pause in the snaps, you will hear it. You can pause or keep snapping through the pauses.

Second move: Dance 8, Walk somewhere new (8) – The music tells you what to do. Dance OTS, show me how you dance!
Now walk somewhere new with style and confidence. Can you use your arms while you walk?
Now dance OTS, but do it differently this time. Let your whole body dance it, even your head is dancing.
Now walk somewhere new. Show off your style and personaity. You can even dance with someone else, show them how you dance.
Now go somewhere new. You can’t get it wrong, dance it your way. No one is going to do it for you. Show me how you dance!

Transitions:
0:00 Snaps
0:49 Dance 8, Walk somewhere new
1:09 Snaps
1:48 Dance 8, Walk somewhere new
2:28 Snaps – but make it softer
2:47 Dance 8, Walk somewhere new